# US 2019/0320489 A1 · Region configuration method and device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0320489 A1 - Document ID: US20190320489A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/456,007 - Filed: 2019-06-28 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-30 - Assignees: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Wei HONG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190320489A1 ## CPC - H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel - 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 - H04W 48/10: using broadcasted information - H04W 72/30: Resource management for broadcast services - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A region configuration method, applied to a terminal, includes: receiving target system information that comprises a target region identification and is broadcasted or unicasted by a base station, the target region identification being a region identification of a target region; and performing target region configuration according to the target region identification, wherein the target region is a region allowing the terminal to be in a target status; the target system information is information in system information of the base station other than basic system information; and the basic system information comprises information for enabling the terminal to access the base station. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A region configuration method, applied to a terminal, comprising: receiving target system information that comprises a target region identification and is broadcast or unicast by a base station, the target region identification being a region identification of a target region; and performing target region configuration according to the target region identification; wherein the target region is a region allowing the terminal to be in a target status; the target system information is information in system information of the base station other than basic system information; and the basic system information comprises information for enabling the terminal to access the base station. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving the basic system information that comprises target region support information and is broadcast by the base station, the target region support information being configured to indicate whether the base station supports the terminal accessing the base station to perform the target region configuration; and performing the receiving the target system information when determining, according to the target region support information, that the base station supports the terminal accessing the base station to perform the target region configuration. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: sending an acquisition request for acquiring the target system information to the base station, when determining that the target system information that comprises the target region identification and is broadcast or unicast by the base station is not received; and after receiving the target system information that is unicast by the base station to the terminal according to the acquisition request, performing the performing the target region configuration according to the target region identification. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the target status is a status in which the terminal does not perform a radio resource control connection with the base station and is allowed to receive downlink data under a condition that the terminal does not perform status switching. ### Claim 5 A region configuration method, applied to a base station, comprising: acquiring a target region identification of a target region; and broadcasting or unicasting target system information that comprises the target region identification, so that a terminal that receives the target system information performs target region configuration according to the target region identification; wherein the target region is a region allowing the terminal to be in a target status; the target system information is information in system information of the base station other than basic system information; and the basic system information comprises information for enabling the terminal to access the base station. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein before acquiring the target region identification of the target region, the method further comprises: acquiring target region support information, the target region support information being configured to indicate whether the base station supports the terminal accessing the base station to perform the target region configuration; and broadcasting the basic system information that comprises the target region support information, so that after the terminal that receives the basic system information determines that the base station supports the terminal accessing the base station to perform target region configuration according to the target region support information, the terminal acquires the target system information that comprises the target region identification and is broadcast or unicast by the base station and performs target region configuration according to the target region identification. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein unicasting target system information that comprises the target region identification comprises: receiving an acquisition request sent by the terminal to acquire the target system information; and according to the acquisition request, unicasting the target system information that comprises the target region identification to the terminal that sends the acquisition request. ### Claim 8 The method according to claim. 5, wherein broadcasting target system information that comprises the target region identification comprises: after receiving acquisition requests for acquiring target system information sent by more than a preset number of terminals, broadcasting the target system information that comprises the target region identification. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The method according to claims 5, wherein the target status is a status in which the terminal does not perform a radio resource control connection with the base station and is allowed to receive the downlink data under a condition that the terminal does not perform status switching. ### Claim 10 A terminal, comprising: a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein the processor is configured to: receive target system information that comprises a target region identification and is broadcast or unicast by a base station, the target region identification being a region identification of a target region; and perform target region configuration according to the target region identification; wherein the target region is a region allowing the terminal to be in a target status; the target system information is information in system information of the base station other than basic system information; and the basic system information comprises information for enabling the terminal to access the base station. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive the basic system information that comprises target region support information and is broadcast by the base station, the target region support information being configured to indicate whether the base station supports the terminal accessing e base station to perform the target region configuration; and receive the target system information that comprises the target region identification and is broadcast or unicast by the base station when determining, according to the target region support information, that the base station supports the terminal accessing the base station to perform the target region configuration. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to: send an acquisition request for acquiring the target system information to the base station when determining that the target system information that comprises the target region identification and is broadcast or unicast by the base station is not received; and after receiving the target system information that is unicast by the base station to the terminal according to the acquisition request, perform the target region configuration according to the target region identification. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the target status is a status in which the terminal does not perform a radio resource control connection with the base station and is allowed to receive the downlink data under a condition that the terminal does not perform status switching. ### Claim 14 A base station, comprising: a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein the processor is configured to: acquire a target region identification of a target region; and broadcast or unicast target system information that comprises the target region identification, so that a terminal that receives the target system information performs target region configuration according to the target region identification; wherein the target region is a region allowing the terminal to he in a target status; the target system information is information in system information of the base station other than basic system information; and the basic system information comprises information for enabling the terminal to access the base station. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The base station according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to: acquire to region support information, the target region support information being configured to indicate whether the base station supports the terminal accessing the base station to perform the target region configuration; and broadcast the basic system information that comprises the target region support information, so that after the terminal that receives the basic system information determines that the base station supports the terminal accessing the base station to perform target region configuration according to the target region support information, the terminal acquires the target system information that comprises the target region identification and is broadcast or unicast by the base station and performs target region configuration according to the target region identification. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The base station according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive an acquisition request sent by the terminal to acquire the target system information; and according to the acquisition request, unicast the target system information that comprises the target region identification to the terminal that sends the acquisition request. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The base station according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configure to: after receiving acquisition requests for acquiring target system information sent by more than a preset number of terminals, broadcast the target system information that comprises the target region identification. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The base station according to claim 14, wherein the target status is a status in which the terminal does not perform a radio resource control connection with the base station and is allowed to receive the downlink data under a condition that the terminal does not perform status switching.