# US 12,225,420 B2 · Measurement method of non-connected state user-side device, measurement apparatus of non-connected state user-side device and user-side device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,225,420 B2 - Document ID: US12225420B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/464,317 - Filed: 2023-09-11 - Published: 2023-12-28 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2017-11-16 - Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Xiaodong Yang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12225420B2 ## CPC - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 36/0094: {Definition of hand-off measurement parameters} - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 36/0088: {Scheduling hand-off measurements} - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - H04W 88/02: Terminal devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A measurement method of a non-connected state user-side device, a measurement method of a non-connected state user-side device and a user-side device are provided. The method includes: acquiring, by the user-side device, non-connected state measurement configuration information; performing, by the user-side device, a non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information. According to the present disclosure, based on the non-connected state measurement configuration information, the user-side device may help the network-side device to select a suitable user-side device to perform the non-connected state measurement, thereby achieving the measurement of the non-connected state user-side device. In addition, the non-connected state measurement configuration information may include inter-frequency measurement configuration information, thereby achieving an inter-frequency measurement and saving resources of the user-side device during the measurement. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A measurement method of a non-connected state user-side device, comprising: receiving, by the user-side device in a connected state, non-connected state measurement indication information sent by a network-side device, wherein the non-connected state measurement indication information is used to indicate the user-side device whether to perform the non-connected state measurement; acquiring, by the user-side device in a non-connected state, non-connected state measurement configuration information; performing, by the user-side device, a non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information in the non-connected state. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving by the user-side device in the connected state the non-connected state measurement indication information sent by the network-side device comprises: receiving, by the user-side device in the connected state, a radio resource control (RRC) dedicated signaling sent by the network-side device, wherein the RRC dedicated signaling comprises the non-connected state measurement indication information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring by the user-side device in the non-connected state the non-connected state measurement configuration information comprises: acquiring, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, non-connected state measurement configuration information through a broadcast message. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the non-connected state measurement configuration information comprises frequency information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the performing by the user-side device the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information in the non-connected state comprises: determining, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, that the non-connected state measurement indication information indicates the user-side device to perform the non-connected state measurement; performing, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the performing by the user-side device the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information in the non-connected state comprises: performing, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information, in the case that the non-connected state measurement indication information indicates the user-side device to perform the non-connected state measurement and a duration from a receiving time of the non-connected state measurement indication information to a current time is within a predetermined range. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the performing by the user-side device the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information in the non-connected state comprises: acquiring, by the user-side device, a first duration for entering a non-connected state from a connected state, in the case that the non-connected state measurement indication information indicates the user-side device to perform the non-connected state measurement; performing, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information, in the case that the first duration does not exceed a predetermined duration threshold. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the performing by the user-side device the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information in the non-connected state comprises: acquiring, by the user-side device, a data throughput of a last or last N times in the connected state, in the case that the non-connected state measurement indication information indicates the user-side device to perform the non-connected state measurement; performing, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information, in the case that the data throughput of the last or last N times in the connected state exceeds a predetermined throughput threshold, wherein N is a positive integer larger than 1. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the performing by the user-side device the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information in the non-connected state comprises: acquiring, by the user-side device, configuration information of a carrier aggregation, or a dual connection (DC), or a bandwidth part (BWP), or a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) of a last time in the connected state, in the case that the non-connected state measurement indication information indicates the user-side device to perform the non-connected state measurement; performing, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information, in the case that the configuration information indicates that carrier aggregation, or the DC, or the BWP, or the MIMO is performed in the last time in the connected state. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the performing by the user-side device the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information in the non-connected state comprises: acquiring, by the user-side device, a signal quality of a currently camped service cell, in the case that the non-connected state measurement indication information indicates the user-side device to perform the non-connected state measurement; performing, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information, in the case that the signal quality of the currently camped service cell exceeds a preset signal quality threshold. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring by the user-side device in the non-connected state the non-connected state measurement configuration information comprises: acquiring, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, a group ID to which the user-side device belongs; acquiring, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, the non-connected state measurement configuration information corresponding to the group ID; wherein the group ID is allocated by a network side device; or the group ID is obtained by taking a modulus of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) or a resume ID of the user-side device. ### Claim 12 A user-side device, comprising: a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, and the computer program is executed by the processor to implement: receiving, by the user-side device in a connected state, non-connected state measurement indication information sent by a network-side device, wherein the non-connected state measurement indication information is used to indicate the user-side device whether to perform the non-connected state measurement; acquiring, by the user-side device in a non-connected state, non-connected state measurement configuration information; performing a non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information in the non-connected state. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The user-side device according to claim 12, wherein the receiving by the user-side device in the connected state the non-connected state measurement indication information sent by the network-side device comprises: receiving, by the user-side device in the connected state, a radio resource control (RRC) dedicated signaling sent by the network-side device, wherein the RRC dedicated signaling comprises the non-connected state measurement indication information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The user-side device according to claim 12, wherein the acquiring by the user-side device in the non-connected state the non-connected state measurement configuration information comprises: acquiring, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, non-connected state measurement configuration information through a broadcast message. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The user-side device according to claim 12, wherein the non-connected state measurement configuration information comprises frequency information. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The user-side device according to claim 12, wherein the performing the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information in the non-connected state comprises: determining, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, that the non-connected state measurement indication information indicates the user-side device to perform the non-connected state measurement in the non-connected state; performing, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The user-side device according to claim 12, wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to implement performing, by the user-side device in the non-connected state, the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information, in the case that the non-connected state measurement indication information indicates the user-side device to perform the non-connected state measurement in the non-connected state and a duration from a receiving time of the non-connected state measurement indication information to a current time is within a predetermined range. ### Claim 18 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program is executed by a processor of a user-side device to perform: receiving, in a connected state, non-connected state measurement indication information sent by a network-side device, wherein the non-connected state measurement indication information is used to indicate the user-side device whether to perform the non-connected state measurement; acquiring, in the non-connected state, non-connected state measurement configuration information; performing a non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information in the non-connected state. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the computer program is further executed by the processor of the user-side device to perform: receiving, in the connected state, a radio resource control (RRC) dedicated signaling sent by the network-side device, wherein the RRC dedicated signaling comprises the non-connected state measurement indication information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the computer program is further executed by the processor of the user-side device to perform: determining, in the non-connected state, that the non-connected state measurement indication information indicates the user-side device to perform the non-connected state measurement; performing, in the non-connected state, the non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information.