Time-domain configuration methods, devices, systems, and storage media

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a time-domain configuration method, apparatus, system, and storage medium. The method includes: a network determining and sending first time-domain configuration information. The first time-domain configuration information includes time-domain information for a terminal to perform operational processing on a second network to which a second SIM card belongs. The terminal receives the first time-domain configuration information. This disclosure can prevent the network from responding incorrectly to the terminal.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of the invention patent application filed on May 14, 2019, with application number 201980000849.X and invention title "Time Domain Configuration Method, Apparatus, System and Storage Medium". Technical Field

[0002] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a time-domain configuration method, apparatus, system and storage medium. Background Technology

[0003] With the development of wireless communication technology, the application of terminals with multiple Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) cards is becoming increasingly widespread.

[0004] In related technologies, when a terminal with multiple SIM cards performs communication services on the network to which one SIM card belongs (hereinafter referred to as the current network), if it needs to perform communication services on the network to which another SIM card belongs, it usually performs autonomous operation based on the terminal manufacturer's implementation. However, if the terminal performs autonomous operation based on the terminal manufacturer's implementation, it may cause the network to provide incorrect guidance on the control algorithm for that terminal, or even cause the wireless link to fail and trigger the corresponding recovery mechanism, thereby disrupting the network's data statistics and related algorithms. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To overcome the problems existing in related technologies, this disclosure provides a time-domain configuration method, apparatus, system, and storage medium.

[0006] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a time-domain configuration method is provided, the method being applied to a terminal, the terminal having a first SIM card and a second SIM card installed thereon, the method comprising: acquiring first time-domain configuration information sent by a first network. The first time-domain configuration information includes time-domain information of the terminal performing operational processing on a second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0007] On one hand, the time-domain configuration method disclosed herein further includes: before obtaining the first time-domain configuration information sent by the first network to which the first SIM card belongs, sending first information to the first network to which the first SIM card belongs, the first information being used to notify the first network that the terminal has a second SIM card installed. The first time-domain configuration information is determined by the first network based on the first information.

[0008] On the other hand, the time-domain configuration method disclosed herein further includes: obtaining second time-domain configuration information sent by the second network to which the second SIM card belongs. The second time-domain configuration information includes time-domain information regarding the terminal's operation processing on the first network.

[0009] In another aspect, the time-domain configuration method disclosed herein also includes: sending second information to the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, the second information being used to notify the second network that the terminal has the first SIM card installed; the second time-domain configuration information is determined by the second network based on the second information.

[0010] On the other hand, the first SIM card is a SIM card installed in the designated communication card slot of the terminal; or the first SIM card is a SIM card selected by the user.

[0011] In another aspect, the time-domain configuration method disclosed herein also includes: receiving a first request message sent by the first network, the first request message being used to request the acquisition of second SIM card information; and, based on user permission, sending the second SIM card information to the first network, the second SIM card information being used to determine the first time-domain configuration information.

[0012] On the other hand, the first time-domain configuration information is determined based on the negotiation results between the first network and the second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0013] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a time-domain configuration method is provided, the method being applied to an operator network, the method comprising: determining first time-domain configuration information, the first time-domain configuration information including time-domain information of a terminal performing operation processing on a second network to which a second SIM card belongs; and sending the first time-domain configuration information.

[0014] On the one hand, the time-domain configuration method disclosed herein also includes: receiving first information sent by a terminal, the first information being used to notify the terminal of a first network to which a first SIM card installed is located, and the terminal having a second SIM card installed; the first time-domain configuration information is determined based on the first information.

[0015] On the other hand, in the time-domain configuration method disclosed herein, the first SIM card is a SIM card specified by the terminal; or the first SIM card is a SIM card selected by the user.

[0016] In another aspect, the time-domain configuration method disclosed herein also includes: sending a first request message to the terminal, the first request message being used to request the acquisition of second SIM card information; receiving the second SIM card information sent by the terminal based on user permission; and determining the first time-domain configuration information based on the second SIM card information.

[0017] On the other hand, in the time-domain configuration method disclosed herein, the first time-domain configuration information is determined based on the negotiation results between the first network and the second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0018] In another aspect, the time-domain configuration method disclosed herein also includes: based on the first time-domain configuration information sent to the terminal, the first network responds to the communication status between the terminal and the first network.

[0019] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a time-domain configuration apparatus is provided, the apparatus being applied to a terminal having a first SIM card and a second SIM card installed. The apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire first time-domain configuration information transmitted by a first network to which the first SIM card belongs. The first time-domain configuration information includes time-domain information regarding the terminal's operation processing on a second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0020] On one hand, the device further includes a sending unit, which is configured to send first information to the first network to which the first SIM card belongs before the acquisition unit acquires the first time domain configuration information sent by the first network to which the first SIM card belongs. The first information is used to notify the first network that the terminal has a second SIM card installed. The first time domain configuration information is determined by the first network based on the first information.

[0021] On the other hand, the acquisition unit is also configured to: acquire second time-domain configuration information sent by the second network to which the second SIM card belongs. The second time-domain configuration information includes time-domain information of the terminal's operation processing on the first network.

[0022] In another aspect, the device further includes a sending unit configured to: send second information to a second network to which the second SIM card belongs, the second information being used to notify the second network that the terminal has the first SIM card installed; the second time-domain configuration information is determined by the second network based on the second information.

[0023] On the other hand, the first SIM card is a SIM card installed in the designated communication card slot of the terminal; or the first SIM card is a SIM card selected by the user.

[0024] Furthermore, the acquisition unit is also configured to receive first request information sent by the first network, the first request information being used to request the acquisition of second SIM card information. The device further includes a sending unit configured to send the second SIM card information to the first network based on user permission, the second SIM card information being used to determine the first time-domain configuration information.

[0025] On the other hand, the first time-domain configuration information is determined based on the negotiation results between the first network and the second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0026] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a time-domain configuration apparatus is provided, the apparatus being applied to an operator network, the apparatus comprising: a processing unit configured to determine first time-domain configuration information, the first time-domain configuration information including time-domain information of the terminal performing operation processing on a second network to which a second SIM card belongs; and a sending unit configured to send the first time-domain configuration information.

[0027] On one hand, the device further includes a receiving unit configured to receive first information sent by a terminal, the first information being used to notify the terminal of a first network to which a first SIM card installed belongs, and that the terminal has a second SIM card installed; the first time domain configuration information is determined based on the first information.

[0028] On the other hand, the first SIM card is the SIM card designated by the terminal; or the first SIM card is the SIM card selected by the user.

[0029] Furthermore, the sending unit is also configured to send a first request message to the terminal, the first request message being used to request the acquisition of second SIM card information. The device further includes a receiving unit configured to: receive the second SIM card information sent by the terminal based on user permission, and determine the first time-domain configuration information based on the second SIM card information.

[0030] On the other hand, the first time-domain configuration information is determined based on the negotiation results between the first network and the second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0031] On another aspect, the processing unit is also configured to: respond to the communication status between the terminal and the first network based on the first time-domain configuration information sent to the terminal.

[0032] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, the communication system including a time-domain configuration device applied to a terminal according to the third aspect or any one of the third aspects described above, and a time-domain configuration device applied to an operator network according to the fourth aspect or any one of the fourth aspects described above.

[0033] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a time-domain configuration apparatus is provided, applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0034] processor;

[0035] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0036] The processor is configured to execute the time-domain configuration method described in the first aspect or any one of the first aspects.

[0037] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein when instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of a terminal, the terminal is able to perform the time-domain configuration method described in the first aspect or any one of the first aspects.

[0038] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a time-domain configuration apparatus is provided, applied in an operator network, comprising:

[0039] processor;

[0040] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0041] The processor is configured to execute the time-domain configuration method described in the second aspect or any one of the second aspects.

[0042] According to a ninth aspect of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein when instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of a network device in an operator network, the network device is enabled to perform the time-domain configuration method described in the second aspect or any one of the second aspects.

[0043] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may include the following beneficial effects: When a terminal receives first time-domain configuration information sent by a network, and subsequently needs to perform communication service operations on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, the terminal performs communication service operations on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs based on the time-domain configuration information sent by the first network. The first network can clearly understand the current communication status of the terminal, thereby avoiding incorrect responses to the communication status of the terminal.

[0044] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not intended to limit this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0045] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this disclosure.

[0046] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a wireless communication system according to some exemplary embodiments.

[0047] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a time-domain configuration transmission according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0048] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating another time-domain configuration transmission according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0049] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another time-domain configuration transmission according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0050] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another time-domain configuration transmission according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0051] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another time-domain configuration transmission according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0052] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another time-domain configuration transmission according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0053] Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another time-domain configuration transmission according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0054] Figure 9 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another time-domain configuration transmission according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0055] Figure 10 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another time-domain configuration transmission according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0056] Figure 11 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another time-domain configuration transmission according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0057] Figure 12A This is a block diagram illustrating a time-domain configuration apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0058] Figure 12B This is a block diagram illustrating another time-domain configuration apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0059] Figure 13A This is a block diagram illustrating yet another time-domain configuration apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0060] Figure 13B This is a block diagram illustrating yet another time-domain configuration apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0061] Figure 14 This is a structural block diagram of a time-domain configuration device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0062] Figure 15 This is a structural block diagram of another time-domain configuration device according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0063] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0064] First, some of the terms used in this disclosure will be explained to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

[0065] 1) A terminal, also known as user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), or mobile terminal (MT), is a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. For example, a terminal can be a handheld device with wireless connectivity, an in-vehicle device, etc. Currently, some examples of terminals include: smartphones (Mobile Phones), pocket personal computers (PPCs), handheld computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptops, tablets, wearable devices, or in-vehicle devices.

[0066] The terminal has a communication card slot for installing SIM cards, and the number of such communication card slots can be one or more. This disclosure mainly targets terminals with multiple communication card slots and multiple SIM cards installed.

[0067] 2) A SIM card, also known as a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM Module), smart card, etc., stores SIM card information. This information may include user-identifying information, encryption keys, and the user's phonebook. For example, it stores the International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number (IMSI) for network authentication. A SIM card can be installed in a terminal and is associated with the network of the operator to which it belongs.

[0068] 4) A network can be a wireless network, which may include a Radio Access Network (RAN) and a Core Network (CN). The network includes network devices, such as RAN nodes and core network equipment. RAN nodes can also be called base stations. The network can provide network services to terminals through these network devices. Different operators can provide different network services to terminals; in other words, different operators have different operator networks.

[0069] In this disclosure, the terms "carrier network," "network," and "system" are sometimes used interchangeably, but their meanings will be understood by those skilled in the art.

[0070] 5) "Multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar. "And / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can mean: A alone, A and B simultaneously, or B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship. The singular forms "a," "the," and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0071] 6) The terms “first,” “second,” etc., are used to describe various types of information, but this information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another and do not indicate a specific order or degree of importance. In fact, the expressions “first,” “second,” etc., are completely interchangeable. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, first information can also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information can also be referred to as first information.

[0072] This disclosure provides a time-domain configuration method, which can be applied to... Figure 1 In the wireless communication system shown, such as Figure 1 As shown, the terminal accesses the core network (CN) through the radio access network (RAN) to perform various communication services.

[0073] It is understood that a wireless communication system is a network that provides wireless communication functionality. Wireless communication systems can employ different communication technologies, such as code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA), single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), and carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance. Based on factors such as capacity, speed, and latency, networks can be categorized as 2G, 3G, 4G, or future evolution networks, such as 5G networks, which can also be referred to as New Radio (NR). For ease of description, this disclosure may sometimes simply refer to wireless communication networks as "networks."

[0074] exist Figure 1 The wireless communication system shown may include multiple terminals. This disclosure applies to scenarios where terminals with multiple SIM cards communicate with a network.

[0075] For ease of description, this disclosure refers to any two different SIM cards installed in a terminal as the first SIM card and the second SIM card. The network to which the first SIM card belongs is referred to as the first network, and the network to which the second SIM card belongs is referred to as the second network.

[0076] In related technologies, when a terminal is performing communication services on a first network to which the first SIM card belongs, if it needs to perform communication services on a second network to which the second SIM card belongs, the terminal will automatically determine to perform the operation on the second network and change the communication state, for example, by automatically disconnecting the communication connection with the first network. For example, the terminal's operation on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs could be reading paging messages from the second network, measuring pilot signals from the second network, reading system information from the second network, and / or performing a Tracking Area Update (TAU). Disconnecting the communication connection with the first network can be understood as disconnecting the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with the first network and interrupting the current communication service on the first network. However, the first network may continue to page the terminal after the communication connection is disconnected, resulting in a waste of system resources. Furthermore, when the terminal disconnects from the first network and performs operations on the second network, it may cause short intervals, long intervals, or even longer intervals to occur on the first network. For example, when a terminal autonomously decides to access the second network for paging or measurement, it causes a short interval of about 20ms in the first network. This is similar to shadow fading in the first network's view, but since it occurs once per paging cycle, it can affect the network's power control and link adaptation algorithms, leading to wasted resources in the first network. Another example is when a terminal autonomously decides to switch to a cell in the second network, requiring it to read system information from the second network. This causes a long interval of about 1 second in the first network, which the first network will interpret as an error. Yet another example is when a terminal autonomously decides to perform a TAU (Transmission of Unknown Functions) in the second system, causing an even longer interval of several seconds in the first network. In summary, a terminal's autonomous decision to access the second network (to which the second SIM card belongs) and change its communication state is likely to cause the first network to respond incorrectly to the terminal's communication state. For example, it might continuously paging, interpreting short intervals as radio-side problems and long intervals as errors. This could lead to incorrect guidance from the first network's control algorithms for that terminal, potentially even causing radio link failure and triggering recovery mechanisms, disrupting the first network's data statistics and related algorithms.

[0077] In view of this, this disclosure provides a time-domain configuration method in which the network determines and sends time-domain configuration information, which includes time-domain information for the terminal to perform operations on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs. The terminal obtains the time-domain configuration information sent by the network. For example, when the terminal is performing communication services on the first network to which the first SIM card belongs, if it needs to perform communication services on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, it will perform communication services on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs based on the time-domain configuration information sent by the first network. Since the time-domain configuration information is determined and sent to the terminal by the first network, if the terminal performs communication services on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs based on the time-domain configuration information sent by the network, the first network can clearly understand the current communication status of the terminal, thereby avoiding erroneous responses to the terminal's communication status.

[0078] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a time-domain configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the process of the terminal interacting with the network to implement the time domain configuration method may include the following steps S21 and S22.

[0079] In step S21, the network determines the first time-domain configuration information.

[0080] The first time-domain configuration information in this disclosure includes time-domain information regarding the terminal's operation processing on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs. For example, it could be the time at which the terminal performs operation processing on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs. For instance, the terminal can be configured to listen for paging times on the second SIM card. The time at which the terminal performs operation processing on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs includes the start time, duration, and / or end time of the operation processing.

[0081] In step S22, the network sends first time domain configuration information, and the terminal receives the first time domain configuration information sent by the network.

[0082] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal receives first time-domain configuration information sent by the network. When it is necessary to perform communication service operations on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, the terminal performs communication service operations on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs based on the time-domain configuration information sent by the first network. The first network can clearly know the current communication status of the terminal, thereby avoiding incorrect responses to the communication status of the terminal.

[0083] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal sends information related to the SIM card installed on the terminal to the network, and the network performs time-domain configuration for the terminal based on the SIM card information and sends the time-domain configuration information to the terminal.

[0084] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating another time-domain configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 3 As shown, the process of the terminal interacting with the network to implement the time domain configuration method may include steps S31, S32 and S33.

[0085] In step S31, the terminal sends first information to the first network to which the first SIM card belongs, and the first network receives the first information sent by the terminal.

[0086] In this disclosure, the first information is used to notify the terminal of the first network to which the first SIM card installed belongs, and that the terminal has a second SIM card installed.

[0087] After receiving the first information, the first network can determine, based on the first information, that the terminal has a second SIM card installed in addition to the first SIM card, and perform time-domain configuration. Through this time-domain configuration, it can control the terminal to perform operations on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0088] In step S32, the first network determines the first time-domain configuration information based on the first information.

[0089] In this disclosure, the first time-domain configuration information determined by the first network based on the first information is used to instruct the terminal to perform operation processing on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, according to the time-domain information configured for the terminal by the first network. The first time-domain configuration information may be the time-domain information obtained after the first network performs time-domain configuration for the terminal based on the first information.

[0090] In step S33, the first network sends first time-domain configuration information determined based on the first information. The terminal receives the first time-domain configuration information determined and sent by the first network based on the first information.

[0091] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the first network sends first time-domain configuration information determined based on first information to the terminal. The terminal receives the first time-domain configuration information. When it is necessary to perform communication service operations on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, the terminal performs communication service operations on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs according to the time-domain configuration information sent by the first network. The first network can clearly know the current communication status of the terminal, thereby avoiding incorrect responses to the communication status of the terminal.

[0092] The following will illustrate the aforementioned time-domain configuration methods with examples from practical applications.

[0093] In this disclosure, before sending a notification to the network that it has other SIM cards installed, the terminal needs to request registration of all SIM cards installed on the terminal. Specifically, after the terminal is powered on, it can request SIM card registration from its respective network using each installed SIM card. For example, if the terminal has SIM card 1 and SIM card 2 installed, the terminal will request registration of SIM card 1 from its operator network 1 via SIM card 1, and will request registration of SIM card 2 from its operator network 2 via SIM card 2.

[0094] In step S31 of this disclosure, the terminal can independently select a first SIM card from the installed SIM cards and send first information to the first network to which the first SIM card belongs, so as to notify the network to which the selected SIM card belongs that the terminal also has a second SIM card installed.

[0095] In this disclosure, the terminal can select one of its installed SIM cards as the first SIM card. By selecting a SIM card, the terminal can notify the network to which the selected SIM card belongs that the terminal also has other SIM cards installed, so that the network to which the selected SIM card belongs is aware that the terminal has other SIM cards installed, and performs time-domain configuration for the terminal to operate on the networks to which other SIM cards belong. For example, if the terminal has SIM card 1 and SIM card 2 installed, the terminal can select SIM card 1 as the first SIM card and send a first message through SIM card 1 to the operator network 1 to which SIM card 1 belongs. The first message is used to notify the operator network 1 that the terminal has SIM card 2 installed. The terminal can also select SIM card 2 as the first SIM card. The terminal can send a first message through SIM card 2 to the operator network 2 to which SIM card 2 belongs, the first message is used to notify the operator network 2 that the terminal has SIM card 1 installed.

[0096] In this embodiment, on the one hand, the terminal can select the SIM card as the first SIM card based on its own specifications. For example, the terminal can set a designated communication card slot and designate the SIM card installed in that designated communication card slot as the first SIM card. For instance, if the terminal has communication card slot 1 and communication card slot 2, and communication card slot 1 is designated as the first communication card slot by default, then the SIM card installed in communication card slot 1 will be designated as the first SIM card. On the other hand, the terminal can also select the SIM card as the first SIM card based on the user's selection. For instance, the terminal can designate the SIM card selected by the user as the first SIM card. For example, the terminal can designate the SIM card installed in the communication card slot selected by the user as the main network as the first SIM card.

[0097] In this embodiment, the number of second SIM cards can be one or more. For example, if a terminal has SIM card 1, SIM card 2, and SIM card 3 installed, the terminal can select SIM card 1 as the first SIM card and send first information to the operator network 1 to which SIM card 1 belongs. On one hand, the first information can be used to notify the operator network 1 that the terminal has SIM card 2 or SIM card 3 installed. On the other hand, the first information can also be used to notify the operator network 1 that the terminal has SIM card 2 and SIM card 3 installed.

[0098] Furthermore, in this disclosure, after receiving the first information sent by the first SIM card, the first network can send a request to the terminal to request access to the second SIM card information. The terminal receives the request from the first network and sends the second SIM card information to the first network. The first network receives the second SIM card information sent by the terminal and determines the first time-domain configuration information based on the second SIM card information. Even further, after receiving the request from the first network, the terminal can send the second SIM card information to the first network only if it has received user permission to send the second SIM card information, thereby achieving privacy protection for the second SIM card information.

[0099] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating another time-domain configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 4 In the time-domain configuration method shown, steps S41 and S45 are... Figure 3 Steps S31 and S33 in the method shown are the same, and will not be repeated here. The following only explains the differences between the steps:

[0100] In step S42, the first network sends a request message to the terminal, the request message being used to request the acquisition of second SIM card information. The terminal receives the request message sent by the first network.

[0101] In this disclosure, the second SIM card information is information related to the second SIM card that is notified by the first information sent by the first network. In other words, in this disclosure, the first network can send request information to the terminal based on the first information. The second SIM card information in this disclosure can be second SIM card identification information, such as the IMSI number.

[0102] In step S43, the terminal sends second SIM card information to the first network based on user permission. The second SIM card information is used to determine the first time domain configuration information. The first network receives the second SIM card information sent by the terminal.

[0103] In this disclosure, user permission can be pre-set, or it can be implemented by sending a prompt to the user asking whether to allow the sending of second SIM card information, and then prompting the user to make a selection based on the prompt.

[0104] In step S44, the first network determines the first time-domain configuration information based on the second SIM card information.

[0105] In this disclosure, the core network of the first network can receive the second SIM card information and perform time-domain configuration for the terminal based on the second SIM card information. The first time-domain configuration information determined by the first network based on the second SIM card information can be configured by the terminal, for example, to monitor the paging time of the second SIM card.

[0106] In this disclosure, the first time-domain configuration information can be determined directly by the first network based on the second SIM card information. Alternatively, the first network can negotiate with the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, and determine the first time-domain configuration information based on the negotiation result. The negotiation between the first network and the second network to which the second SIM card belongs can be based on pre-configured system information or on the processed services. Typically, the negotiation result can be predetermined through negotiation between the first network and the second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0107] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can select multiple SIM cards from its installed SIM cards and send information to their respective networks to notify that the terminal has other SIM cards installed. These multiple SIM cards can be all SIM cards. For example, the terminal has SIM card 1, SIM card 2, and SIM card 3 installed. The terminal can select SIM card 1 and send information to the operator network 1 to which SIM card 1 belongs, notifying the operator network 1 that the terminal has SIM card 2 and / or SIM card 3 installed. The terminal can also select SIM card 2 and send information to the operator network 2 to which SIM card 2 belongs, notifying the operator network 2 that the terminal has SIM card 1 and / or SIM card 3 installed.

[0108] In this embodiment of the disclosure, each network to which one of the SIM cards belongs can determine its own time-domain configuration information and send it to the terminal. The terminal receives the time-domain configuration information sent by each network to which one of the SIM cards belongs. For example, the terminal can obtain second time-domain configuration information determined and sent by a second network. The second time-domain configuration information includes the time-domain information for the terminal to perform operations on the first network to which the first SIM card belongs.

[0109] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal can notify each of its respective SIM card network that it has other SIM cards installed. On one hand, the terminal sends second information to the second network to which the second SIM card belongs through the second SIM card, notifying the terminal that the first SIM card is installed through the second information. The terminal then receives second time-domain configuration information determined and sent by the second network based on the second information.

[0110] Figure 5This is a flowchart illustrating another time-domain configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 5 The time-domain configuration method flow shown can be in Figure 2 Based on the method and flow shown, it can be carried out in... Figure 3 This can be done based on the method flow shown, or it can be based on... Figure 4 This is based on the method flow shown. In this embodiment of the disclosure, it is based on... Figure 3 The following explanation will be based on the method and process shown. Figure 5 The time-domain configuration method flowchart shown includes steps S51, S52, and S53. Figure 3 Steps S31, S32, and S33 in the method shown are the same and will not be repeated here. The following only explains the differences between the steps:

[0111] In step S54, the terminal sends second information to the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, and the second network receives the second information sent by the terminal.

[0112] In this disclosure, the second information is used to notify the second network to which the second SIM card installed in the terminal belongs, and that the terminal has the first SIM card installed.

[0113] In step S55, the second network determines the second time-domain configuration information based on the second information.

[0114] In step S56, the second network sends second time-domain configuration information determined based on the second information. The terminal receives the second time-domain configuration information determined and sent by the second network based on the second information.

[0115] In this embodiment, the process of the terminal sending the second information is similar to the process of sending the first information described above. The process of the second network determining and sending the second time-domain configuration information based on the second information is similar to the process of determining and sending the first time-domain configuration information based on the first information described above. The process of the terminal receiving the second time-domain configuration information is similar to the process of receiving the first time-domain configuration information described above. These details will not be elaborated further here; please refer to the relevant embodiments described above for specific information.

[0116] In this embodiment of the disclosure, by sending first information to the first network to which the first SIM card belongs and receiving first time-domain configuration information determined and sent by the first network based on the first information, and by sending second information to the second network to which the second SIM card belongs through the second SIM card and receiving second time-domain configuration information determined and sent by the second network based on the second information, it is possible to notify all networks to which the SIM cards belong that the terminal has other SIM cards installed. In this way, when the terminal needs to perform operations on other networks under any SIM card network, its own network will not give an incorrect response.

[0117] Furthermore, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, if the terminal receives both first time-domain configuration information sent by the first network and second time-domain configuration information sent by the second network, the terminal can select the time-domain configuration information sent by the corresponding network for operation processing based on the network where the current service is located. For example, when the terminal is performing a service on the first network, if it needs to perform operation processing on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, it uses the first time-domain configuration information sent by the first network to perform operation processing on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs. When the terminal is performing a service on the second network, if it needs to perform operation processing on the first network to which the first SIM card belongs, it uses the second time-domain configuration information sent by the second network to perform operation processing on the first network to which the first SIM card belongs.

[0118] Furthermore, in this disclosure, after receiving the second information sent by the second SIM card, the second network can send a request to the terminal to request access to the first SIM card information. The terminal receives the request from the second network and sends the second SIM card information to the first network. The first network receives the second SIM card information sent by the terminal and determines the first time-domain configuration information based on the second SIM card information. Even further, after receiving the request from the first network, the terminal can send the second SIM card information to the first network only if it has received user permission to send the second SIM card information to the first network, thereby achieving privacy protection for the second SIM card information.

[0119] For ease of description in this disclosure, the request information sent by the first network to request the acquisition of information of the second SIM card is referred to as the first request information, and the request information sent by the second network to request the acquisition of information of the first SIM card is referred to as the second request information.

[0120] Furthermore, in this disclosure, when sending first information via the first SIM card and second information via the second SIM card, the first network can send a first request message to the terminal, and the second network can send a second request message to the terminal, in order to protect the privacy of information on the first SIM card and the second SIM card.

[0121] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating another time-domain configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 6 The time-domain configuration method flow shown includes the following steps.

[0122] In step S61, the terminal sends first information to the first network to which the first SIM card belongs, to notify the first network that the terminal has a second SIM card installed. The first network receives the first information sent by the terminal.

[0123] In step S62, the first network sends a first request message to the terminal, the first request message being used to request the acquisition of second SIM card information. The terminal receives the first request message sent by the first network.

[0124] In step S63, the terminal sends second SIM card information to the first network based on user permission. The second SIM card information is used to determine the first time domain configuration information. The first network receives the second SIM card information sent by the terminal.

[0125] In step S64, the first network determines the first time-domain configuration information based on the second SIM card information.

[0126] In step S65, the first network sends first time-domain configuration information determined based on the second SIM card information. The terminal receives the first time-domain configuration information determined and sent by the first network based on the second SIM card information.

[0127] In step S66, the terminal sends second information to the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, to notify the second network that the terminal has the first SIM card installed. The second network receives the second information sent by the terminal.

[0128] In step S67, the second network sends a second request message to the terminal, the second request message being used to request the acquisition of the first SIM card information. The terminal receives the second request message sent by the second network.

[0129] In step S68, the terminal sends first SIM card information to the second network based on user permission. The first SIM card information is used to determine second time-domain configuration information. The second network receives the first SIM card information sent by the terminal.

[0130] In step S69, the second network determines the second time-domain configuration information based on the first SIM card information.

[0131] In step S610, the second network sends second time-domain configuration information determined based on the first SIM card information. The terminal receives the second time-domain configuration information determined and sent by the second network based on the first SIM card information.

[0132] In this disclosure, Figure 6 The illustrated time-domain configuration method ensures that when a terminal needs to perform operations on other networks while already on the network of any SIM card, its own network will not issue an error response. Furthermore, it can protect the privacy of information on both the first and second SIM cards.

[0133] Furthermore, in the embodiments disclosed above, after the terminal is powered on, each installed SIM card can request registration with its respective network, so that the network can authorize the registered SIM card.

[0134] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating another time-domain configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 7 The time-domain configuration method flow shown can be found in Figures 2 to 6 Based on any of the time-domain configuration methods involved, the system requests registration of the first SIM card with the first network to which the first SIM card belongs, and the first network registers the first SIM card. Similarly, it requests registration of the second SIM card with the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, and the second network registers the second SIM card. This disclosure uses... Figure 6 The following explanation uses the time-domain configuration method as an example. Figure 7 Steps S73 to S712 and Figure 6 Steps S61 to S610 are the same and will not be repeated here. The difference is that steps S71 and S72 are also included.

[0135] In step S71, the terminal requests registration of the first SIM card from the first network through the first SIM card, and the first network registers the first SIM card.

[0136] In step S72, the terminal requests registration of the second SIM card from the second network through the second SIM card, and the second network registers the second SIM card.

[0137] Furthermore, based on the time-domain configuration method provided in the above embodiments of this disclosure, the operator network can respond to the terminal's communication status based on the time-domain configuration information sent to the terminal. For example, a first network can respond to the terminal's communication status with the first network based on the first time-domain configuration information sent to the terminal. A second network can respond to the terminal's communication status with the second network based on the second time-domain configuration information sent to the terminal. Responding to the terminal's communication status in this disclosure can be understood as processing or not processing the terminal's operations. For example, if the first network responds to the terminal's communication status with the first network based on the first time-domain configuration information sent to the terminal, and the terminal disconnects its communication connection with the first network and attempts to paging and listen on the second network, the first network can interrupt the paging terminal to save paging resources.

[0138] The accompanying drawings of the above embodiments of this disclosure may also include implementation steps of the first network responding to the terminal's communication status based on the first time-domain configuration information sent to the terminal, and / or the second network responding to the terminal's communication status based on the second time-domain configuration information sent to the terminal, which will not be illustrated here.

[0139] Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another time-domain configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 8 As shown, this time-domain configuration method is applied to Figure 1 In the wireless communication system shown, and by Figure 1 The method can be executed on a terminal in the system and may include the following steps: S81.

[0140] In step S81, the first time domain configuration information sent by the first network to which the first SIM card belongs is obtained.

[0141] The first time-domain configuration information includes the time-domain information of the terminal performing operations on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0142] Figure 9 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another time-domain configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 8 As shown, this time-domain configuration method is applied to Figure 1 In the wireless communication system shown, and by Figure 1 The method can be executed on the terminal in the process, and may include the following steps S91 and S92.

[0143] In step S91, first information is sent to the first network to which the first SIM card belongs.

[0144] In this disclosure, the first information is used to notify the terminal of the first network to which the first SIM card installed belongs, and that the terminal has a second SIM card installed.

[0145] In step S92, the first time-domain configuration information determined and sent by the first network based on the first information is received.

[0146] Furthermore, this disclosure may also include steps S93 and S94. Steps S93 and S94 are optional steps.

[0147] In step S93, second information is sent to the second network to which the second SIM card belongs. The second information is used to notify the second network terminal that the first SIM card is installed.

[0148] In step S94, the second time-domain configuration information determined and sent by the second network based on the second information is received.

[0149] In this disclosure, the first SIM card can be a SIM card installed in the communication card slot specified by the terminal; or the first SIM card can be a SIM card selected by the user.

[0150] Furthermore, this disclosure may also include steps S95 and S96. Steps S95 and S96 are optional steps.

[0151] In step S95, a first request message sent by the first network is received. The first request message is used to request the acquisition of the second SIM card information.

[0152] In step S96, based on user permission, second SIM card information is sent to the first network. The second SIM card information is used to determine the first time domain configuration information.

[0153] The first time domain configuration information can be determined based on the negotiation results between the first network and the second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0154] Furthermore, if this disclosure sends both the first information to the first network and the second information to the second network, it may also include steps S97 and S98. Steps S97 and S98 are optional steps.

[0155] In step S97, a second request message sent by the second network is received. The second request message is used to request the acquisition of the first SIM card information.

[0156] In step S98, based on user permission, the first SIM card information is sent to the second network. The first SIM card information is used to determine the second time domain configuration information.

[0157] The first time domain configuration information and the second time domain configuration information are determined by the first network and the second network after negotiation.

[0158] Furthermore, before sending the first information to the first network to which the first SIM card belongs, the time-domain configuration method disclosed herein also includes: requesting registration of the first SIM card to the first network, and requesting registration of the second SIM card to the second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0159] For a detailed implementation of the time-domain configuration method for terminals disclosed above, please refer to [reference needed]. Figures 2 to 7 The description of the time-domain configuration method executed by the terminal will not be detailed here.

[0160] The time-domain configuration method applicable to the terminal in this embodiment allows the terminal to choose to send information to the network to which the installed SIM card belongs to notify that other SIM cards are installed, and to perform operation processing according to the time-domain configuration information sent by the network, thereby avoiding incorrect responses from the network.

[0161] Figure 10 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another time-domain configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 10 As shown, this time-domain configuration method can be applied to operator networks, and the method may include the following steps S101 and S102.

[0162] In step S101, first time-domain configuration information is determined. This first time-domain configuration information includes time-domain information regarding the terminal's operation processing on the second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0163] In step S102, the first time domain configuration information is sent.

[0164] Figure 11 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another time-domain configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 11 As shown, this time-domain configuration method can be applied to operator networks, and the method may include the following steps S111 and S112.

[0165] In step S111, the receiving terminal sends first information, which is used to notify the first network terminal to which the first SIM card installed in the terminal belongs that a second SIM card is installed.

[0166] In step S112, first time-domain configuration information is determined and sent based on the first information.

[0167] The first SIM card is either the SIM card designated by the terminal or the SIM card selected by the user.

[0168] Furthermore, the time-domain configuration method for operator networks disclosed herein may also include the following steps S113 and S114. Steps S113 and S114 are optional steps.

[0169] In step S113, a first request message is sent to the terminal, which is used to request the acquisition of the second SIM card information;

[0170] In step S114, the receiving terminal sends the second SIM card information based on user permission, and determines the first time domain configuration information based on the second SIM card information.

[0171] In this disclosure, the first time domain configuration information may also be determined based on the negotiation results between the first network and the second network.

[0172] Furthermore, after sending the first time-domain configuration information to the terminal, this disclosure can also respond to the communication status between the terminal and the first network based on the first time-domain configuration information sent to the terminal.

[0173] Furthermore, prior to receiving the first information from the receiving terminal, this disclosure also includes: registering a first SIM card.

[0174] In this disclosure, after the operator network receives information from the terminal notifying the terminal that other SIM cards are installed, it can perform time domain configuration and send the time domain configuration information to the terminal. When the terminal operates on the operator network of other SIM cards based on the given time domain configuration information, it can make a correct response.

[0175] For a detailed implementation of the time-domain configuration method for carrier networks disclosed above, please refer to [reference needed]. Figures 2 to 7The description of the time-domain configuration method executed by the network will not be detailed here.

[0176] It is understood that although operations are described in a specific order in the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this disclosure, this should not be construed as requiring these operations to be performed in the specific order or serial order shown, or requiring all of the shown operations to be performed to obtain the desired result. In certain environments, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

[0177] Based on the same concept, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a time-domain configuration device.

[0178] It is understood that the time-domain configuration apparatus provided in this disclosure includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to each function in order to achieve the above-mentioned functions. In conjunction with the units and algorithm steps of the various examples disclosed in this disclosure, this disclosure can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed by hardware or by computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the technical solutions of this disclosure.

[0179] Figure 12A This is a block diagram illustrating a time-domain configuration device 1200 according to an exemplary embodiment. The time-domain configuration device 1200 can be applied to a terminal, see reference... Figure 12A The time-domain configuration device 1200 includes an acquisition unit 121. The acquisition unit 121 is configured to acquire first time-domain configuration information transmitted by a first network to which the first SIM card belongs. The first time-domain configuration information includes time-domain information for the terminal to perform operations on a second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0180] On the one hand, the time-domain configuration device 1200 provided in this disclosure may further include a transmission unit 122, such as Figure 12B As shown, the transmitting unit 122 is configured to send first information to the first network to which the first SIM card belongs. The first information is used to notify the first network terminal that a second SIM card is installed. First time-domain configuration information is determined by the first network based on the first information.

[0181] On the other hand, the acquisition unit 121 is also configured to acquire second time-domain configuration information sent by the second network to which the second SIM card belongs. The second time-domain configuration information includes time-domain information for the terminal to perform operation processing on the first network.

[0182] On another note, the time-domain configuration device 1200 provided in this disclosure may further include a transmission unit 122, such as... Figure 12BAs shown. The sending unit 122 is configured to send second information to the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, the second information being used to notify the second network terminal that the first SIM card is installed. The second time-domain configuration information is determined by the second network based on the second information.

[0183] The first SIM card is either the SIM card installed in the designated communication card slot of the terminal, or the first SIM card is the SIM card selected by the user.

[0184] On another front, the acquisition unit 121 is also configured to receive a first request message sent by the first network, the first request message being used to request the acquisition of second SIM card information. The sending unit 122 is also configured to send the second SIM card information to the first network based on user permission, the second SIM card information being used to determine first time domain configuration information.

[0185] The first time domain configuration information is determined based on the negotiation results between the first network and the second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0186] On another front, the acquisition unit 121 is further configured to: receive a first request message sent by a first network, the first request message being used to request the acquisition of second SIM card information; and receive a second request message sent by a second network, the second request message being used to request the acquisition of first SIM card information. The sending unit 122 is further configured to: send second SIM card information to the first network based on user permission, the second SIM card information being used to determine first time-domain configuration information; and send first SIM card information to the second network based on user permission, the first SIM card information being used to determine second time-domain configuration information.

[0187] The first time domain configuration information and the second time domain configuration information are determined by the first network and the second network after negotiation.

[0188] On another aspect, the sending unit 122 is also configured to: request registration of the first SIM card with the first network and request registration of the second SIM card with the second network to which the second SIM card belongs before sending the first information to the first network to which the first SIM card belongs.

[0189] Figure 13 is a block diagram of a time-domain configuration apparatus 1300 according to an exemplary embodiment. The time-domain configuration apparatus 1300 can be applied to an operator network. Referring to Figure 13, the time-domain configuration apparatus 1300 includes a processing unit 131 and a transmitting unit 132. The processing unit 131 is configured to determine first time-domain configuration information, which includes time-domain information for the terminal to perform operation processing on a second network to which the second SIM card belongs. The transmitting unit 132 is configured to transmit the first time-domain configuration information.

[0190] On the one hand, the time-domain configuration device 1300 also includes a receiving unit 133, such as Figure 13B As shown.

[0191] The receiving unit 133 is configured to receive first information sent by a terminal. The first information is used for notification. A first network terminal to which a first SIM card installed in the terminal belongs has a second SIM card installed. First time-domain configuration information is determined based on the first information.

[0192] The first SIM card is either the SIM card designated by the terminal or the SIM card selected by the user.

[0193] On another front, the sending unit 132 is also configured to send a first request message to the terminal, the first request message being used to request the acquisition of second SIM card information. The receiving unit 133 is configured to receive the second SIM card information sent by the terminal based on user permission, and determine first time-domain configuration information based on the second SIM card information.

[0194] The first time domain configuration information is determined based on the negotiation results between the first network and the second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

[0195] On the other hand, the processing unit 131 is also configured to respond to the communication status between the terminal and the first network based on the first time-domain configuration information sent to the terminal.

[0196] On the other hand, the processing unit 131 is also configured to register the first SIM card before the receiving unit 133 receives the first information sent by the terminal.

[0197] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0198] Figure 14 This is a block diagram illustrating a time-domain configuration device 1400 according to an exemplary embodiment. The time-domain configuration device 1400 can be applied to a terminal, such as a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness device, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0199] Reference Figure 14 The device 1400 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1402, a memory 1404, a power component 1406, a multimedia component 1408, an audio component 1410, an input / output (I / O) interface 1412, a sensor component 1414, and a communication component 1416.

[0200] Processing component 1402 typically controls the overall operation of device 1400, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording operations. Processing component 1402 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 1402 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 1402 and other components. For example, processing component 1402 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 1408 and processing component 1402.

[0201] Memory 1404 is configured to store various types of data, such as executable instructions from processor 820, to support operation on device 1400. Examples of this data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 1400, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 1404 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0202] The power component 1406 provides power to the various components of the device 1400. The power component 1406 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the device 1400.

[0203] Multimedia component 1408 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 1400 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a Touch Panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The Touch Panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the Touch Panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of the touch or swipe action but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 1408 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 1400 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0204] Audio component 1410 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 1410 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 1400 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 1404 or transmitted via communication component 1416. In some embodiments, audio component 1410 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0205] I / O interface 1412 provides an interface between processing component 1402 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0206] Sensor assembly 1414 includes one or more sensors for providing state assessments of various aspects of device 1400. For example, sensor assembly 1414 may detect the on / off state of device 1400, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of device 1400, changes in the position of device 1400 or a component of device 1400, the presence or absence of user contact with device 1400, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 1400, and temperature changes of device 1400. Sensor assembly 1414 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 1414 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 1414 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0207] Communication component 1416 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 1400 and other devices. Device 1400 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 1416 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 1416 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0208] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 1400 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the methods described above.

[0209] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 1404 including instructions, which can be executed by a processor 1420 of the device 1400 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0210] Figure 15 This is a block diagram illustrating a time-domain configuration apparatus 1500 according to an exemplary embodiment. The apparatus 1500 can be applied to a carrier network. For example, the apparatus 1500 can be provided as a network device in a carrier network, such as a base station or core network device. (Refer to...) Figure 15 The apparatus 1500 includes a processing component 1522, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by memory 1532 for storing instructions, such as application programs, that can be executed by the processing component 1522. The application programs stored in memory 1532 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. Furthermore, the processing component 1522 is configured to execute instructions to perform the time-domain configuration method described above.

[0211] Device 1500 may also include a power supply component 1526 configured to perform power management of device 1500, a wired or wireless network interface 1550 configured to connect device 1500 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 1558. Device 1500 can operate on an operating system stored in memory 1532, such as Windows Server™, MacOS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or similar.

[0212] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 1532 including instructions, which can be executed by the processing component 1522 of the apparatus 1500 to complete the aforementioned time-domain configuration method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0213] This disclosure also provides a communication system, which includes the time-domain configuration device 1200 applied to a terminal and the time-domain configuration device 1300 applied to an operator network, wherein the functions of the time-domain configuration device 1200 and the time-domain configuration device 1300 can be referred to the specific description of the above embodiments.

[0214] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0215] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A time domain configuration method, characterized by, The method is applied to a terminal, the terminal has a first SIM card and a second SIM card installed thereon, and the method comprises: sending first information to a first network, the first information being used to inform the first network that the terminal has the second SIM card installed thereon; obtaining first time domain configuration information sent by the first network to which the first SIM card belongs, the first time domain configuration information being determined by the first network based on the first information and comprising time domain information of the terminal operating on a second network to which the second SIM card belongs, the first network being different from the second network.

2. The time-domain configuration method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises: obtaining second time domain configuration information sent by a second network to which the second SIM card belongs, the second time domain configuration information comprising time domain information of the terminal operating on the first network.

3. The time-domain configuration method of claim 2, wherein, The method further comprises: sending second information to the second network to which the second SIM card belongs, the second information being used to inform the second network that the terminal has the first SIM card installed thereon; the second time domain configuration information being determined by the second network based on the second information.

4. The time-domain configuration method of claim 1, wherein, The first SIM card is a SIM card installed in a communication card slot of the terminal; or the first SIM card is a user-selected SIM card.

5. The time-domain configuration method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving first request information sent by the first network, the first request information being used to request obtaining second SIM card information; based on user permission, sending the second SIM card information to the first network, the second SIM card information being used to determine the first time domain configuration information.

6. The time-domain configuration method of claim 5, wherein, The first time domain configuration information is determined according to a negotiation result of the first network and a second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

7. A time domain configuration method, comprising: The method is applied to an operator network, and the method comprises: receiving first information sent by a terminal, the first information being used to inform a first network to which a first SIM card installed in the terminal that the terminal has a second SIM card installed thereon; determining first time domain configuration information based on the first information, the first time domain configuration information comprising time domain information of the terminal operating on a second network to which the second SIM card belongs; and sending the first time domain configuration information, the first network being different from the second network.

8. The time-domain configuration method of claim 7, wherein, The first SIM card is a specified SIM card of the terminal; or the first SIM card is a user-selected SIM card.

9. The time-domain configuration method of claim 7, wherein, The method further comprises: sending first request information to the terminal, the first request information being used to request obtaining second SIM card information; receiving the second SIM card information sent by the terminal based on user permission, and determining the first time domain configuration information according to the second SIM card information.

10. The time-domain configuration method of claim 9, wherein, The first time domain configuration information is determined according to a negotiation result of a first network to which the first SIM card belongs and a second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

11. The time-domain configuration method of any of claims 7-10, wherein, The method further comprises: based on the first time domain configuration information sent to the terminal, a first network to which the first SIM card belongs responding to a communication state of the terminal and the first network.

12. A time domain configuration apparatus, characterized by comprising: The device is applied to a terminal, the terminal has a first SIM card and a second SIM card installed thereon, and the device comprises: The sending unit is configured to send first information to a first network to which the first SIM card belongs before the obtaining unit obtains first time domain configuration information sent by the first network to which the first SIM card belongs, the first information being used to inform the first network that the terminal is installed with a second SIM card; The obtaining unit is configured to obtain first time domain configuration information sent by a first network to which the first SIM card belongs, The first time domain configuration information is determined by the first network based on the first information, and includes time domain information of the terminal operating on a second network to which a second SIM card belongs, the first network being different from the second network.

13. The time domain configuration apparatus according to claim 12, wherein The obtaining unit is further configured to obtain second time domain configuration information sent by a second network to which the second SIM card belongs, The second time domain configuration information includes time domain information of the terminal operating on the first network.

14. The time-domain configuration apparatus of claim 13, wherein, The apparatus further includes a sending unit, The sending unit is configured to send second information to a second network to which the second SIM card belongs, the second information being used to inform the second network that the terminal is installed with the first SIM card; The second time domain configuration information is determined by the second network based on the second information.

15. The time domain configuration apparatus of claim 12, wherein, The first SIM card is a SIM card installed in a communication card slot of the terminal; or the first SIM card is a user-selected SIM card.

16. The time domain configuration apparatus of claim 12, wherein, The obtaining unit is further configured to receive first request information sent by the first network, the first request information being used to request to obtain second SIM card information; The apparatus further includes a sending unit, the sending unit being configured to send, based on user permission, the second SIM card information to the first network, the second SIM card information being used to determine the first time domain configuration information.

17. The time-domain configuration apparatus of claim 16, wherein, The first time domain configuration information is determined according to a negotiation result of the first network and a second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

18. A time domain configuration apparatus, characterized by comprising: The apparatus is applied to an operator network, and the apparatus includes: A receiving unit is configured to receive first information sent by a terminal, the first information being used to inform a first network to which a first SIM card installed in the terminal that the terminal is installed with a second SIM card; A processing unit is configured to determine first time domain configuration information based on the first information, the first time domain configuration information including time domain information of the terminal operating on a second network to which a second SIM card belongs; A sending unit is configured to send the first time domain configuration information, the first network being different from the second network.

19. The time-domain configuration apparatus of claim 18, wherein, The first SIM card is a specified SIM card of the terminal; or the first SIM card is a user-selected SIM card.

20. The time-domain configuration apparatus of claim 18, wherein, The sending unit is further configured to send first request information to the terminal, the first request information being used to request to obtain second SIM card information; The apparatus further includes a receiving unit, the receiving unit being configured to receive, based on user permission, the second SIM card information sent by the terminal, and determine the first time domain configuration information according to the second SIM card information.

21. The time-domain configuration apparatus of claim 20, wherein, The first time domain configuration information is determined according to a negotiation result of a first network to which the first SIM card belongs and a second network to which the second SIM card belongs.

22. The time domain configuration apparatus according to any one of claims 18-21, wherein, The processing unit is further configured to: determine a communication state of the terminal with the first network to which the first SIM card belongs based on the first time domain configuration information sent to the terminal.

23. A communication system, characterized by The communication system comprises the time domain configuration apparatus applied to the terminal according to any one of claims 12-17 and the time domain configuration apparatus applied to the operator network according to any one of claims 18-22.

24. A time domain configuration apparatus, characterized by comprising: Applied to a terminal, comprising: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to perform the time domain configuration method according to any one of claims 1-6. 25.A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, when instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of a terminal, enabling the terminal to perform the time domain configuration method according to any one of claims 1-6.

26. A time domain configuration apparatus, characterized by comprising: Applied to an operator network, comprising: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to perform the time domain configuration method according to any one of claims 7-11. 27.A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, when instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of a network device in an operator network, enabling the network device to perform the time domain configuration method according to any one of claims 7-11.

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