Technique for Managing Activity States for Multiple Subscriptions in a Terminal Device

A method for managing activity states of at least two subscriptions in a terminal device, wherein the method is performed in the terminal device and comprises:

• monitoring whether a first subscription is to transit or has transited from a first active state to a second active state while at least one second subscription is in a detached state, wherein the second active state is associated with a lower terminal activity than the first active state and the second active state corresponds to a lower power consumption of the terminal device than the first active state;
• if the result of the monitoring step is affirmative, waiting for a predetermined period of time;
• and
• upon lapse of the predetermined period of time, if the first subscription is still in the second active state, triggering a transition of the first subscription from the second active state to an inactive state and initiating for the at least one second subscription a transition from the detached state to an inactive state.

A computer readable recording medium storing a computer program product comprising program code portions that, when executed by a terminal device, configures the terminal device to:

• monitor whether a first subscription is to transit or has transited from a first active state to a second active state while at least one second subscription is in a detached state, wherein the second active state is associated with a lower terminal activity than the first active state and the second active state corresponds to a lower power consumption of the terminal device than the first active state;
• if the result of the monitoring step is affirmative, wait for a predetermined period of time;
• and
• upon lapse of the predetermined period of time, if the first subscription is still in the second active state, trigger a transition of the first subscription from the second active state to an inactive state and initiate for the at least one second subscription a transition from the detached state to an inactive state.

A terminal device configured for managing activity states of at least two subscriptions, wherein the terminal device comprises:

• a component adapted to monitor whether a first subscription is to transit or has transited from a first active state to a second active state while at least one second subscription is in a detached state, wherein the second active state is associated with a lower terminal activity than the first active state and the second active state corresponds to a lower power consumption of the terminal device than the first active state;
• a component adapted to wait, if the result of the monitoring component is affirmative, for a predetermined period of time;
• a component adapted to trigger, upon lapse of the predetermined period of time and if the first subscription is still in the second active state, a transition of the first subscription from the second active state to an inactive state;
• and
• a component adapted to initiate for the at least one second subscription a transition from the detached state to an inactive state.