# US 12,192,843 B2 · Electronic device and communication method using 4G and 5G communication based on temperature > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,843 B2 - Document ID: US12192843B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/545,021 - Filed: 2021-12-08 - Published: 2022-03-24 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2017-11-24 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hee Tae Kim; Jung Tae Kim; Soo Hyun Moon; Kye Jeong Jeong - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192843B2 ## CPC - H04W 36/24: Reselection being triggered by specific parameters - G06F 1/206: {comprising thermal management} - G06F 1/3206: Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality - G06F 1/3278: {Power saving in modem or I/O interface} - H04W 36/144: {over a different radio air interface technology} - H04W 36/304: {due to measured or perceived resources with higher communication quality} - H04W 88/02: Terminal devices - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - Y02D 10/00: Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - 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) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device and a communication method thereof. The electronic device includes a housing comprising a first plate and a second plate facing a direction opposite the first plate; a first transceiver disposed in the housing; a second transceiver disposed in the housing and to having a data throughput lower than that of the first transceiver; at least one processor operatively connected to the first transceiver and to the second transceiver; and a memory operative connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: determining whether the data throughput of the first transceiver is equal to or greater than a designated reference value, monitoring a temperature of the first transceiver when the data throughput is equal to or greater than the designated reference value, and determining whether to perform a handover from the first transceiver to the second transceiver based at least in part on whether the monitored temperature is equal to or higher than a first designated reference temperature. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable communication device comprising: at least one communication module configured to transmit or receive a wireless signal corresponding to 5G communication and transmit or receive a wireless signal corresponding to 4G communication; a temperature sensor; at least one processor operatively coupled to the at least one communication module and the temperature sensor; and memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the portable communication device to perform a plurality of operations comprising: causing the at least one communication module to establish a 5G data communication link between the portable communication device and a first communication network using the at least one communication module; performing data communication via the 5G data communication link; monitoring a temperature of the portable communication device using the temperature sensor; and based at least in part on a determination that the temperature is higher than a specified value while a data throughput is maintained greater than a specified data throughput, releasing the 5G data communication link and performing the data communication via a 4G data communication link established between the portable communication device and a second communication network using the at least one communication module to control heat generation due to high-speed communication including the 5G communication. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of operations further comprises: establishing another 5G data communication link using the at least one communication module based at least in part on a determination that the temperature is lower than the specified value after the 5G communication link is released. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The portable communication device of claim 1, further comprising a display connected to the at least one processor, and wherein performing the data communication via the 5G data communication link comprises displaying on the display a first indication indicating that the data communication is being performed via the 5G data communication link; and wherein performing of the data communication via the 4G data communication link comprises displaying on the display a second indication indicating that the data communication is being performed via the 4G data communication link. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one communication module comprises an array antenna. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The portable communication device of claim 4, wherein performing data communication via the 5G data communication link comprises performing data communication using the array antenna. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The portable communication device of claim 4, wherein the at least one communication module comprises another antenna. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The portable communication device of claim 6, wherein performing the data communication via the 4G data communication link comprises performing data communication using the another antenna. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein monitoring the temperature of the portable communication device comprises: while the data throughput is maintained greater than the specified data throughput, continuing to perform the data communication via the 5G data communication link and monitoring the temperature of the portable communication device using the temperature sensor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the data throughput is about at least in part of communication performed by the at least one communication module. ### Claim 10 A method for performing data communication with a portable communication device, the method comprising: establishing a 5G data communication link between the portable communication device and a first communication network using at least one communication module; performing data communication via the 5G data communication link; monitoring a temperature of the portable communication device using a temperature sensor; and based at least in part on a determination that the temperature is higher than a specified value while a data throughput is maintained greater than a specified data throughput, releasing the 5G data communication link and performing the data communication via a 4G data communication link established between the portable communication device and a second communication network using the at least one communication module to control heat generation due to high-speed communication including the 5G communication. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: establishing another 5G data communication link using the at least one communication module based at least in part on a determination that the temperature is lower than the specified value after the 5G communication link is released. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein performing the data communication via the 5G data communication link comprises displaying on a display a first indication indicating that the data communication is being performed via the 5G data communication link; and wherein performing of the data communication via the 4G data communication link comprises displaying on the display a second indication indicating that the data communication is being performed via the 4G data communication link. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one communication module comprises an array antenna. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein performing data communication via the 5G data communication link comprises performing data communication using the array antenna. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one communication module comprises another antenna. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein performing the data communication via the 4G data communication link comprises performing data communication using the another antenna. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of executable instructions, wherein execution of the plurality of executable instructions by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform a plurality of operations comprising: establishing a 5G data communication link between a portable communication device and a first communication network using at least one communication module; performing data communication via the 5G data communication link; monitoring a temperature of the portable communication device using a temperature sensor; and based at least in part on a determination that the temperature is higher than a specified value while a data throughput is maintained greater than a specified data throughput, releasing the 5G data communication link and performing the data communication via a 4G data communication link established between the portable communication device and a second communication network using the at least one communication module to control heat generation due to high-speed communication including the 5G communication. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the plurality of operations further comprises: establishing another 5G data communication link using the at least one communication module based at least in part on a determination that the temperature is lower than the specified value after the 5G communication link is released. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein performing the data communication via the 5G data communication link comprises displaying on a display a first indication indicating that the data communication is being performed via the 5G data communication link; and wherein performing of the data communication via the 4G data communication link comprises displaying on the display a second indication indicating that the data communication is being performed via the 4G data communication link. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein performing data communication via the 5G data communication link comprises performing data communication using an array antenna.