# US 2019/0172092 A1 · Method for managing the standby state of a mobile terminal

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- Number: US 2019/0172092 A1
- Document ID: US20190172092A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/312,644
- Filed: 2017-06-22
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2016-06-24
- Assignees: Orange
- Applicants: Orange
- Inventors: Antoine Mouquet; Ali-Amine Mouafik
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190172092A1

## CPC

- G06Q 30/0261: {based on user location}
- G06Q 30/0267: {Wireless devices}
- H04M 15/66: {Policy and charging system}
- H04W 8/02: Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
- H04W 8/06: Registration at serving network Location Register, VLR or user mobility server
- H04W 8/08: Mobility data transfer
- H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
- H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
- H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- 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 a standby state of a mobile terminal in a data packet network. The method includes: upon opening a connectivity session for a mobile terminal, a mobility management entity of the network receives a list of areas, known as a “PRA list”, configured according to a given service and a location of the mobile terminal; when the mobile terminal switches from a “connected” mode to a “standby” mode, the mobile terminal receives the “PRA-list” of areas from the mobility management entity via a network access point; when the mobile terminal enters one of the areas included in the “PRA-list” of areas, it switches from the “standby” mode to the “connected” mode, and transmits a notification to the mobility management entity via a network access point.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for managing a standby state of a mobile terminal in a packet data network, comprising:
upon opening of a connectivity session for a mobile terminal, a mobility management entity of said network receives a list of areas, called a PRA list, configured as a function of a given service and of a location of said mobile terminal,
when the mobile terminal switches from a connected mode to a standby mode, the mobile terminal receives said list of areas “PRA list” from said mobility management entity via an access point of the network, and
when the mobile terminal enters one of the areas forming the PRA list, the mobile terminal switches from the standby mode to the connected mode, and sends a notification to said mobility management entity via an access point of the network.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The management method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, if said mobile terminal is in the standby mode when the mobile terminal then leaves one of the areas forming said PRA list, then the mobile terminal switches from standby mode to connected mode, and sends a notification to said mobility management entity via an access point of the network.

### Claim 3

A mobile terminal, comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor configure the mobile terminal to perform acts comprising:
receiving, when the mobile terminal switches from a connected mode to a standby mode, a list of areas, called a PRA list, from a mobility management entity via an access point of the network, and
when the mobile terminal enters one of the areas forming said PRA list, switching from the standby mode to the connected mode, and sending a notification to said mobility management entity via an access point of the network.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 3, wherein the instructions further configure the mobile terminal to perform an act comprising switching, when the mobile terminal leaves one of the areas forming said PRA list in the standby mode, from the standby mode to the connected mode, and sending a notification to said mobility management entity via an access point of the network.

### Claim 5

A mobility management entity of a packet data network, the mobility management entity comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor configure the mobility management entity to perform acts comprising:
sending, to an access point of the network to which a given mobile terminal is connected, when said mobile terminal switches from a connected mode to a standby mode, a list of areas, called a PRA list, configured as a function of a given service and of a location of the mobile terminal.

### Claim 6

An access node of a packet data network, the access node comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor configure the access node to perform acts comprising:
sending, to a mobile terminal, when said mobile terminal switches from a connected mode to a standby mode, a list of areas, called a PRA list, configured as a function of a given service and of a location of the mobile terminal.

### Claim 7

A packet data network, which comprises:
a mobile terminal comprising:
a first processor; and
a first non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the first processor configure the mobile terminal to perform acts comprising:
receiving, when the mobile terminal switches from a connected mode to a standby mode, a list of areas, called a PRA list, from a mobility management entity via at least one access node of the network, and
when the mobile terminal enters one of the areas forming said PRA list, switching from the standby mode to the connected mode, and sending a notification to said mobility management entity via the at least one access node of the network;
the mobility management entity, which comprises:
a second processor; and
a second non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the second processor configure the mobility management entity to perform acts comprising:
sending, to the at least one access node of the network to which the mobile terminal is connected, when said mobile terminal switches from the connected mode to the standby mode, said PRA list, configured as a function of a given service and of a location of the mobile terminal; and
the at least one access node, each access node of the at least one access nodes comprising:
a third processor; and
a third non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the third processor configure the access node to perform acts comprising:
sending, to the mobile terminal, when said mobile terminal switches from the connected mode to the standby mode, said PRA list.

### Claim 8

A non-transitory non-removable or partly or fully removable data storage medium, including computer program code instructions stored thereon executing a standby state management method when the instructions are executed by a processor of a mobile terminal, wherein the method comprises:
receiving, when the mobile terminal switches from a connected mode to a standby mode, a list of areas, called a PRA list, from a mobility management entity via an access point of the network, and
when the mobile terminal enters one of the areas forming said PRA list, switching from the standby mode to the connected mode, and sending a notification to said mobility management entity via an access point of the network.

### Claim 9

(canceled)