Apparatus and method for user equipment battery information reporting

A method for receiving battery information, comprising:

• selecting and configuring a reporting mode;
• sending configuration information comprising the reporting mode over a communications transport mechanism to a user equipment (UE);
• and
• receiving the battery information from the UE, wherein the UE uses the configuration information and the reporting mode.

An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, the memory containing program code executable by the processor for performing the following:

• receiving configuration information comprising a reporting mode from a network entity;
• collecting battery information of a user equipment (UE);
• preparing the battery information in the reporting mode;
• and
• sending the battery information in the reporting mode over a communications transport mechanism to the network entity.

An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, the memory containing program code executable by the processor for performing the following:

• selecting and configuring a reporting mode;
• sending configuration information comprising the reporting mode over a communications transport mechanism to a user equipment (UE);
• and
• receiving battery information from the UE, wherein the UE uses the configuration information and the reporting mode.

An apparatus for reporting battery information comprising:

• means for receiving configuration information comprising a reporting mode from a network entity;
• means for collecting the battery information of a user equipment (UE);
• means for preparing the battery information in the reporting mode;
• and
• means for sending the battery information in the reporting mode over a communications transport mechanism to the network entity.

An apparatus for receiving battery information comprising:

• means for selecting and configuring a reporting mode;
• means for sending configuration information comprising the reporting mode over a communications transport mechanism to a user equipment (UE);
• and
• means for receiving the battery information from the UE, wherein the UE uses the configuration information and the reporting mode.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
• codes for causing a computer to receive configuration information comprising a reporting mode from a network entity;
• codes for causing the computer to collect battery information of a user equipment (UE);
• codes for causing the computer to prepare the battery information in the reporting mode;
• and
• codes for causing the computer to send the battery information in the reporting mode over a communications transport mechanism to the network entity.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
• codes for causing a computer to select and configure a reporting mode;
• codes for causing the computer to send the configuration information comprising the reporting mode over a communications transport mechanism to a user equipment (UE);
• and
• codes for causing the computer to receive battery information from the UE, wherein the UE uses the configuration information and the reporting mode.