# US 11,445,414 B2 · Neighbor measurement method for multiple subscriber identity module (SIM) user equipment (UE) > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,445,414 B2 - Document ID: US11445414B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/177,147 - Filed: 2021-02-16 - Published: 2022-08-18 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2021-02-16 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Aritra Ukil; Amit Mandil; Raghu Babu Movva; Aparajith Chamarthi; Muralidharan Murugan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11445414B2 ## CPC - H04W 36/0058: {Transmission of hand-off measurement information, e.g. measurement reports} - H04W 36/0085: {Hand-off measurements} - G06F 16/215: Improving data quality; Data cleansing, e.g. de-duplication, removing invalid entries or correcting typographical errors - H04W 8/18: Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data - H04W 36/0061: {of neighbour cell information} - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - H04W 76/28: Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX] - H04W 8/183: {Processing at user equipment or user record carrier} - 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) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) capable of supporting multiple subscriptions, includes measuring, with a first of the multiple subscriptions, neighbor cells of at least one other subscription of multiple subscriptions. The method also includes storing measurement results from measuring the neighbor cells in a common measurement results database, while avoiding duplicates. The method further includes reporting, with a subscription for which a neighbor is configured by a network, the measurement results from the common measurement results database. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) capable of supporting a plurality of subscriptions, comprising: measuring, with a first of the plurality of subscriptions, neighbor cells of at least one other subscription of the plurality of subscriptions; storing measurement results from measuring the neighbor cells in a common measurement results database, while avoiding duplicates; and reporting, with a subscription for which a neighbor is configured by a network, the measurement results from the common measurement results database. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions is connected and the at least one other subscription of the plurality of subscriptions is idle and the measuring occurs in network configured gaps of the connected subscription. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions is connected and the at least one other subscription of the plurality of subscriptions is idle and the measuring occurs in a connected mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) off duration of the connected subscription. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions is idle and the idle subscription measures its own neighbors, neighbors of other idle subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions, and neighbors of connected subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions is connected and the connected subscription measures its own neighbors, neighbors of other connected subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions, and neighbors of idle subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions uses at least one spare antenna chain to perform multiple neighbor measurements simultaneously. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, in which measuring of common neighbors among the plurality of subscriptions is not duplicated by any other subscription of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting target neighbor cells for measurement from the common measurement results database. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising measuring neighbor cells for all of the other subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising alternating measuring of neighbor cells with at least one other of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 11 An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) capable of supporting a plurality of subscriptions, comprising: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured: to measure, with a first of the plurality of subscriptions, neighbor cells of at least one other subscription of the plurality of subscriptions; to store measurement results from measuring the neighbor cells in a common measurement results database, while avoiding duplicates; and to report, with a subscription for which a neighbor is configured by a network, the measurement results from the common measurement results database. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions is connected and the at least one other subscription of the plurality of subscriptions is idle and the measuring occurs in network configured gaps of the connected subscription. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions is connected and the at least one other subscription of the plurality of subscriptions is idle and the measuring occurs in a connected mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) off duration of the connected subscription. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions is idle and the idle subscription measures its own neighbors, neighbors of other idle subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions and neighbors of connected subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions is connected and the connected subscription measures its own neighbors, neighbors of other connected subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions and neighbors of idle subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions uses at least one spare antenna chain to perform multiple neighbor measurements simultaneously. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, in which the at least one processor is further configured to measure common neighbors among the plurality of subscriptions without duplicating measuring by any other subscription of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, in which the at least one processor is further configured to select target neighbor cells for measurement from the common measurement results database. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, in which the at least one processor is further configured to measure neighbor cells for all of the other subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, in which the at least one processor is further configured to alternate measuring of neighbor cells with at least one other of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 21 An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) capable of supporting a plurality of subscriptions, comprising: means for measuring, with a first of the plurality of subscriptions, neighbor cells of at least one other subscription of the plurality of subscriptions; means for storing measurement results from measuring the neighbor cells in a common measurement results database, while avoiding duplicates; and means for reporting, with a subscription for which a neighbor is configured by a network, the measurement results from the common measurement results database. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions is connected and the at least one other subscription of the plurality of subscriptions is idle and the means for measuring measures in network configured gaps of the connected subscription. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions is connected and the at least one other subscription of the plurality of subscriptions is idle and the means for measuring measures in a connected mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) off duration of the connected subscription. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions is idle and the idle subscription includes means for measuring its own neighbors, neighbors of other idle subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions, and neighbors of connected subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions is connected and the connected subscription comprises means for measuring its own neighbors, neighbors of other connected subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions, and neighbors of idle subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, in which the first of the plurality of subscriptions uses at least one spare antenna chain to perform multiple neighbor measurements simultaneously. ### Claim 27 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising means for measuring common neighbors among the plurality of subscriptions without duplicating measuring by any other subscription of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 28 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising means for selecting target neighbor cells for measurement from the common measurement results database. ### Claim 29 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising means for measuring neighbor cells for all of the other subscriptions of the plurality of subscriptions. ### Claim 30 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising means for alternating measuring of neighbor cells with at least one other of the plurality of subscriptions.