Selective Communication Service Deactivation in IoT User Equipment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing user equipment in wireless communication systems cannot selectively interrupt specific communication services, leading to unnecessary disruptions, such as receiving unwanted calls or consuming battery power for unwanted communication services.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that allow user equipment to determine and deactivate specific communication services by transmitting a message to a server, enabling selective communication service management, including the use of an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) for secure and efficient service provision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If flight mode is activated to interrupt all communication functions, then all unwanted communication services are blocked, but all communication services including desired ones are also interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the communication services into different categories (desired and undesired) and applies different interruption actions to each category. Instead of treating all communication services uniformly, the system divides them into groups based on user preferences, allowing selective interruption of specific services while maintaining others.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic control of communication services by allowing users to configure which services should be interrupted and which should be maintained. The system adapts to user needs by enabling flexible selection of communication services to interrupt, changing from a static all-or-nothing approach to a dynamic selective approach.
2Loss of energy
If all communication services are interrupted, then battery power is conserved, but user convenience and service flexibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by interrupting only the necessary communication services rather than all services. The system identifies and interrupts only those services that the user has designated as unwanted, maintaining a balance between energy conservation and user convenience by avoiding excessive interruption of services.
3Device complexity
If traditional flight mode is used, then device complexity is simple, but service management flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enhances the universality of the communication control mechanism by making it applicable to multiple communication services simultaneously. The system provides a unified interface for managing different types of communication services (voice calls, text messages, data services) through a single configuration mechanism, allowing flexible management across multiple service types.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A user equipment in a communication system, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, includes: a controller that determines at least one communication service to deactivate among communication services that are able to be provided and a transmitter that transmits, to a server, a message for identifying the at least one communication service to deactivate.