# US 11,116,030 B2 · 5G wireless network connection symbol policy > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,116,030 B2 - Document ID: US11116030B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/442,040 - Filed: 2019-06-14 - Published: 2020-10-29 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-29 - Assignees: T-Mobile USA, Inc. - Applicants: T-Mobile USA, Inc. - Inventors: Ming Shan Kwok; Yasmin Karimli - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11116030B2 ## CPC - H04W 76/16: Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - H04B 17/318: Received signal strength - H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Techniques for presenting a symbol on a display of a wireless device indicative of wireless resources based on network states and device states are discussed herein. For example, the network state may indicate whether the wireless device is operating in a cellular network that has areas of dual signal coverage. A device state may include whether the device is actively communicating via a connection or is idle. The techniques may further determine a frequency of wireless resources associated with the dual connectivity environment. A network identifier can be presented via a display of the wireless device. Network identifiers might include, for example, symbols that indicate 3G, 4G, LTE, 5G, dual connectivity, and so forth, corresponding to different wireless network standards and/or connections. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computing device comprising: one or more processors; a memory; and one or more components stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: determining a connection status associated with a connection between the computing device and a base station is in an idle mode; determining a frequency band associated with the connection; determining a policy based at least in part on the frequency band and the connection status being in the idle mode; determining, as a coverage status, that the base station is a 4th-Generation (4G) base station associated with a 5th-Generation (5G) base station; and determining, based at least in part on the policy and the coverage status, a symbol to present via a display of the computing device, the symbol indicating that at least one of 4G services are available or 5G services are available. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, the operations further comprising: determining a radio access technology associated with the connection; wherein the radio access technology indicates at least one of a 4G connection or a 5G connection. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The computing device of claim 2, wherein the radio access technology is a first radio access technology indicating that the connection comprises the 4G connection and the 5G connection at a first time, and wherein the operations further comprise: determining, at a second time after the first time, that the connection comprises the 4G connection without the 5G connection; starting a timer based at least in part on the connection comprising the 4G connection without the 5G connection at the second time; and determining to present the symbol indicating that 5G services are available based at least in part on the timer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein: the connection is anchored via the 4G base station; the frequency band indicates a B41 frequency band; and the operations further comprise: determining the symbol to indicate that the 5G services are available. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein: the connection is anchored via the 4G base station; and the operations further comprise at least one of: estimating an availability of the 5G base station based least in part on a signal strength associated with the 4G base station; or measuring a signal strength associated with the 5G base station. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein: the connection is associated with a 4G connection; and determining the symbol to present via the display includes selecting the symbol to indicate that 4G services are available. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein determining the coverage status comprises at least one of: receiving a System Information Block (SIB) from the 4G base station; or receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from the 4G base station. ### Claim 8 A system comprising: one or more processors; a memory; and one or more components stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: determining a connection status associated with a connection between a computing device and a base station is in an idle mode; determining a frequency band associated with the connection; determining a policy based at least in part on the frequency band and the connection status being in the idle mode; determining, as a coverage status, that the base station is a 4th-Generation (4G) base station associated with a 5th-Generation (5G) base station; and determining, based at least in part on the policy and the coverage status, a symbol to present via a display of the computing device, the symbol indicating that at least one of 4G services are available or 5G services are available. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, the operations further comprising: determining a radio access technology associated with the connection; wherein the radio access technology indicates at least one of a 4G connection or a 5G connection. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the radio access technology is a first radio access technology indicating that the connection comprises the 4G connection and the 5G connection at a first time, and wherein the operations further comprise: determining, at a second time after the first time, that the connection comprises the 4G connection without the 5G connection; starting a timer based at least in part on the connection comprising the 4G connection without the 5G connection at the second time; and determining to present the symbol indicating that 5G services are available based at least in part on the timer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein: the connection is anchored via the 4G base station; the frequency band indicates a B41 frequency band; and the operations further comprise: determining the symbol to indicate that the 5G services are available. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein: the connection is anchored via the 4G base station; and the operations further comprise at least one of: estimating an availability of the 5G base station based least in part on a signal strength associated with the 4G base station; or measuring a signal strength associated with the 5G base station. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein determining the coverage status comprises at least one of: receiving a System Information Block (SIB) from the 4G base station; or receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from the 4G base station. ### Claim 14 A processor-implemented method comprising: determining a connection status associated with a connection between a computing device and a base station is in an idle mode; determining a frequency band associated with the connection; determining a policy based at least in part on the frequency band and the connection being in the idle mode; determining, as a coverage status, that the base station is a 4th-Generation (4G) base station associated with a 5th-Generation (5G) base station; and determining, based at least in part on the policy and the coverage status, a symbol to present via a display of the computing device, the symbol indicating that at least one of 4G services are available or 5G services are available. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The processor-implemented method of claim 14, further comprising: determining a radio access technology associated with the connection; wherein the radio access technology indicates at least one of a 4G connection or a 5G connection. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The processor-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the radio access technology is a first radio access technology indicating that the connection comprises the 4G connection and the 5G connection at a first time, the processor-implemented method further comprising: determining, at a second time after the first time, that the connection comprises the 4G connection without the 5G connection; starting a timer based at least in part on the connection comprising the 4G connection without the 5G connection at the second time; and determining to present the symbol indicating that 5G services are available based at least in part on the timer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The processor-implemented method of claim 14, wherein: the connection status indicates that connection is associated with an idle mode; the connection is anchored via the 4G base station; the frequency band indicates a B41 frequency band; and the processor-implemented method further comprises: determining the symbol to indicate that the 5G services are available. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The processor-implemented method of claim 14, wherein: the connection status indicates that connection is associated with an idle mode; the connection is anchored via the 4G base station; and the processor-implemented method further comprises at least one of: estimating an availability of the 5G base station based least in part on a signal strength associated with the 4G base station; or measuring a signal strength associated with the 5G base station. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the policy is associated with the UE. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the policy is an aggressive policy associated with the capabilities of the base station.