CN115915350A

CN115915350A - Monitoring method, communication device, chip and module equipment thereof

Info

Publication number: CN115915350A
Application number: CN202110978231.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张向东; 曹春燕
Original assignee: Beijing Ziguang Zhanrui Communication Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Ziguang Zhanrui Communication Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-24
Filing date: 2021-08-24
Publication date: 2023-04-04
Also published as: WO2023024891A1

Abstract

The application discloses a monitoring method, a communication device, a chip and module equipment thereof. The method is applied to terminal equipment, and the terminal equipment comprises a low-power consumption wake-up circuit and a plurality of user identity identification module cards; the method comprises the following steps: determining a target network, wherein the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to a plurality of user identity module cards; and monitoring the wake-up signal of the target network through a low-power wake-up circuit. By implementing the method provided by the embodiment of the application, the multi-user identity module card can share the low-power consumption wake-up circuit, so that the power consumption of the terminal equipment can be reduced.

Description

Monitoring method, communication device, chip and module equipment thereof

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a monitoring method, a communication apparatus, a chip, and a module device thereof.

Background

Currently, in the process of deep sleep of a terminal device, a low power wake up (LP-WUR) circuit may be used to monitor a wake up message. After the LP-WRU monitors the wake-up message, the main circuit of the terminal equipment is awakened again, and the main circuit monitors the paging message, thereby determining whether the terminal equipment is paged. By adopting the mode, the standby power consumption of the UE can be effectively reduced.

How to implement dual Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card sharing LP-WUR for a SIM card terminal device is a technical problem to be solved urgently at present.

Disclosure of Invention

The application discloses a monitoring method, a communication device, a chip and module equipment thereof, which can realize that a plurality of SIM cards share LP-WUR, thereby being beneficial to reducing the power consumption of terminal equipment.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a monitoring method, which is applied to a terminal device, where the terminal device includes a low-power wake-up circuit and multiple user identity module cards; the method comprises the following steps:

the target network is one or more networks in the network set corresponding to the plurality of user identity module cards;

and monitoring the wake-up signal of the target network through the low-power wake-up circuit.

In an alternative embodiment, the method further comprises: receiving a paging message from a target network after receiving a wake-up signal from the target network through a low-power wake-up circuit; the paging message carries a user identity identifier corresponding to a target user identity identification module card, and the target user identity identification module card belongs to one or more of the plurality of user identity identification module cards; the target network is the network corresponding to the target user identity module card.

In an alternative embodiment, the target subscriber identity module card is in a disconnected state.

In an optional embodiment, the plurality of user identity module cards include a primary user identity module card and a secondary user identity module card; the target network is a network corresponding to the master user identity module card.

In an optional implementation manner, in a case that all of the multiple user identity module cards are in a non-connected state, the target network is a network corresponding to the primary user identity module card.

In an alternative embodiment, determining the target network includes: and determining the target network according to user setting or network configuration information.

In an optional embodiment, the method further comprises: and sending indication information to a target network, wherein the indication information is used for indicating the terminal equipment to monitor a wake-up signal of the target network through a low-power wake-up circuit.

In an optional embodiment, the method further comprises: and if the plurality of user identity module cards are in the connection state, closing the low-power consumption wake-up circuit.

In an alternative embodiment, the method further comprises: and if at least one user identity module card in a non-connection state exists in the plurality of user identity module cards, starting the low-power consumption wake-up circuit.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides another monitoring method, which is applied to a network device; the method comprises the following steps:

receiving indication information from the terminal equipment; the terminal equipment comprises a low-power consumption wake-up circuit and a plurality of user identity identification module cards, wherein the indication information is used for indicating the terminal equipment to monitor wake-up signals of a target network through the low-power consumption wake-up circuit; the network device belongs to a target network;

the wake-up signal is transmitted in the target network.

In an alternative embodiment, after the wake-up signal is sent in the target network; the method further comprises the following steps: sending a paging message in the target network; the paging message carries a user identity corresponding to a target user identity identification module card, and the target user identity identification module card belongs to one or more of the plurality of user identity identification module cards; the target network is the network corresponding to the target user identification module card.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication apparatus, which includes means for implementing the method of the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides another communication apparatus, which includes means for implementing the method of the second aspect.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides yet another communication apparatus, including a processor; the processor is configured to perform the method of the first aspect.

In an alternative embodiment, the communication device may further include a memory; the memory is used for storing a computer program; the processor is specifically configured to invoke the computer program from the memory, and execute the method of the first aspect.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides yet another communications apparatus, including a processor; the processor is configured to perform the method of the second aspect.

In an alternative embodiment, the communication device may further include a memory; the memory is used for storing a computer program; and a processor, specifically configured to invoke the computer program from the memory, and execute the method according to the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, where the chip is configured to perform the method of the first aspect.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, where the chip is configured to perform the method according to the second aspect.

In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a module device, which includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module, and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of the module equipment or is used for carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment; the chip module is used for executing the method of the first aspect.

In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a module device, which includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module, and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of the module equipment or is used for carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment; the chip module is used for executing the method of the second aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program comprising program instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method according to the first aspect.

In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising program instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method of the second aspect.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram of an LP-WRU provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 1b is a schematic architecture diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of another monitoring method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a flowchart of a communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a module apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a flowchart of another communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another module apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

For ease of understanding, terms referred to in the present application will be first introduced.

LP-WRU

Referring to FIG. 1a, FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram of an LP-WRU. As shown in FIG. 1a, wuTx is the sending end of WuC, and WuRx is the receiving end of WuC. WuTx may be circuitry in the network device and WuRx may be circuitry in the terminal device. Wherein, wuC may be a wake-up message, and WuRx may be LP-WRU.

In one implementation, wuRx may be periodically started to listen for WuC, or it may be turned on for a long period of time to continuously listen for WuC. After the WuRx receives the WuC, the main circuit may be awakened, that is, turned on, to further monitor the paging message through the main circuit, and confirm whether the main circuit is paged after receiving the paging message through the main circuit.

By the mode, the standby power consumption of the terminal equipment can be effectively reduced, the standby time of the equipment is prolonged, and therefore the user experience is improved.

Referring to fig. 1b, fig. 1b is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1b, the communication system may comprise a terminal device 101 and a network device 102.

The terminal device 101 may include a low power wake-up circuit LP-WUR and a plurality of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The terminal device 101 may further include a Primary Radio (Primary Radio). The terminal device 101 may determine the target network and listen to the wake-up signal of the target network via the LP-WUR to determine whether to wake up the master circuit. The target network may be one or more networks in the network set corresponding to the multiple SIM cards.

The terminal device 101 monitors a wake-up signal of a target network through the LP-WUR, and further, can monitor a paging message of the target network through a main circuit; and confirms whether itself is paged according to the paging message. It should be noted that whether the terminal device is paged means: whether a certain SIM card (or some SIM cards) in the plurality of SIM cards is paged or not, if the paged SIM card exists in the plurality of SIM cards, the terminal equipment is paged; if the paged SIM card does not exist in the plurality of SIM cards, the terminal equipment is not paged. It should be noted that a certain SIM card is paged to indicate that: the subscriber corresponding to the SIM card is paged. One SIM may correspond to one subscriber and one subscriber may correspond to one or more SIM cards. A SIM card not being paged does not necessarily mean: the subscriber corresponding to the SIM card is not paged. In the embodiment of the application, a certain SIM card is paged, and a user corresponding to the SIM card is paged, so that the same meaning is expressed.

In this embodiment of the present application, networks corresponding to different SIM cards in the multiple SIM cards may be the same or different, and this is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned target network may comprise one or more networks. Illustratively, SIM card 1 of the plurality of SIM cards corresponds to network a, SIM card 2 of the plurality of SIM cards also corresponds to network a, and SIM card 3 of the plurality of SIM cards corresponds to network b. The terminal device 101 listens to one network (i.e., the target network) at the same time, and the networks that listen at different times may be different. Therefore, the terminal device 101 can monitor paging messages for different SIM cards (i.e., monitor paging messages for users corresponding to different SIM cards), so that multiple SIM cards can share the LP-WUR, thereby being beneficial to reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.

The network device 102 may be a network device in the aforementioned target network, where the network device 102 serves the terminal device 101, that is, the network device 102 may be a network device corresponding to a serving cell of the terminal device 101. The network device 102 may be configured to receive indication information from the terminal device 101; the indication information is used for indicating the terminal device 101 to monitor a wake-up signal of a target network through the LP-WUR; the network device belongs to a target network; the network device 102 may also be configured to send the wake-up signal in the target network.

In this embodiment, the network device 102 may send the wake-up signal in multiple networks, for example, the network device 102 may send the wake-up signal in network a or network b. Since the terminal 101 listens to one network at the same time, the terminal 101 can only listen to the wake-up signal of one network (i.e., the target network) at the same time. In the case where the network to which the terminal device 101 listens is the same as the network to which the network device 102 transmits the wake-up signal, the terminal device 101 may listen to the wake-up signal of the network.

The terminal device 101 is an entity for receiving or transmitting signals on the user side. The terminal 101 may also be referred to as User Equipment (UE), terminal (terminal), mobile Station (MS), mobile Terminal (MT), or the like. The terminal 101 may be a mobile phone (mobile phone), a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiving function, a Virtual Reality (VR) terminal, an Augmented Reality (AR) terminal, a wireless terminal in industrial control (industrial control), a wireless terminal in self-driving (self-driving), a wireless terminal in remote surgery (remote medical supply), a wireless terminal in smart grid (smart grid), a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in smart city (smart city), a wireless terminal in smart home (smart home), a device for supporting enhanced Machine Type communication (enhanced Machine-Type communication, tc), and/or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) terminal supporting general mobile communication technology, and the like. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific technology and the specific device form adopted by the terminal device.

The network device 102 is an entity on the network side for transmitting or receiving signals. The network device 102 may be an access network device, for example, the network device may be an evolved NodeB (eNB), a transmission point (TRP), a next generation NodeB (gNB) in an NR system, or a base station in another future mobile communication system. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technologies and the specific device forms used by the network devices.

It should be noted that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems. For example: a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, a fifth generation (5 th generation, 5G) mobile communication system, and a 5G New Radio (NR) system. Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the present application is also applicable to various future communication systems, for example, a 6G system or other communication networks.

The monitoring method provided by the embodiment of the application can be executed by the terminal device and the network device, or executed by a chip in the terminal device and a chip in the network device. It should be noted that, in the following embodiments, the execution subject of the monitoring method is described as a terminal device and a network device as an example.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a monitoring method provided in an embodiment of the present application, where the method is applied to a terminal device, and the terminal device includes a low power consumption wake-up circuit LP-WUR and a plurality of SIM cards. The monitoring method comprises the following steps:

s201, determining a target network, wherein the target network is one or more networks in the network set corresponding to the plurality of SIM cards.

Wherein the target network is a LP-WUR snooping network. The network set includes one or more networks. The LP-WUR in the terminal device listens for a wake-up signal of the target network. In the embodiment of the present application, the networks corresponding to different SIM cards may be the same or different. Optionally, the terminal device may determine a network corresponding to a certain SIM in the SIM cards included in the terminal device as the target network.

In one implementation, the plurality of SIM cards may include a primary SIM card and a secondary SIM card; the target network may be a network corresponding to the primary SIM card. Alternatively, the number of the secondary SIM cards may be one or more. In one implementation, in a case that all of the plurality of SIM cards are in a disconnected state, the target network may be a network corresponding to the master SIM card, that is, the LP-WUR listens, in the network corresponding to the master SIM card, for a wake-up signal sent by the network and addressed to the master SIM card. In this way, the wake-up message for the main SIM card can be monitored more timely, and the paging message for the main SIM card can be monitored more timely. Wherein, the SIM card in the disconnected state may refer to: no network connection is established between the SIM card and the target network. For example, no Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection is established. It is understood that the SIM card being in the connected state may refer to: a network connection (e.g., RRC connection) is established between the SIM card and the target network.

In one implementation, the terminal device may determine the target network according to user settings. For example, which SIM card of the aforementioned plurality of SIM cards is the primary SIM card, and which SIM card is the secondary SIM card may be set by the user. In another implementation, the terminal device may determine the target network according to the network configuration information. The network configuration information may be sent by the network device, and the network configuration information may configure which network a target network is, or may configure a target SIM card, where a network corresponding to the target SIM card is the target network. Optionally, the network configuration information may be sent by a network device corresponding to the target network.

In this embodiment of the present application, different SIM cards in the multiple SIM cards may belong to the same operator, or belong to different operators, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. Optionally, in a case that each of the multiple SIM cards belongs to the same operator, the terminal device may determine, according to the network configuration information, a target network, where the target network is one or more networks in the network set corresponding to the multiple SIM cards.

In one implementation, the LP-WUR may be turned off by the terminal device if each SIM card (which may include one or more SIM cards) included in the terminal device is in a connected state. That is, the terminal device turns off the LP-WUR upon detecting that each included SIM card enters the connected state. Optionally, the terminal device may turn off the LP-WUR based on the configuration of the network. For example, the terminal device may receive configuration information sent by the network, and turn off the LP-WUR based on the configuration information. The configuration information may instruct the terminal device to turn off the LP-WUR, or instruct each SIM card included in the terminal device to be in a connected state. Alternatively, the terminal device may close the LP-WUR upon request by the terminal device. For example, the terminal device sends an instruction to the LP-WUR to turn off the LP-WUR in a case where it detects that all SIM cards are in a connected state. Alternatively, the terminal device may send a command to the LP-WUR to turn off the LP-WUR if it detects that the power level is low (e.g., below a preset power level value).

In one implementation, the LP-WUR may be turned on by the terminal device if at least one of the SIM cards (which may include one or more SIM cards) included in the terminal device is in a non-connected state. For example, the terminal equipment starts LP-WUR once detecting that the SIM card enters the non-connection state, and listens a wake-up signal of the SIM card entering the non-connection state through the LP-WUR.

In one implementation, the terminal device may send indication information to the target network, where the indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to monitor a wake-up signal of the target network through the LP-WUR. Accordingly, after receiving the indication information, the network device may send the wake-up signal in the target network. Optionally, the terminal device may send the indication information in a Tracking Area Update (TAU) process. Optionally, the terminal device may send the indication information to the target network when detecting that the SIM card enters the disconnected state. It should be noted that, in the case where each of the plurality of SIM cards belongs to the same operator, the terminal device may not send the indication information when detecting that the SIM card enters the disconnected state.

S202, monitoring a wake-up signal of the target network through the LP-WUR.

The LP-WUR may wake up the main circuit in the terminal device after listening for a wake-up signal from the target network. And monitors the paging message of the target network through the main circuit.

By implementing the embodiment of the application, the LP-WUR can be shared by multiple SIM cards, so that the power consumption of the terminal equipment can be reduced. Compared with the method that one LP-WUR is set for each SIM card to monitor the wake-up signal for the SIM card, the method and the device can reduce the cost of the terminal equipment by sharing the LP-WUR by multiple SIM cards in the embodiment of the application. And because the LP-WUR arranged on each SIM card can consume electric quantity, one LP-WUR is arranged in the embodiment of the application, and standby power consumption of the terminal equipment can be reduced by sharing the LP-WUR through a plurality of SIM cards.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is another monitoring method provided in an embodiment of the present application, where the method is applied to a terminal device, and the terminal device includes a low power consumption wake-up circuit LP-WUR and a plurality of SIM cards. The monitoring method comprises the following steps:

s301, determining a target network, wherein the target network is one or more networks in the network set corresponding to the plurality of SIM cards.

S302, monitoring a wake-up signal of the target network through the LP-WUR.

It should be noted that, the execution process of steps S301 to S302 can refer to the detailed description of steps S201 to S202 in the corresponding embodiment of fig. 2, and is not described herein again.

And S303, receiving a wake-up signal from the target network through the LP-WUR.

After receiving the wake-up signal from the target network through the LP-WUR, the terminal device may wake up a main circuit in the terminal device.

S304, receiving a paging message from a target network; the paging message carries a user identity identifier corresponding to a target SIM card, wherein the target SIM card belongs to one or more of the plurality of SIM cards; the target network is a network corresponding to the target SIM card.

Specifically, the terminal device may monitor the paging message of the target network through the main circuit. And the user identity corresponding to the target SIM card is used for identifying the paged user. The paging message may explicitly carry the user identity corresponding to the target SIM card, or implicitly carry the user identity corresponding to the target SIM card. The explicit carry is that the paging message includes the user identity corresponding to the target SIM card. The implicit carrying is that the paging message includes information having a corresponding relationship with the user identity (corresponding to the target SIM card), and the terminal device can determine the user identity through the information and the corresponding relationship. The subscriber identity identifier corresponding to the SIM card may be an International Mobile subscriber identity (imsi) Number (imsi). In one implementation, the target SIM card may be in a disconnected state.

In an implementation manner, the paging message may carry an identifier of a paged SIM card (i.e., a target SIM card), and according to the identifier of the target SIM card, it may be determined whether the target SIM card is included in the multiple SIM cards. If the target SIM card is included in the plurality of SIM cards, the terminal equipment is called. If the target SIM card is not included in the plurality of SIM cards, the terminal equipment is not paged.

Optionally, the paging message may explicitly carry or implicitly carry the identity of the paged SIM card (i.e. the target SIM card). The explicit carry is that the paging message includes the identifier of the target SIM card. The implicit carrying is that the paging message includes information having a corresponding relationship with the identifier of the target SIM card, and the terminal device can determine the identifier of the target SIM card through the information and the corresponding relationship. The identity of the SIM card may be used to identify the SIM card, for example, the identity of the SIM card may be an integrated circuit card identification Number (ICCID) or an International Mobile subscriber identity Number (imsi).

By implementing the embodiment of the application, the LP-WUR can be shared by multiple SIM cards, so that the power consumption of the terminal equipment can be reduced.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, the communication device includes a low power consumption wake-up circuit LP-WUR401 and a plurality of subscriber identity module SIM cards 402, and further includes a processing unit 403. It should be noted that the processing unit 403 may be independent from the LP-WUR401, or may be embedded in the LP-WUR401, which is not limited in this embodiment.

A processing unit 403, configured to determine a target network, where the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to the multiple SIM402 cards;

and the LP-WUR401 is used for monitoring a wake-up signal of the target network.

In an alternative embodiment, the communication device further comprises a communication unit 404. A communication unit 404 for receiving a paging message from the target network after receiving a wake-up signal from the target network through the LP-WUR; the paging message carries a user identity identifier corresponding to a target SIM card, and the target SIM card belongs to one or more of the plurality of SIM cards; the target network is a network corresponding to the target SIM card.

In an alternative embodiment, the target SIM card is in a disconnected state.

In an alternative embodiment, the plurality of SIM cards include a primary SIM card and a secondary SIM card; the target network is a network corresponding to the main SIM card.

In an optional implementation manner, in a case that all of the plurality of SIM cards are in a disconnected state, the target network is a network corresponding to the primary SIM card.

In an optional implementation manner, when the processing unit 403 is configured to determine the target network, it is specifically configured to: and determining the target network according to user setting or network configuration information.

In an alternative embodiment, the communication unit 404 is further configured to send indication information to the target network, where the indication information is used to instruct the communication device to listen to a wake-up signal of the target network through the LP-WUR.

In an alternative embodiment, the processing unit 403 is further configured to turn off the LP-WUR401 if the plurality of SIM cards are all in a connected state.

In an alternative embodiment, the processing unit 403 is further configured to turn on the LP-WUR401 if at least one SIM card in the disconnected state exists in the plurality of SIM cards.

Optionally, the communication apparatus may further perform related operations of the terminal device in the method embodiment, which are not described in detail herein.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of another communication device 50 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method can be used for realizing the functions of the terminal equipment in the above method embodiments. The communication device 50 may comprise a low power wake-up circuit LP-WUR501 and a plurality of subscriber identity module SIM cards 502, and a processor 503. Optionally, the communication device may also include a memory 504. The LP-WUR501, the SIM cards 502, the processor 503, and the memory 504 may be connected via a bus 505 or in other ways. The bus lines are shown in fig. 5 as thick lines, and the connection between other components is merely illustrative and not intended to be limiting. The bus may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, only one thick line is shown in FIG. 5, but that does not indicate only one bus or one type of bus.

The coupling in the embodiments of the present application is an indirect coupling or communication connection between devices, units or modules, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form, which is used for information interaction between the devices, units or modules. The specific connection medium among the LP-WUR501, the plurality of SIM cards 502, the processor 503, and the memory 504 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

The memory 504 may include both read-only memory and random access memory and provides instructions and data to the processor 503. A portion of the memory 504 may also include non-volatile random access memory.

The Processor 503 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), and the Processor 503 may also be other general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, discrete Gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component, etc. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, and optionally, the processor 503 may be any conventional processor or the like. Wherein:

a processor 503 for:

determining a target network, where the target network is one or more networks in the network set corresponding to the multiple SIM cards 502;

and monitoring a wake-up signal of a target network through the LP-WUR501.

In an alternative embodiment, the communication device further comprises a transceiver 506. A transceiver 506 for receiving a paging message from the target network after receiving a wake-up signal from the target network through the LP-WUR; the paging message carries a user identity identifier corresponding to a target SIM card, and the target SIM card belongs to one or more of the plurality of SIM cards; the target network is a network corresponding to the target SIM card.

In an alternative embodiment, the target SIM card is in a disconnected state.

In an alternative embodiment, when the processor 503 is used in the target network, it is specifically configured to: and determining the target network according to user setting or network configuration information.

In an alternative embodiment, the transceiver 506 is further configured to send an indication message to the target network, the indication message instructing the communication device to listen to the wake-up signal of the target network via the LP-WUR.

In an alternative embodiment, the processor 503 is further configured to turn off the LP-WUR501 if the plurality of SIM cards are all connected.

In an alternative embodiment, the processor 503 is further configured to turn on the LP-WUR501 if at least one of the plurality of SIM cards is in a disconnected state.

In an alternative embodiment, memory 504 is used to store program instructions; the processor 503 is configured to call the program instructions stored in the memory 504, so as to perform the steps performed by the terminal device in the embodiments of fig. 1a to fig. 3.

In the embodiment of the present application, the method provided by the embodiment of the present application can be implemented by running a computer program (including program codes) capable of executing the steps involved in the above method on a general-purpose computing apparatus such as a computer including a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a processing element such as a random access storage medium (RAM), a read-only storage medium (ROM), and a storage element. The computer program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, for example, and loaded and executed in the above-described computing apparatus via the computer-readable recording medium.

Based on the same inventive concept, the principle and the advantageous effect of the communication apparatus 50 for solving the problem provided in the embodiment of the present application are similar to the principle and the advantageous effect of the terminal device for solving the problem in the embodiment of the present application, and for brevity, the principle and the advantageous effect of the implementation of the method may be referred to, and are not described herein again.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, where the chip may perform relevant steps of the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiment. The chip is used for:

determining a target network, wherein the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to a plurality of SIM cards;

and monitoring a wake-up signal of the target network through the LP-WUR.

In an alternative embodiment, the chip is further configured to receive a paging message from the target network after receiving a wake-up signal from the target network via the LP-WUR; the paging message carries a user identity identifier corresponding to a target SIM card, and the target SIM card belongs to one or more of the plurality of SIM cards; the target network is a network corresponding to the target SIM card.

In an alternative embodiment, the target SIM card is in a disconnected state.

In an optional implementation manner, when the chip is used to determine a target network, the chip is specifically configured to: and determining the target network according to user setting or network configuration information.

In an optional embodiment, the chip is further configured to send indication information to the target network, where the indication information is used to indicate that the LP-WUR listens to a wake-up signal of the target network.

In an optional embodiment, the chip is further configured to turn off the LP-WUR if the plurality of SIM cards are all in a connected state.

In an optional embodiment, the chip is further configured to turn on the LP-WUR if at least one of the plurality of SIM cards is in a disconnected state.

In a possible implementation, the chip includes at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one second memory; the at least one first memory and the at least one processor are interconnected through a line, and instructions are stored in the first memory; the at least one second memory and the at least one processor are interconnected through a line, and the second memory stores data required to be stored in the method embodiment.

For each device or product applied to or integrated in the chip, each module included in the device or product may be implemented by hardware such as a circuit, or at least a part of the modules may be implemented by a software program running on a processor integrated in the chip, and the rest (if any) part of the modules may be implemented by hardware such as a circuit.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a module apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The module device 60 can perform the relevant steps of the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiment, and the module device 60 includes: a communication module 601, a power module 602, a memory module 603 and a chip module 604. The chip module 604 may include a low power consumption wake-up circuit LP-WUR605 and a plurality of SIM cards 606.

The power module 602 is configured to provide power for a module device; the storage module 603 is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module 601 is used for performing internal communication of the module device, or for performing communication between the module device and an external device; the chip module 604 is configured to:

determining a target network, wherein the target network is one or more of the network sets corresponding to the multiple SIM cards 606;

and monitoring a wake-up signal of a target network through the LP-WUR605.

In an alternative embodiment, the communication module 601 is configured to receive a paging message from the target network after receiving a wake-up signal from the target network via the LP-WUR; the paging message carries a user identity identifier corresponding to a target SIM card, and the target SIM card belongs to one or more of the plurality of SIM cards; the target network is a network corresponding to the target SIM card.

In an alternative embodiment, the target SIM card is in a disconnected state.

In an optional implementation, when the chip module 604 is used to determine a target network, it is specifically configured to: and determining the target network according to user setting or network configuration information.

In an alternative embodiment, the communication module 601 is further configured to send an indication message to the target network, where the indication message is used to instruct the module device to listen to a wake-up signal of the target network through the LP-WUR605.

In an alternative embodiment, the chip module 604 is further configured to turn off the LP-WUR605 if the plurality of SIM cards are all connected.

In an alternative embodiment, the chip module 604 is further configured to turn on the LP-WUR605 if at least one of the plurality of SIM cards is in a non-connected state.

For each device and product applied to or integrated in the chip module, each module included in the device and product may be implemented by using hardware such as a circuit, and different modules may be located in the same component (e.g., a chip, a circuit module, etc.) or different components of the chip module, or at least some of the modules may be implemented by using a software program running on a processor integrated in the chip module, and the rest (if any) of the modules may be implemented by using hardware such as a circuit.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 7, the communication apparatus includes a processing unit 701 and a communication unit 702.

A processing unit 701, configured to invoke a communication unit 702 to receive indication information from a terminal device; the terminal equipment comprises a low-power consumption wake-up circuit LP-WUR and a plurality of subscriber identity module SIM cards, and the indication information is used for indicating the terminal equipment to monitor a wake-up signal of a target network through the LP-WUR; the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to the plurality of SIM cards; the network device belongs to a target network;

the processing unit 701 is further configured to invoke the communication unit 702 to send the wake-up signal in the target network.

In an alternative embodiment, after the wake-up signal is sent in the target network; the processing unit 701 is further configured to invoke the communication unit 702 to send a paging message in the target network; the paging message carries a user identity identifier corresponding to a target SIM card, and the target SIM card belongs to one or more of the plurality of SIM cards; the target network is a network corresponding to the target SIM card.

Optionally, the communication apparatus may further perform operations related to the network device in the method embodiment, and details are not described here.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating another communication device 80 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Can be used to implement the functions of the network device in the above method embodiments. The communication device 80 may include a processor 801 and a transceiver 802. Optionally, the communication device may further include a memory 803. The processor 801, the transceiver 802, and the memory 803 may be connected by a bus 804 or by other means. The bus lines are shown in fig. 8 as thick lines, and the connection between other components is merely illustrative and not intended to be limiting. The bus may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, only one thick line is shown in FIG. 8, but this is not intended to represent only one bus or type of bus.

The coupling in the embodiments of the present application is an indirect coupling or communication connection between devices, units or modules, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form, which is used for information interaction between the devices, units or modules. The specific connection medium among the processor 801, the transceiver 802, and the memory 803 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

The memory 803 may include both read-only memory and random-access memory, and provides instructions and data to the processor 801. A portion of the memory 803 may also include non-volatile random access memory.

The Processor 801 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), and the Processor 801 may also be other general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, discrete Gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, etc. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor 801 may be any conventional processor or the like. Wherein:

a processor 801 for:

invoking the transceiver 802 to receive the indication information from the terminal device; the terminal equipment comprises a low-power consumption wake-up circuit LP-WUR and a plurality of subscriber identity module SIM cards, and the indication information is used for indicating the terminal equipment to monitor wake-up signals of a target network through the LP-WUR; the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to the plurality of SIM cards; the network device belongs to a target network;

invoking transceiver 802 sends the wake-up signal in the target network.

In an alternative embodiment, after the wake-up signal is sent in the target network; a processor 801, further configured to invoke the transceiver 802 to send a paging message in a target network; the paging message carries a user identity identifier corresponding to a target SIM card, and the target SIM card belongs to one or more of the plurality of SIM cards; the target network is a network corresponding to the target SIM card.

In an alternative embodiment, memory 803 is used to store program instructions; a processor 801 for calling the program instructions stored in the memory 803 for executing the steps executed by the network device in the embodiments of fig. 1a to 3.

In the embodiment of the present application, the method provided by the embodiment of the present application may be implemented by running a computer program (including program codes) capable of executing the steps involved in the above method on a general-purpose computing device such as a computer including a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a random access storage medium (RAM), a read-only storage medium (ROM), and the like as well as a storage element. The computer program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, for example, and loaded and executed in the above-described computing apparatus via the computer-readable recording medium.

Based on the same inventive concept, the principle and the advantageous effect of the communication apparatus 80 provided in the embodiment of the present application for solving the problem are similar to the principle and the advantageous effect of the network device in the embodiment of the method of the present application for solving the problem, and reference may be made to the principle and the advantageous effect of the implementation of the method, which are not described herein again for brevity.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, where the chip may perform relevant steps of the network device in the foregoing method embodiment. The chip is used for:

receiving indication information from the terminal equipment; the terminal equipment comprises a low-power consumption wake-up circuit LP-WUR and a plurality of subscriber identity module SIM cards, and the indication information is used for indicating the terminal equipment to monitor a wake-up signal of a target network through the LP-WUR; the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to the plurality of SIM cards; the network device belongs to a target network;

the wake-up signal is transmitted in the target network.

In an alternative embodiment, after the wake-up signal is sent in the target network; the chip is also used for sending a paging message in a target network; the paging message carries a user identity identifier corresponding to a target SIM card, and the target SIM card belongs to one or more of the plurality of SIM cards; the target network is a network corresponding to the target SIM card.

In a possible implementation, the chip includes at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one second memory; the at least one first memory and the at least one processor are interconnected through a line, and instructions are stored in the first memory; the at least one second memory and the at least one processor are interconnected through a line, and the second memory stores the data required to be stored in the method embodiment.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another module apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The module 90 can perform the steps related to the network device in the foregoing method embodiments, and the module 90 includes: a communication module 901, a power module 902, a memory module 903 and a chip module 904.

The power module 902 is used for providing power for the module device; the storage module 903 is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module 901 is used for performing internal communication of a module device, or for performing communication between the module device and an external device; the chip module 904 is configured to:

receiving indication information from the terminal equipment; the terminal equipment comprises a low-power consumption wake-up circuit LP-WUR and a plurality of subscriber identity module SIM cards, and the indication information is used for indicating the terminal equipment to monitor wake-up signals of a target network through the LP-WUR; the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to the plurality of SIM cards; the network device belongs to a target network;

the wake-up signal is transmitted in the target network.

In an alternative embodiment, after the wake-up signal is sent in the target network; the chip module 904 is also used for sending paging messages in the target network; the paging message carries a user identity identifier corresponding to a target SIM card, and the target SIM card belongs to one or more of the plurality of SIM cards; the target network is a network corresponding to the target SIM card.

Embodiments of the present application further provide a computer-readable storage medium, where one or more instructions are stored, and the one or more instructions are adapted to be loaded by a processor and to execute the method provided by the foregoing method embodiments.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product containing instructions, which when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method provided by the above method embodiments.

It should be noted that, for simplicity of description, the above-mentioned embodiments of the method are described as a series of acts or combinations, but those skilled in the art should understand that the present application is not limited by the order of acts described, as some steps may be performed in other orders or simultaneously according to the present application. Further, those skilled in the art should also appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are preferred embodiments and that the acts and modules referred to are not necessarily required in this application.

The steps in the method of the embodiment of the application can be sequentially adjusted, combined and deleted according to actual needs.

The modules in the device can be merged, divided and deleted according to actual needs.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the steps in the methods of the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware related to instructions of a program, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, which may include: flash disks, read-Only memories (ROMs), random Access Memories (RAMs), magnetic or optical disks, and the like.

The above disclosure is only one preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is only a part of the present invention, and certainly not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A monitoring method is characterized in that the monitoring method is applied to terminal equipment, and the terminal equipment comprises a low-power consumption wake-up circuit and a plurality of user identity module cards; the method comprises the following steps:

determining a target network, wherein the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to the plurality of user identity module cards;

and monitoring a wake-up signal of the target network through the low-power wake-up circuit.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a paging message from the target network after receiving a wake-up signal from the target network through the low-power wake-up circuit;

the paging message carries a user identity identifier corresponding to a target user identity module card, and the target user identity module card belongs to one or more of the plurality of user identity module cards; the target network is a network corresponding to the target user identity module card.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the target subscriber identity module card is in a disconnected state.

4. The method according to any of claims 1-3, wherein the plurality of subscriber identity module cards comprises a primary subscriber identity module card and a secondary subscriber identity module card; and the target network is a network corresponding to the master user identity module card.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein in a case where all of the plurality of SIM cards are in a non-connected state, the target network is a network corresponding to the primary SIM card.

6. The method of any of claims 1-3 or 5, wherein determining the target network comprises:

and determining the target network according to user setting or network configuration information.

7. The method of any one of claims 1-3 or 5, further comprising:

and sending indication information to the target network, wherein the indication information is used for indicating the terminal equipment to monitor a wake-up signal of the target network through the low-power wake-up circuit.

8. The method of any one of claims 1-3 or 5, further comprising:

and if the plurality of user identity module cards are all in a connected state, closing the low-power consumption wake-up circuit.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

and if at least one user identity module card in a non-connection state exists in the plurality of user identity module cards, starting the low-power consumption wake-up circuit.

10. A monitoring method is characterized in that the method is applied to network equipment; the method comprises the following steps:

receiving indication information from terminal equipment; the terminal equipment comprises a low-power consumption wake-up circuit and a plurality of user identity identification module cards, and the indication information is used for indicating the terminal equipment to monitor a wake-up signal of a target network through the low-power consumption wake-up circuit; the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to the plurality of user identity module cards; the network device belongs to the target network;

transmitting the wake-up signal in the target network.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the sending the wake-up signal in the target network is subsequent to; the method further comprises the following steps:

sending a paging message in the target network; the paging message carries a user identity corresponding to a target user identity identification module card, and the target user identity identification module card belongs to one or more of the plurality of user identity identification module cards; the target network is a network corresponding to the target user identity module card.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the target subscriber identity module card is in a disconnected state.

13. A communication apparatus, characterized in that it comprises means for performing the method according to any of claims 1-9 or 10-12.

14. A communications apparatus, comprising a processor;

the processor for performing the method of any one of claims 1-9 or 10-12.

15. The communications apparatus of claim 14, the communications apparatus further comprising a memory:

the memory for storing a computer program;

the processor, in particular for invoking the computer program from the memory, to perform the method of any of claims 1-9 or 10-12.

16. A chip, which is characterized in that,

the chip is used for determining a target network, wherein the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to a plurality of user identity module cards;

and monitoring a wake-up signal of the target network through a low-power wake-up circuit.

17. The utility model provides a module equipment, its characterized in that, module equipment includes communication module, power module, storage module and chip module, wherein:

the power supply module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment;

the storage module is used for storing data and instructions;

the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of module equipment or is used for carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment;

the chip module is used for:

determining a target network, wherein the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to a plurality of user identity module cards;

18. A chip, characterized in that,

the chip is used for receiving indication information from the terminal equipment; the terminal equipment comprises a low-power consumption wake-up circuit and a plurality of user identity identification module cards, and the indication information is used for indicating the terminal equipment to monitor a wake-up signal of a target network through the low-power consumption wake-up circuit; the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to the plurality of user identity module cards; the network device belongs to the target network;

transmitting the wake-up signal in the target network.

19. The utility model provides a module equipment, its characterized in that, module equipment includes communication module, power module, storage module and chip module, wherein:

the storage module is used for storing data and instructions;

the chip module is used for:

receiving indication information from the terminal equipment; the terminal equipment comprises a low-power consumption wake-up circuit and a plurality of user identity identification module cards, and the indication information is used for indicating the terminal equipment to monitor a wake-up signal of a target network through the low-power consumption wake-up circuit; the target network is one or more networks in a network set corresponding to the plurality of user identity module cards; the network device belongs to the target network;

transmitting the wake-up signal in the target network.