# US 12,225,609 B2 · Method and apparatus for providing heat generation related information of terminal in mobile communication system supporting multiple connections > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,225,609 B2 - Document ID: US12225609B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/768,459 - Filed: 2020-10-13 - Published: 2023-02-09 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-14 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Sangbum Kim; Soenghun Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12225609B2 ## CPC - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04W 8/24: Transfer of terminal data - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 76/28: Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX] - 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 The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail, and security and safety related services, on the basis of 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies. The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for reporting heat generation related information of a terminal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a first base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including assistance configuration information, wherein the assistance configuration information includes a timer for prohibiting a report of first assistance information; detecting an internal overheating; and transmitting, to a second base station via the first base station, second assistance information for a secondary cell group (SCG) based on the detection, wherein the timer is applied to prohibit a report of the second assistance information for the SCG, and wherein the assistance configuration information indicates to transmit at least one of the first assistance information based on a detection of an internal overheating of the UE or the second assistance information based on a detection of an internal overheating of the SCG for the UE. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first assistance information includes at least one of first UE preference information on a UE category or second UE preference information on a maximum number of secondary cells (SCells), and wherein the first assistance information is not transmitted to the first base station while the timer is running. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the second assistance information includes at least one of third UE preference information on a maximum number of SCells, fourth UE preference information on a maximum frequency bandwidth in a frequency range 1 (FR1), fifth UE preference information on a maximum frequency bandwidth in a frequency range 2 (FR2), sixth UE preference information on a maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layers in the FR1, or seventh information on a maximum number of MIMO layers in the FR2. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first base station is a long term evolution (LTE) base station and the second base station is a new radio (NR) base station, and wherein the UE is in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA)-NR dual connectivity (EN-DC) by the first base station and the second base station. ### Claim 5 A method performed by a first base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a radio resource control (RRC) message including assistance configuration information, wherein the assistance configuration information includes a timer for prohibiting a report of first assistance information; receiving, from the UE, second assistance information for a secondary cell group (SCG); and transmitting, to a second base station, the second assistance information for the SCG, wherein the timer is applied to prohibit a report of the second assistance information, and wherein the assistance configuration information indicates to receive at least one of the first assistance information based on a detection of an internal overheating of the UE or the second assistance information based on an internal overheating of the SCG of the UE. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the first assistance information includes at least one of first UE preference information on a UE category or second UE preference information on a maximum number of secondary cell (SCells), and wherein the first assistance information is not transmitted, to the first base station, while the timer is running. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein second assistance information includes at least one of third UE preference information on a maximum number of SCells, fourth UE preference information on a maximum frequency bandwidth in a frequency range 1 (FR1), fifth UE preference information on a maximum frequency bandwidth in a frequency range 2 (FR2), sixth UE preference information on a maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layers in the FR1, or seventh information on a maximum number of MIMO layers in the FR2, and wherein the first base station is a long term evolution (LTE) base station and the second base station is a new radio (NR) base station. ### Claim 8 A user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system, the UE comprising: a transceiver; and a controller configured to: receive, from a first base station through the transceiver, a radio resource control (RRC) message including assistance configuration information, wherein the assistance configuration information includes a timer for prohibiting a report of first assistance information, detect an internal overheating, and transmit, to a second base station via the first base station, second assistance information for a secondary cell group (SCG) based on the detection, wherein the timer is applied to prohibit a report of the second assistance information for the SCG, and wherein the assistance configuration information indicates to transmit at least one of the first assistance information based on a detection of an internal overheating of the UE or the second assistance information based on a detection of an internal overheating of the SCG for the UE. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The UE of claim 8, wherein the first assistance information includes at least one of first UE preference information on a UE category or second UE preference information on a maximum number of secondary cell (SCell), and wherein the first assistance information is not transmitted to the first base station while the timer is running. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The UE of claim 8, wherein the second assistance information includes at least one of third UE preference information on a maximum number of SCells, fourth UE preference information on a maximum frequency bandwidth in a frequency range 1 (FR1), fifth UE preference information on a maximum frequency bandwidth in a frequency range 2 (FR2), sixth UE preference information on a maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layers in the FR1, or seventh information on a maximum number of MIMO layers in the FR2. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The UE of claim 8, wherein the first base station is a long term evolution (LTE) base station and the second base station is a new radio (NR) base station, and wherein the UE is in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA)-NR dual connectivity (EN-DC) by the first base station and the second base station. ### Claim 12 A first base station of a wireless communication system, the first base station comprising: a transceiver; and a controller configured to: transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a radio resource control (RRC) message including assistance configuration information, wherein the assistance configuration information includes a timer for prohibiting a report of first assistance information, receive, from the UE, second assistance information for a secondary cell group (SCG), and transmitting, to a second base station, the second assistance information for the SCG, wherein the timer is applied to prohibit a report of the second assistance information, and wherein the assistance configuration information indicates to receive at least one of the first assistance information based on a detection of an internal overheating of the UE or the second assistance information based on an internal overheating of the SCG of the UE. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The first base station of claim 12, wherein the first assistance information includes at least one of first UE preference information on a UE category or second UE preference information on a maximum number of secondary cell (SCell), and wherein the first assistance information is not transmitted, to the first base station, while the timer is running. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The first base station of claim 12, wherein second assistance information includes at least one of third UE preference information on a maximum number of SCells, fourth UE preference information on a maximum frequency bandwidth in a frequency range 1 (FR1), fifth UE preference information on a maximum frequency bandwidth in a frequency range 2 (FR2), sixth UE preference information on a maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layers in the FR1, or seventh information on a maximum number of MIMO layers in the FR2, and wherein the first base station is a long term evolution (LTE) base station and the second base station is a new radio (NR) base station. ### Claim 15 A method performed by a second base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a first base station, second assistance information for a secondary cell group (SCG), wherein a timer for prohibiting a report of first assistance information to the first base station is applied to prohibit a report of the second assistance information, and wherein the first assistance information is associated with a detection of an internal overheating of a user equipment (UE) and the second assistance information is associated with a detection of an internal overheating of the SCG. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the first assistance information includes at least one of first UE preference information on a UE category or second UE preference information on a maximum number of secondary cell (SCell). ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the second assistance information includes at least one of third UE preference information on a maximum number of SCells, fourth UE preference information on a maximum frequency bandwidth in a frequency range 1 (FR1), fifth UE preference information on a maximum frequency bandwidth in a frequency range 2 (FR2), sixth UE preference information on a maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layers in the FR1, or seventh information on a maximum number of MIMO layers in the FR2, and wherein the first base station is a long term evolution (LTE) base station and the second base station is a new radio (NR) base station. ### Claim 18 A second base station of a wireless communication system, the second base station comprising: a transceiver; and a controller configured to: receive, from a first base station, second assistance information for a secondary cell group (SCG), wherein a timer for prohibiting a report of first assistance information to the first base station is applied to prohibit a report of the second assistance information, and wherein the first assistance information is associated with a detection of an internal overheating of a user equipment (UE) and the second assistance information is associated with a detection of an internal overheating of the SCG. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The second base station of claim 18, wherein the first assistance information includes at least one of first UE preference information on a UE category or second UE preference information on a maximum number of secondary cell (SCell), and wherein the first assistance information is not transmitted, to the first base station, while the timer is running. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The second base station of claim 18, wherein the second assistance information includes at least one of third UE preference information on a maximum number of SCells, fourth UE preference information on a maximum frequency bandwidth in a frequency range 1 (FR1), fifth UE preference information on a maximum frequency bandwidth in a frequency range 2 (FR2), sixth UE preference information on a maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layers in the FR1, or seventh information on a maximum number of MIMO layers in the FR2, and wherein the first base station is a long term evolution (LTE) base station, and the second base station is a new radio (NR) base station.