Dual-SIM Terminal Paging Control for Service Conflicts

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Solution Overview

Problem

Dual SIM mobile phones experience conflicts when one communication card is in service and the other needs to be in service, such as receiving paging or initiating services, leading to service interference.

Innovation Solution

A terminal device determines whether to respond to a paging message based on the paging cause, indicating to the network not to respond if unnecessary, ensuring high-priority services are maintained without affecting the other communication card.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the terminal device responds to all paging messages, then all services can be received, but service conflicts occur between dual SIM cards

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice reception reliabilityVSAvoidservice conflict
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal device dynamically adjusts its paging response behavior based on the current service state of each SIM card. When a high-priority service is detected on one SIM, the terminal dynamically suppresses paging responses for the other SIM, creating adaptive conflict resolution rather than static always-respond or always-ignore behavior

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal changes the response parameter (whether to respond to paging) based on the detected service type and priority. Different service parameters (voice call, data service, background service) trigger different response decisions, allowing the system to optimize service reception while preventing conflicts

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Object-generated harmful factors

If the terminal device ignores paging messages, then service conflicts are avoided, but important services may be missed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice conflictVSAvoidservice reception reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal continuously monitors service states and uses this feedback to make intelligent paging response decisions. The system receives feedback about ongoing services, analyzes their priority levels, and adjusts paging response behavior accordingly, ensuring important services are not missed while avoiding conflicts

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal performs preliminary detection of service types and priorities before deciding whether to respond to paging messages. By proactively identifying high-priority services on one SIM, the system can preemptively avoid responding to paging on the other SIM, preventing conflicts before they occur

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If the terminal device simultaneously handles services on both SIM cards, then service coverage is maximized, but resource conflicts and interference occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice coverageVSAvoidservice coordination complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal segments the dual SIM service management into independent decision-making units, where each SIM's service state is evaluated separately. The system divides the paging response decision into distinct evaluations for each SIM card, allowing independent optimization of each service while maintaining overall coordination

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP4213552B1Communication method and apparatuses
Publication Date: 2025.09.03 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

Provided by the embodiments of the present application are a communication method and apparatus, a terminal device and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device receiving a paging message sent by a first network, wherein the first network is a network corresponding to a first communication card in the terminal device; and the terminal device determining, on the basis of a paging reason in the paging message, whether to respond to the paging message, and indicating, when determining not to respond to the paging message, to the first network that the terminal device does not respond to the paging message.