# US 8,543,659 B2 · Apparatus and method for user equipment battery information reporting > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,543,659 B2 - Document ID: US8543659B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/035,724 - Filed: 2011-02-25 - Published: 2012-03-01 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2010-03-02 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: Francesco Pica; Long Duan; Amer Catovic - Inventors: Francesco Pica; Long Duan; Amer Catovic - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8543659B2 ## CPC - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 52/0261: {managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level} - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract An apparatus and method for reporting battery information including receiving configuration information including a reporting mode from a network entity; collecting the 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. In one aspect, the apparatus and method receive battery information including selecting and configuring a reporting mode; sending configuration information 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for reporting battery information, comprising: receiving configuration information comprising a reporting mode from a network entity; collecting the 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the network entity is one of the following: a RAN entity, a core network (CN) entity or a management system entity. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2 further comprising the network entity activating UE battery information reporting for use only if needed. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the reporting mode is one of the following: a periodic mode, an event-triggered mode, or a combination of periodic mode and event-triggered mode. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the battery information is expressed as one of the following: a total available battery capacity, a percentage of a maximum capacity, a remaining time for battery operation, a consumption rate or an amount of data downloadable or uploadable or the expected talk time with a current remaining battery capacity. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communications transport mechanism is between the UE and a radio access network (RAN) entity, and wherein the communications transport mechanism uses Access Stratum (AS) signaling. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communications transport mechanism is between the UE and a Core Network (CN) entity, and wherein the communications transport mechanism uses Non-Access Stratum (NAS) signaling. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communications transport mechanism is between the UE and a management system entity, and wherein the communications transport mechanism uses a transport protocol based on Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA-DM). ### Claim 9 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. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the reporting mode is one of the following: a periodic mode based on a reporting period or reporting interval, or an event-triggered mode based on a report-triggering event. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the report-triggering event includes a) UE battery level below a first threshold or b) a UE battery level above a second threshold, wherein the first threshold and second threshold are parameters configured by the network and sent to the UE. ### Claim 12 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. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the network entity is one of the following: a RAN entity, a core network (CN) entity or a management system entity. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the memory further comprising program code for activating UE battery information reporting for use only if needed. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the reporting mode is one of the following: a periodic mode, an event-triggered mode, or a combination of periodic mode and event-triggered mode. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the battery information is expressed as one of the following: a total available battery capacity, a percentage of a maximum capacity, a remaining time for battery operation, a consumption rate or an amount of data downloadable or uploadable or the expected talk time with a current remaining battery capacity. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the communications transport mechanism is between the UE and a radio access network (RAN) entity, and wherein the communications transport mechanism uses Access Stratum (AS) signaling. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the communications transport mechanism is between the UE and a Core Network Entity (CNE), and wherein the communications transport mechanism uses Non-Access Stratum (NAS) signaling. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the communications transport mechanism is between the UE and a management system entity, and wherein the communications transport mechanism uses a transport protocol based on Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA-DM). ### Claim 20 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. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the reporting mode is one of the following: a periodic mode based on a reporting period or reporting interval, or an event-triggered mode based on a report-triggering event. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the report-triggering event includes a) UE battery level below a first threshold or b) a UE battery level above a second threshold, wherein the first threshold and second threshold are parameters configured by the network and sent to the UE. ### Claim 23 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. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the network entity is one of the following: a RAN entity, a core network (CN) entity or a management system entity. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The apparatus of claim 24 further comprising means for activating UE battery information reporting for use only if needed. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the reporting mode is one of the following: a periodic mode, an event-triggered mode, or a combination of periodic mode and event-triggered mode. ### Claim 27 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the battery information is expressed as one of the following: a total available battery capacity, a percentage of a maximum capacity, a remaining time for battery operation, a consumption rate or an amount of data downloadable or uploadable with a current remaining battery capacity. ### Claim 28 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the communications transport mechanism is between the UE and a radio access network (RAN) entity, and wherein the communications transport mechanism uses Access Stratum (AS) signaling. ### Claim 29 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the communications transport mechanism is between the UE and a Core Network Entity (CNE), and wherein the communications transport mechanism uses Non-Access Stratum (NAS) signaling. ### Claim 30 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the communications transport mechanism is between the UE and a management system entity, and wherein the communications transport mechanism uses a transport protocol based on Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA-DM). ### Claim 31 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. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the reporting mode is one of the following: a periodic mode based on a reporting period or reporting interval, or an event-triggered mode based on a report-triggering event. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the report-triggering event includes a) UE battery level below a first threshold or b) a UE battery level above a second threshold, wherein the first threshold and second threshold are parameters configured by the network and sent to the UE. ### Claim 34 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. ### Claim 35 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.