# US 12,015,976 B2 · Method and system for managing communication in user equipment with plurality of subscriber identity modules > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,015,976 B2 - Document ID: US12015976B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/420,630 - Filed: 2020-01-06 - Published: 2022-03-24 - Granted: 2024-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2019-01-04 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Sunil Kumar Nagaraju - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12015976B2 ## CPC - H04W 48/18: Selecting a network or a communication service - 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) ## Abstract A method for managing communication in a user equipment including a plurality of subscriber identity modules (SIMs). The method includes detecting that a network service is unavailable to a first SIM among the plurality of SIMS and that a network service is available to a second SIM among the plurality of SIMS; detecting an availability of an in-device hotspot; and providing, to the first SIM for sending data to a network, an access to the in-device hotspot for using the network service available to the second SIM. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for managing communication in a user equipment including a plurality of subscriber identity modules (SIMs), the method comprising: detecting that a first network service associated with a first network is unavailable to a first SIM among the plurality of SIMS and a second network service associated with a second network is available to a second SIM among the plurality of SIMS; detecting an availability of an in-device hotspot; and providing, to the first SIM for sending data to the first network, an access to the in-device hotspot for using the second network service available to the second SIM. ### Claim 2 A method for managing communication in a user equipment including a plurality of subscriber identity modules (SIMs), the method comprising: receiving, from a first SIM among the plurality of SIMs, a request for an available first network service associated with a first network for transferring data of the first SIM when the first network service of the first SIM is unavailable; detecting availability of an in-device hotspot in response to the request, wherein the in-device hotspot is provided by a second SIM among the plurality of SIMS and is visible to the plurality of SIMS; and providing, to the first SIM, an access to the in-device hotspot for sending data to the first network through a second network service associated with a second network of the second SIM. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the data includes one or more of rich communication data, voice over long term evolution service data, and network application data. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the providing the access comprises: fetching a plurality of header parameters, a request template, session protocols, transaction protocols, and internet protocol details corresponding to the in-device hotspot from a database; and modifying a transport functionality, based on the plurality of header parameters, the request template, the session protocols, and the transaction protocols, for transferring the data through the second network service of the second SIM. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the modifying comprises: adding a header field and a tunnel field to a header information based on the plurality of header parameters, the header field identifying the first network associated with the first SIM and the tunnel field identifying the second network associated with the second SIM. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprises: masking a network address based on the internet protocol details. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising: detecting unavailability of the in-device hotspot in response to the request; detecting an availability of the second network service provided by the second SIM from among the plurality of SIMS; activating the in-device hotspot through the second SIM; and providing to the first SIM the access to the in-device hotspot for transferring the data to the first network. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the providing the access comprises: obtaining and adding a plurality of header parameters, a request template, session protocols, transaction protocols, and internet protocol details corresponding to the in-device hotspot to a database; and modifying a transport functionality based on the plurality of header parameters, the request template, the session protocols, and the transaction protocols, for transferring the data through the second network service of the second SIM. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the modifying comprises: adding a header field and a tunnel field to a header information based on the plurality of header parameters, the header field identifying the first network associated with the first SIM and the tunnel field identifying the second network associated with the second SIM. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprises: masking a network address based on the internet protocol details. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising: selecting the second SIM from among the plurality of SIMS based on one or more of a predefined list and a user-input. ### Claim 12 A user equipment having a plurality of subscriber identity modules (SIMs), the user equipment comprising: at least one processor configured to: detect that a first network service associated with a first network is unavailable to a first SIM among a plurality of SIMS and that a second network service associated with a second network is available to a second SIM among the plurality of SIMS; detect an availability of an in-device hotspot; and provide, to the first SIM for sending data to the first network, an access to the in-device hotspot for using the second network service available to the second SIM. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The user equipment as claimed in claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: fetch a plurality of header parameters, a request template, session protocols, transaction protocols, and internet protocol details corresponding to the in-device hotspot from a database; and modify a transport functionality, based on the plurality of header parameters, the request template, the session protocols, and the transaction protocols, for transferring the data through the second network service of the second SIM. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The user equipment as claimed in claim 13, wherein the data includes one or more of rich communication data, voice over long term evolution service data, and network application data. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The user equipment as claimed in claim 14, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: add a header field and a tunnel field to a header information based on the plurality of header parameters, the header field identifying the first network associated with the first SIM and the tunnel field identifying the second network associated with the second SIM. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The user equipment as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to mask a network address based on the internet protocol details. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The user equipment as claimed in claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: detect unavailability of the in-device hotspot in response to a request for an available network service for transferring data of the first SIM when the first network service of the first SIM is unavailable; detect an availability of the second network service provided by the second SIM from among the plurality of SIMS; activate the in-device hotspot through the second SIM; and provide to the first SIM the access to the in-device hotspot for transferring the data to the first network. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The user equipment as claimed in claim 17, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: obtain and adding a plurality of header parameters, a request template, session protocols, transaction protocols, and internet protocol details corresponding to the in-device hotspot to a database; and modify a transport functionality based on the plurality of header parameters, the request template, the session protocols, and the transaction protocols, for transferring the data through the second network service of the second SIM. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The user equipment as claimed in claim 18, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: add a header field and a tunnel field to a header information based on the plurality of header parameters, the header field identifying the first network associated with the first SIM and the tunnel field identifying the second network associated with the second SIM. ### Claim 20 A user equipment including a plurality of subscriber identity modules (SIMs), the user equipment comprising: a receiver configured to receive a request for an available network service for transferring data of a first SIM from among the plurality of SIMs when a first network service associated with a first network of the first SIM is unavailable; and a detector communicatively coupled to the receiver and configured to: detect availability of an in-device hotspot in response to the request, wherein the in-device hotspot is provided by a second SIM among the plurality of SIMS and is visible to the plurality of SIMS; and provide to the first SIM an access to the in-device hotspot for transferring the data to the first network service through a second network service of the second SIM.