# US 2024/0202082 A1 · Event-driven user-based primary device selection > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0202082 A1 - Document ID: US20240202082A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/085,254 - Filed: 2022-12-20 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-20 - Assignees: T-Mobile Innovations LLC - Applicants: T-Mobile Innovations LLC - Inventors: Raymond Emilio Reeves; Simon Youngs; Mark Peden - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240202082A1 ## CPC - G06F 11/2007: {using redundant communication media} - G06F 11/3058: {Monitoring arrangements for monitoring environmental properties or parameters of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring of power, currents, temperature, humidity, position, vibrations (thermal management in cooling arrangements of a computing system G06F1/206)} - G06F 11/0742: {in a data processing system embedded in a mobile device, e.g. mobile phones, handheld devices} - G06F 11/0793: {Remedial or corrective actions (recovery from an exception in an instruction pipeline G06F9/3861; by retry G06F11/1402; for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity H04L69/40)} - G06F 11/3006: {where the computing system is distributed, e.g. networked systems, clusters, multiprocessor systems (multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46; allocation of resources G06F9/50)} - G06F 11/3013: {where the computing system is an embedded system, i.e. a combination of hardware and software dedicated to perform a certain function in mobile devices, printers, automotive or aircraft systems (testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof G05B23/02)} - G06F 11/3409: {for performance assessment} - H04W 24/04: Arrangements for maintaining operational condition - G06F 11/2028: {eliminating a faulty processor or activating a spare} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract According to aspects herein, methods and systems for event-driver user-based primary device selection are provided. The method begins with receiving an indication of an imminent UE failure event from at least one UE, wherein the UE is a member of at least one primary device selection cluster. The primary device selection manager then identifies at least one replacement primary device to take over for the at least one UE wherein the at least one replacement primary device is a member of the at least one primary device selection cluster. A notification containing a selection of potential replacement primary devices is transmitted to the at least one UE. A user may select at least one replacement primary device from the selection in the notification and transmit that selection to the primary device selection manager. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of event-driven primary device selection in a network, the method comprising: receiving an indication of an imminent user equipment (UE) failure event from at least one UE, wherein the at least one UE is a member of at least one primary device selection cluster; identifying, by a primary device selection manager, at least one replacement primary device to replace the at least one UE, wherein the at least one replacement primary device is a member of the at least one primary device selection cluster; transmitting, to the at least one UE, a notification containing a selection of potential replacement primary devices; and receiving, from the at least one UE, a selection of at least one replacement primary device selected from the selection of replacement primary devices. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the imminent UE failure event is a critical temperature event. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the imminent UE failure event is a performance degradation event. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication of an imminent UE failure includes identification of at least one neighboring UE. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indication of an imminent UE failure includes identification of at least one neighboring primary device selection cluster. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising notifying, by the primary device selection manager, at least one neighboring UE of the imminent UE failure event. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising notifying, by the primary device selection manager, at least one neighboring primary device selection cluster of the imminent UE failure event. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein identifying at least one replacement primary device is based on at least one of: location, accessibility, radio frequency (RF) health, and microservice profile. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the selection of replacement primary devices includes at least one of: other devices associated with the user of the at least one UE, previously identified devices approved by the user of the at least one UE, or nearby devices approved by the user of the at least one UE and owners of the nearby devices. ### Claim 10 A method of event-driven primary device selection in a network, the method comprising: determining, by a user equipment (UE), that failure of the UE is imminent, wherein the UE is a member of at least one primary device selection cluster; transmitting, to a primary device selection manager, an indication of the imminent failure of the UE; receiving, from the primary device selection manager, a notification containing a selection of potential replacement primary devices; and transmitting, to the primary device selection manager a selected replacement primary device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the imminent UE failure event is a critical temperature event. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the imminent UE failure event is a performance degradation event. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the notification of the imminent failure of the UE includes identification of at least one neighboring UE. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the notification of the imminent failure of the UE includes identification of at least one neighboring primary device selection cluster. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the replacement primary device is at least one of: another device associated with the user of the UE, previously identified devices approved by the user of the UE, or nearby device approved by the user of the UE and owners of the nearby devices. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more processors, cause the processors to: receive an indication of an imminent user equipment (UE) failure event from at least one UE, wherein the at least one UE is a member of at least one primary device selection cluster; identify at least one replacement primary device to take over for the at least one UE, wherein the at least one replacement primary device is a member of the at least one primary device selection cluster; transmit, to the at least one UE, a notification containing a selection of potential replacement primary devices; and receive, from the at least one UE, a selection of at least one replacement primary device selected from the selection of replacement primary devices. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer storage media of claim 16, wherein the indication of an imminent UE failure includes identification of at least one neighboring UE or an identification of at least one neighboring primary device selection cluster. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer storage media of claim 16, further comprising notify, by the primary device selection manager, at least one neighboring primary device selection cluster or a neighboring UE of the imminent UE failure event. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer storage media of claim 16, wherein identify at least one replacement primary device is based on at least one of: location, accessibility, radio frequency (RF) health; and microservice profile. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer storage media of claim 16, wherein the selection of replacement primary devices includes at least one of: other devices associated with the user of the at least one UE, previously identified devices approved by the user of the at least one UE, or nearby devices approved by the owner of the at least one UE and owners of the nearby devices.