WO2020248121A1

WO2020248121A1 - Manual network searching method, apparatus and system

Info

Publication number: WO2020248121A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/090700
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘薇; 卢哲军
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2019-06-11
Filing date: 2019-06-11
Publication date: 2020-12-17
Also published as: CN112534879A

Abstract

The present application provides a manual network searching method, apparatus and system, capable of solving the problem of direct termination of manual network searching and manual network searching failure after the manual network searching is disturbed by a service with high priority, so that the manual network searching efficiency is improved. The method comprises: in response to an operation of starting manual network searching, receiving a system message of a first cell, wherein the system message of the first cell carries configuration information of the first cell; interrupting the manual network searching and processing a first service, wherein the priority of the first service is higher than that of the manual network searching; and after the first service ends, continuing to receive a system message of another cell.

Description

Method, device and system for manual network search

Technical field

This application relates to the field of communications, and in particular to a method, device and system for manual network search.

Background technique

At present, most of the terminals can support two search modes: automatic search and manual search. In the automatic network search mode, the terminal will try to register all available operator networks one by one until a suitable operator network is registered. When the user is in a roaming state, for reasons such as tariff and service quality, the user may preferentially start a manual network search, and select a mobile network with a lower tariff and/or better signal quality based on the search result.

However, the priority of manual network search is very low, and it is easy to be interrupted by high-priority services such as SMS and phone calls and directly terminated, resulting in manual network search failure and poor user experience.

Summary of the invention

The embodiments of the present application provide a method, device, and system for manual network search, which can solve the problem that manual network search is directly terminated after being interrupted by other services, resulting in manual network search failure, thereby improving the efficiency of manual network search.

It should be understood that the manual network search method provided in the embodiments of the present application can be executed by a wireless communication device, and the wireless communication device may be a complete computer of a computing device or a part of the computing device, such as wireless Chips related to communication functions, such as system chips or communication chips with baseband processing functions. Among them, the system chip with baseband processing function is also called system on chip, or SoC chip. Specifically, the wireless communication device may be a terminal such as a smart phone, or may be a system chip or a communication chip with a baseband processing function that can be set in the terminal. In addition, the wireless communication device may also be a wireless access network device such as a base station, or may be a related chip that can be set in the wireless access network device, such as an SoC chip or a communication chip. The communication chip may include a radio frequency processing chip and a baseband processing chip. The baseband processing chip is sometimes called a modem (modem) or baseband processor. In physical implementation, the communication chip can be integrated inside the SoC chip or not integrated with the SoC chip. For example, the baseband processing chip is integrated in the SoC chip, and the radio frequency processing chip is not integrated with the SoC chip.

In order to achieve the above objectives, this application adopts the following technical solutions:

In the first aspect, a method of manually searching the Internet is provided. The method of manual network search includes: receiving a system message of the first cell in response to an operation of starting a manual network search. Wherein, the system message of the first cell carries configuration information of the first cell. Discontinue manual network search and process the first business. Among them, the priority of the first service is higher than the priority of manual search. After the first service ends, continue to receive system messages from other cells.

It should be understood that when the manual network search is interrupted, the previously received system message of the first cell may be stored in the first memory. The system messages of other cells received afterwards can be stored in the first memory or in other memories. The priority order of services can be preset by the system or by the user.

Exemplarily, the configuration information of the first cell may include one or more of the following: frequency band, frequency point, physical cell identity, and public land mobile network identity of the first cell.

In the method for manual network search provided by the embodiments of the present application, when the manual network search is interrupted by the first service with a higher priority, it can continue to receive system messages from other cells after the first service ends, that is, continue Performing the unfinished manual search process can solve the problem that after the manual search is interrupted by the high-priority business, the manual search cannot be resumed even after the high-priority business ends, causing the user to have to start a new round again Manual network search, which in turn leads to the problem of longer time-consuming manual network search, can effectively reduce the time consumed by repeated searches after manual network search is interrupted, thereby improving the efficiency of manual network search.

In a possible design method, the above-mentioned continuing to receive system messages of other cells after the first service ends may specifically include the following steps: after the first service ends, prompt information is displayed on the display screen of the terminal. Among them, the prompt message is used to prompt the user to choose whether to resume the manual search. In response to the user choosing to resume the manual network search operation, continue to receive system messages from other cells.

In another possible design method, the above-mentioned manual network search method may further include the following step: when the processing of the first service exceeds a time threshold, after the first service ends, re-receiving the first cell System messages. Among them, the time threshold can be determined according to the time consumed by manual search, for example, it can be set to 1 minute, 2 minutes, etc.

Or, optionally, when the first service ends, if the terminal has left the area where the manual network search was started, the manual network search is terminated.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned pre-configuration information for automatic recovery or automatic termination of manual network search can be configured before the terminal leaves the factory or configured when the system is upgraded, or it can be configured by network equipment, such as the base station, through signaling when the terminal accesses the wireless network. The configuration can also be preset by the user when or before starting the manual search. For example, the user interface settings can be provided through the terminal, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

It should be understood that when the processing time of the first service is too long or the terminal changes its geographic location, the previously received system messages of the first cell may have lost timeliness, which may cause manual network search or network connection failure. Therefore, it is necessary to search the network again, that is, to re-receive system messages of the first cell and/or receive system messages of other cells.

To facilitate the user to understand the progress of the manual search and/or the results of the manual search, the above-mentioned manual search method may further include the following steps: displaying the progress information of the manual search on the display screen of the terminal. Among them, the progress information may include one or more of the following: the completion ratio of the manual search, the network information of the searched network, the network information of the network being searched, the network information of the network to be searched, the network searched Network information and so on.

In the second aspect, a method of manually searching the Internet is provided. The method of manual network search includes: receiving a system message of the first cell in response to an operation of starting a manual network search. Wherein, the system message of the first cell carries configuration information of the first cell. Discontinue manual network search and process the first business. Among them, the priority of the first service is higher than the priority of manual search. After the first service ends, prompt information is displayed on the display screen of the terminal. Among them, the prompt message is used to prompt the user to choose whether to resume the manual search. In response to the user choosing to resume the manual network search operation, continue to receive system messages from other cells; in response to the user choosing to terminate the manual network search operation, no longer receive system messages from other cells.

The method for manual network search provided by the embodiment of the present application, in the case that the manual network search is interrupted by the first service with higher priority, can be displayed on the display screen of the terminal to prompt the user after the first service ends Whether to resume the prompt message of manual network search, and when the user chooses to resume manual network search, continue to receive system messages from other communities, that is, continue to perform the unfinished manual network search process, which can solve the problem of manual network search being hit by high-priority services After the disconnection, manual network search cannot be resumed even after the high-priority service ends. As a result, users have to start a new round of manual network search again, which in turn leads to the problem that manual network search takes a long time, which can effectively reduce manual search. The time consumed by repeated searches after the search is interrupted, thereby improving the efficiency of manual search.

In a third aspect, a communication device is provided. The communication device includes a processor and an input/output port. Among them, the input/output port is used to receive the system message of the first cell when the manual network search is started. Wherein, the system message of the first cell carries configuration information of the first cell. The processor is used to interrupt manual network search and process the first business. Among them, the priority of the first service is higher than the priority of manual search. The input/output port is also used to continue to receive system messages from other cells after the first service ends.

In a possible design, the processor is further configured to display prompt information on the display screen of the terminal where the communication device is located after the first service ends. Among them, the prompt message is used to prompt the user to choose whether to resume the manual search. The processor is also used to control the input/output port to continue to receive system messages from other cells in response to the user's selection to resume the manual network search operation.

In another possible design, the above-mentioned input/output port is also used to re-receive the information of the first cell after the first service ends when the time threshold for processing the first service by the above-mentioned processor exceeds the time threshold. system information.

Or, optionally, the above-mentioned processor is further configured to terminate the manual network search if the terminal where the communication device is located has left the area where the manual network search was started when the first service ends.

It should be understood that when the processing time of the first service is too long or the terminal changes its geographic location, the previously received system messages of the first cell may have lost timeliness, which may cause manual network search or network connection failure. Therefore, it is necessary to search the network again, that is, to re-receive system messages of the first cell or receive system messages of other cells.

In another possible design, the above-mentioned processor is also used to display the progress information of the manual network search on the display screen of the terminal where the communication device is located. Among them, the progress information may include one or more of the following: the completion ratio of the manual search, the network information of the searched network, the network information of the network being searched, the network information of the network to be searched, the network searched Network information.

Optionally, the communication device described in the third aspect may further include a memory that stores programs or instructions. When the processor executes the program or instruction, the communication device described in the third aspect can execute the manual network search method described in the first aspect and any one of its implementation manners.

It should be noted that the communication device described in the third aspect may be a chip or a chip system provided in the aforementioned terminal, such as a baseband processing chip or a system chip, which is not limited in this application.

For the technical effect of the communication device described in the third aspect, reference may be made to the technical effect of the manual network search method described in the first aspect, which is not repeated here.

In a fourth aspect, a communication device is provided. The communication device includes a processor and an input/output port. Among them, the input/output port is used to receive the system message of the first cell when the manual network search is started. Wherein, the system message of the first cell carries configuration information of the first cell. The processor is used to interrupt manual network search and process the first business. Among them, the priority of the first service is higher than the priority of manual search. The processor is further configured to enable the communication device to display prompt information on the display screen of the terminal where it is located after the first service ends. Among them, the prompt message is used to prompt the user to choose whether to resume the manual search. The input/output port is also used to continue receiving system messages from other communities after the user chooses to resume manual network search.

In another possible design, the aforementioned input/output port is also used to stop receiving system messages from other cells after the user chooses to terminate the manual network search.

Optionally, the processor is further configured to display the progress information of the manual network search on the display screen of the terminal where the communication device is located. Among them, the progress information may include one or more of the following: the completion ratio of the manual search, the network information of the searched network, the network information of the network being searched, the network information of the network to be searched, the network searched Network information.

Optionally, the communication device according to the fourth aspect may further include a memory that stores programs or instructions. When the processor executes the program or instruction, the communication device described in the fourth aspect can execute the manual network search method described in the first aspect and any one of its implementation manners.

It should be noted that the communication device described in the fourth aspect may be a chip or a chip system provided in the aforementioned terminal, such as a baseband processing chip or a system chip with baseband processing function, which is not limited in this application.

For the technical effects of the communication device described in the fourth aspect, reference may be made to the technical effects of the manual network search method described in the second aspect, which will not be repeated here.

In a fifth aspect, a communication device is provided. The communication device includes: a processing module and a receiving module. Among them, the receiving module is used to receive the system message of the first cell when the manual network search is started. Wherein, the system message of the first cell carries configuration information of the first cell. The processing module is used to interrupt manual web search and process the first business. Among them, the priority of the first service is higher than the priority of manual search. The receiving module is also used to continue to receive system messages of other cells after the first service ends.

In a possible design, the processing module is also used to display prompt information on the display screen of the terminal where the communication device is located after the first service ends. Among them, the prompt message is used to prompt the user to choose whether to resume the manual search. The receiving module is also used to continue receiving system messages from other cells after the user chooses to resume the manual network search operation.

In another possible design, the receiving module is further configured to re-receive the system message of the first cell after the first service ends when the processing module processes the first service beyond the time threshold .

Or, optionally, the above processing module is also used to terminate the manual network search if the communication device has left the area where the manual network search was started when the first service ends.

In another possible design, the above-mentioned processing module is also used to display the progress information of the manual network search on the display screen of the communication device. Among them, the progress information may include one or more of the following: the completion ratio of the manual search, the network information of the searched network, the network information of the network being searched, the network information of the network to be searched, and the network searched. Network information.

Optionally, the communication device of the fifth aspect may further include a storage module. The storage module stores programs or instructions. When the processing module executes the program or instruction, the communication device described in the fifth aspect can execute the manual network search method described in the first aspect.

It should be noted that the communication device described in the fifth aspect may be a terminal, or a chip or chip system provided in the terminal, such as a baseband processor or a system chip with baseband processing function, which is not covered by this application. limited.

For the technical effect of the communication device described in the fifth aspect, reference may be made to the technical effect of the manual network search method described in the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.

In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided. The communication device includes: a processing module and a receiving module. Among them, the receiving module is used to receive the system message of the first cell when the manual network search is started. Wherein, the system message of the first cell carries configuration information of the first cell. The processing module is used to interrupt manual web search and process the first business. Among them, the priority of the first service is higher than the priority of manual search. The receiving module is also used to continue to receive system messages of other cells after the first service ends. The processing module is also used to display prompt information on the display screen of the communication device after the first service ends. Among them, the prompt message is used to prompt the user to choose whether to resume the manual search. The receiving module is also used to continue to receive system messages from other cells after the user chooses to resume manual network search.

In another possible design, the aforementioned receiving module is also used to stop receiving system messages from other cells after the user chooses to terminate the manual network search.

In another possible design, the above-mentioned processing module is also used to display the progress information of the manual network search on the display screen of the communication device. Among them, the progress information may include one or more of the following: the completion ratio of the manual search, the network information of the searched network, the network information of the network being searched, the network information of the network to be searched, the network searched Network information.

Optionally, the communication device described in the sixth aspect may further include a storage module. The storage module stores programs or instructions. When the processing module executes the program or instruction, the communication device described in the sixth aspect can execute the manual network search method described in the second aspect.

It should be noted that the communication device described in the sixth aspect may be a terminal, or a chip or chip system provided in the terminal, such as a baseband processor or a system chip with baseband processing function, which is not covered by this application. limited.

For the technical effect of the communication device described in the sixth aspect, reference may be made to the technical effect of the manual network search method described in the second aspect, which will not be repeated here.

In a seventh aspect, a terminal is provided. The terminal includes: one or more processors, memory, touch screen, and one or more computer programs. Wherein, the touch screen includes a touch-sensitive surface and a display, the one or more computer programs are stored in the memory, and the one or more computer programs include instructions. When the instruction is executed by the terminal, the terminal is caused to execute the manual network search method described in any one of the implementation manners of the first aspect to the second aspect.

In some possible designs, the terminal described in the seventh aspect may further include a transceiver. The transceiver can be a transceiver circuit or an input/output interface. The transceiver can be used for the terminal to communicate with other communication devices, such as network equipment or another terminal.

It should be noted that the terminal described in the seventh aspect can be a terminal device, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, etc., or a chip or chip system set in the terminal device, such as a baseband processor or a system chip with baseband processing function , This application does not limit this.

For the technical effect of the terminal described in the seventh aspect, reference may be made to the technical effect of the manual network search method described in the first aspect or the second aspect, which will not be repeated here.

In an eighth aspect, a communication system is provided. The communication system includes any terminal or terminal where any communication device described in the third aspect to the sixth aspect is located, and one or more network devices.

In a ninth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided. The readable storage medium includes a program or instruction, and when the program or instruction runs on a computer, the computer executes the method of manual web search as described in any one of the first aspect to the second aspect.

In a tenth aspect, a computer program product is provided. The computer program product includes: computer program code. When the computer program code runs on a computer, the computer is caused to execute the method of manual web search as described in any one of the implementation manners of the first aspect to the second aspect.

Description of the drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 2 is a first structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a method for manual network search provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 4 is a first schematic diagram of a terminal GUI provided by an embodiment of the application;

Figure 5 is a second schematic diagram of a terminal GUI provided by an embodiment of the application;

Fig. 6 is a third schematic diagram of a terminal GUI provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 7 is a fourth schematic diagram of a terminal GUI provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 8 is a fifth schematic diagram of a terminal GUI provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 9 is a sixth schematic diagram of a terminal GUI provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 10 is a seventh schematic diagram of a terminal GUI provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram eight of a terminal GUI provided by an embodiment of the application;

12 is a schematic diagram 9 of a terminal GUI provided by an embodiment of the application;

Figure 13 is a tenth schematic diagram of a terminal GUI provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 14 is a schematic eleventh diagram of a terminal GUI provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 15 is a twelfth schematic diagram of a terminal GUI provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 16 is a first structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 17 is a second structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 18 is a second structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of this application.

Detailed ways

The technical solution in this application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings.

The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application can be applied to various communication systems, such as global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS) communication systems, code division multiple access Enter (code division multiple access, CDMA) communication system, wideband code division multiple access (wideband code division multiple access, WCDMA) communication system, time-division code division multiple access (time-division code division multiple access, TD-SCDMA) communication system, Long term evolution (LTE) communication systems, fifth generation (5G) communication systems, such as new radio (NR) systems, and future communication systems, such as 6G systems.

This application will present various aspects, embodiments, or features around a system that may include multiple devices, components, modules, etc. It should be understood and understood that each system may include additional devices, components, modules, etc., and/or may not include all the devices, components, modules, etc. discussed in conjunction with the drawings. In addition, a combination of these schemes can also be used.

In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" and "for example" are used as examples, illustrations, or illustrations. Any embodiment or design solution described as an "example" in this application should not be construed as being more preferable or advantageous than other embodiments or design solutions. Rather, the term example is used to present the concept in a concrete way.

In the embodiments of this application, "information", "signal", "message", "channel", and "singalling" can sometimes be used together. It should be noted that, When the difference is not emphasized, the meaning to be expressed is the same. "的 (of)", "corresponding (relevant)" and "corresponding" can sometimes be used together. It should be pointed out that the meanings to be expressed are the same when the difference is not emphasized.

Embodiment of the present application, the subscript sometimes as W ₁ may form a clerical error at non-target as W1, while not emphasize the difference, to express their meaning is the same.

The network architecture and business scenarios described in the embodiments of this application are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application. Those of ordinary skill in the art will know that with the network With the evolution of architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are equally applicable to similar technical problems.

Some scenarios in the embodiments of the present application are described by taking the scenario in the communication system shown in FIG. 1 as an example. It should be noted that the solutions in the embodiments of the present application can also be applied to other mobile communication systems, and the corresponding names can also be replaced with names of corresponding functions in other mobile communication systems.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system to which an embodiment of the application is applicable. As shown in Figure 1, the communication system includes a terminal and one or more network devices, such as network device 1 and network device 2. Among them, the network equipment can also be referred to as an access network equipment, which is used to provide a cell with access to the terminal. The terminal can obtain the configuration information of the cell provided by the network equipment through automatic network search or manual network search, such as the cell's band, frequency point, physical cell identification (PID), The network identification of the public land mobile network (PLMN) to which the cell belongs, and information such as the operator to which the cell belongs, so that the terminal can select which mobile network to access.

Specifically, the terminal may first search the network based on prior information. Exemplarily, the terminal may obtain a priori information from a network variable (NV) configuration item or a subscriber identity module (SIM) card file, such as a registered public land mobile network (registered public land mobile network, RPLMN), a public land mobile network (equivalent HPLMN, EPLMN) equivalent to the home public land mobile network (HPLMN), etc. After the terminal successfully reads the RPLMN or EPLMN, it will try all the access technologies supported by the UE in this PLMN and initiate a designated PLMN search. The search order can be determined according to the priority of the access technologies supported by the terminal. For example, you can search the network automatically or manually in the order of 5G network, 4G network, 3G network, and 2G network.

It should be understood that when there is no prior information, for example, in a power-on scenario, the terminal may directly enter the automatic network search process or the manual network search process to perform a full-standard and full-band network search. Of course, the automatic search order or manual search order can also be controlled by the SIM card file or NV items.

Exemplarily, if the network is set to automatically search the network, the terminal will select the PLMN to search in the following order from a) to d):

a) HPLMN/EHPLMN: Read EFIMSI (IMSI), EFAD (administrative data) card files to obtain HPLMN/EHPLMN and its access technology information.

b) UPLMN (arranged by priority): The terminal will read the EFPLMNwAcT (user controlled PLMN selector with access technology) card file to obtain UPLMN and its access technology information.

c) OPLMN (arranged by priority): The terminal will read the EFOPLMNwACT (operator controlled PLMN selector with Access Technology) card file to obtain OPLMN and its access technology information.

d) Other PLMN (other PLMN): When searching for the above PLMN, the terminal may search for other PLMNs. Since the PLMN does not match the searched PLMN, the terminal will not attempt to camp, but will Enter the technical record. For other PLMNs, terminals are usually divided into other PLMNs with good signal quality (arranged randomly) and other PLMNs with poor signal quality (arranged according to signal quality from high to low).

Then, the terminal can automatically select the PLMN with the highest priority among the automatic network search results to initiate a registration request.

Exemplarily, if the network is set to manual search, the terminal will list all the PLMNs found, even if the PLMN is not in the FPLMN list, or the access technology supported by the PLMN is not the access technology supported by the terminal ( That is, the access technology does not match). Among them, the result list of manual search is usually arranged in the following order:

e) HPLMN/EHPLMN (there may be only one PLMN with the highest priority, or both);

f) PLMNs in the USIM document "user controlled PLMN selector with access technology" (these PLMNs are arranged according to priority in USIM);

g) PLMNs in the USIM document "operator controlled PLMN selector with access technology" (these PLMNs are arranged according to priority in USIM);

h) PLMNs with better signal quality, the arrangement of these PLMNs is random;

i) Other PLMNs are arranged in order of signal quality from highest to lowest.

The existing manual network search usually includes the following stages: frequency sweep, cell search (CS), and system message resolution. Among them, the frequency sweep is used to scan the frequency band information and frequency point information of the cells with strong signals on each frequency band of each standard supported by the terminal; the cell search is used to search for the physical cell identifiers of the cells scanned during the frequency sweep phase. Cell identification, PCID); The solution system message is used to try to camp on the cell that has been searched, and to try to resolve the PLMN identification and operator information carried by the system message. The system message may include a master information block (MIB) and a system information block (SIB).

Then, the user can manually select any PLMN in the result list of the manual search to initiate a registration request.

It should be noted that in the various stages of the manual network search, when the manual network search is interrupted by other services, such as text messages, phone calls, etc., the radio resource control (RRC) layer will immediately report to the non-access layer. (non-access stratum, NAS) sends a PLMN search rejection (reject) message, and automatically jumps the network search mode from manual network search mode back to automatic network search mode. In other words, when the manual search is interrupted by other services, it cannot be restored, and no prompt information will be given. The user can only restart a round of manual search, and the user experience is poor.

The aforementioned network device is a device that is located on the network side of the aforementioned communication system and has a wireless transceiving function, or a chip or chip system that can be installed in the device. The network equipment includes but not limited to: evolved Node B (eNB), radio network controller (RNC), Node B (NB), base station controller (BSC) ), base transceiver station (BTS), home base station (for example, home evolved NodeB, or home Node B, HNB), baseband unit (BBU), wireless relay node, wireless backhaul node, transmission Point (transmission and reception point, TRP or transmission point, TP), etc., the access point (AP) in wireless fidelity (WiFi) systems, such as home gateways, routers, servers, switches, and bridges Etc., it can also be 5G, such as gNB in the new radio (NR) system, or transmission point (TRP or TP), one or a group (including multiple antenna panels) antennas of the base station in the 5G system The panel, or, can also be a network node that forms a gNB or transmission point, such as a baseband unit (BBU), or a distributed unit (DU), a roadside unit (RSU) with base station functions, etc. .

It should be noted that the network equipment 1 and network equipment 2 shown in Figure 1 can be network equipment belonging to the same operator, or networks belonging to different operators but with roaming service agreements between them. equipment. In addition, both the network equipment 1 and the network equipment 2 may support one or more communication standards, and the communication standards supported by the network equipment 1 and the communication standards supported by the network equipment 2 may be the same or different. The embodiments of this application do not make any limitations.

The above-mentioned terminal equipment is a terminal that is connected to the above-mentioned communication system and has a wireless transceiver function, or a chip or chip system that can be installed in the terminal. The terminal device may also be referred to as a user device, an access terminal, a user unit, a user station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, a terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent, or a user device. The terminal device in the embodiment of the present application may be a mobile phone (mobile phone), a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with a wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, and an augmented reality (AR) terminal Equipment, wireless terminals in industrial control, wireless terminals in unmanned driving (self-driving), wireless terminals in remote medical, wireless terminals in smart grid, transportation safety ( Wireless terminals in transportation safety, wireless terminals in smart cities, wireless terminals in smart homes, vehicle-mounted terminals, RSUs with terminal functions, etc. The terminal device of the present application may also be an on-board module, on-board module, on-board component, on-board chip, or on-board unit built into a vehicle as one or more components or units. The vehicle passes through the built-in on-board module, on-board module, On-board components, on-board chips, or on-board units can implement the manual network search method provided in this application.

It should be noted that the terminal shown in FIG. 1 may be a terminal supporting one or more communication standards, and there may be a single connection (single connection, SC) between the terminal and the network device 1 or with the network device 2. , There may also be a dual connection (DC) with the two cells of the network device 1 or with the two cells of the network device 2, and there may also be a dual connection with the network device 1 and the network device 2 at the same time. When there is a dual connection, the dual connection can be a connection of the same standard or a connection of a different standard. The steps in the embodiments of this application are not limited.

It should be understood that FIG. 1 is only a simplified schematic diagram of an example for ease of understanding, and the communication system may also include other network devices and/or other terminal devices, which are not shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal 200 to which the manual network search method provided in an embodiment of the application is applicable. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal 200 includes a processor 210, an internal memory 221, an external memory interface 222, an antenna A, a mobile communication module 231, an antenna B, a wireless communication module 232, an audio module 240, a speaker 240A, a receiver 240B, and a microphone 240C. , Earphone interface 240D, display screen 251, subscriber identification module (SIM) card interface 252, camera 253, buttons 254, sensor module 260, universal serial bus (USB) interface 270, charging management module 280. Power management module 281 and battery 282. In other embodiments, the terminal may also include a motor, an indicator, and the like.

The processor 210 may include one or more processing units. For example, the processor 210 may include an application processor (AP), a modem, a graphics processing unit (GPU), an image signal processor (ISP), a controller, a video codec, Digital signal processor (digital signal processor, DSP), baseband processor, and/or neural network processor (neural-network processing unit, NPU), etc. It should be noted that different processing units may be independent devices, or may be integrated in one or more independent processors, and may be integrated in the same device with other modules in the terminal. Take the modem as an example. The modem can be a processing unit independent of the processor 210, or it can be integrated with other processing units (such as AP, ISP, GPU, etc.) in the same device, and can also combine part or all of its functions with mobile communication The module 231 is integrated in the same device.

The internal memory 221 may be used to store data and/or at least one computer program, the at least one computer program including instructions. Specifically, the internal memory 221 may include a program storage area and a data storage area. Wherein, the storage program area can store at least one computer program. The computer program may include application programs (such as gallery, contacts, etc.), operating system (such as Android operating system, or IOS operating system, etc.), or other programs. The storage data area can store at least one of data created during the use of the terminal, received data from other devices (such as other terminals, network devices, servers, etc.), or pre-stored data before leaving the factory. For example, the data stored in the internal memory 221 may be at least one of information such as an image, a file, or an identification.

In some embodiments, the internal memory 221 may include a high-speed random access memory and/or a non-volatile memory. For example, the internal memory 221 includes one or more disk storage devices, flash memory devices (Flash), or universal flash storage (UFS).

Wherein, the processor 210 may call one or more computer programs and/or data stored in the internal memory 221 to enable the terminal to implement one or more functions to meet user requirements. For example, the processor 210 may call the instructions and data stored in the internal memory 221 to cause the electronic device to execute the method for controlling the network search provided in the embodiment of the present application.

The external memory interface 222 may be used to connect an external memory card (for example, a Micro SD card) to expand the storage capacity of the terminal. The external memory card communicates with the processor 210 through the external memory interface 222 to realize the data storage function. For example, save images, music, videos and other files in an external memory card.

In some embodiments, a cache area may also be set in the processor 210 to store instructions and/or data that the processor 210 needs to recycle. If the processor 210 needs to use the instructions or data again, it can use the cache area Call directly. This helps to avoid repeated accesses and reduces the waiting time of the processor 210, thereby helping to improve the efficiency of the system. For example, the cache area can be realized by a cache memory.

Antenna A and Antenna B are used to transmit and receive electromagnetic wave signals. Each antenna in the terminal can be used to cover a single or multiple communication frequency bands. Different antennas can also be reused to improve antenna utilization. For example: Antenna A can be multiplexed as a diversity antenna for a wireless local area network. In other embodiments, the antenna can be used in combination with a tuning switch.

The mobile communication module 231 may be used to implement communication between the terminal and the network device according to the mobile communication technology supported by the terminal (for example, 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G, etc.). For example, the mobile communication technology supported by the terminal may include at least one of GSM, GPRS, CDMA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, or NR. For example, the terminal supports GSM. After the terminal accesses the network through the cell provided by the BTS in the GSM communication system, the signal strength of the accessed cell is not lower than the judgment threshold, that is, when the terminal is in the camping network. In the state, the mobile communication module 231 implements the communication between the terminal and the BTS. For example, the mobile communication module 231 can amplify the signal modulated by the modem and send it to the network device via antenna A; the mobile communication module 231 can also receive the signal sent by the network device via antenna A, amplify it, and then send it to the modem. The modem demodulates the received signal into a low-frequency baseband signal, and then performs other corresponding processing. In some embodiments, the mobile communication module 231 may include a filter, a switch, a power amplifier, a low noise amplifier (LNA), and the like.

The wireless communication module 232 can provide applications on the terminal, including wireless access networks (wireless local area networks, WLAN) (such as wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) networks), Bluetooth (Bluetooth, BT), global navigation Satellite system (global navigation satellite system, GNSS), frequency modulation (frequency modulation, FM), near field communication technology (near field communication, NFC), infrared technology (infrared, IR) and other wireless communication solutions. The GNSS may include global positioning system (GPS), global navigation satellite system (GLONASS), Beidou navigation satellite system (BDS), quasi-zenith satellite system (quasi -At least one of zenith satellite system, QZSS) and/or satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS), etc. For example, the wireless communication module 232 may be one or more devices integrating at least one communication processing module. Among them, the wireless communication module 232 can communicate with the corresponding device through the antenna B according to the wireless communication technology supported by itself (for example, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM, or NFC, etc.).

The terminal can implement audio functions through the audio module 240, the speaker 240A, the receiver 240B, the microphone 240C, the earphone interface 240D, and AP. For example, music playback, recording, etc.

The terminal can realize the display function through GPU, display screen 251, and AP. The display screen 251 can be used to display images, videos, and the like. The display screen 251 may include a display panel. The display panel can adopt liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light-emitting diode (OLED), active-matrix organic light-emitting diode or active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode). emitting diode (AMOLED), flexible light-emitting diode (FLED), Miniled, MicroLed, Micro-oLed, quantum dot light emitting diode (QLED), etc. In some embodiments, the terminal may include 1 or N display screens 251, and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

The button 254 may include a power-on button, a volume button, and the like. The button 254 may be a mechanical button, or a virtual button or a virtual option. The terminal can receive key input and generate key signal input related to the terminal's user settings and function control. For example, the terminal may, in response to selecting a virtual option indicating consent to participate in the "user experience improvement plan", count or collect some information about the user's use of the terminal, so as to provide users with more personalized services, thereby improving user experience.

The sensor module 260 may include one or more sensors. For example, the sensor module 260 includes an acceleration sensor 260A, a touch sensor 260B, a fingerprint sensor 260C, and the like. In some embodiments, the sensor module 260 may also include a pressure sensor, a gyroscope sensor, an environmental sensor, a distance sensor, a proximity light sensor, a bone conduction sensor, and the like.

The acceleration sensor (acceleration sensor, ACC sensor) 260A can collect the magnitude of the acceleration of the terminal in various directions (generally three axes). The magnitude and direction of gravity can be detected when the terminal is stationary. In addition, the acceleration sensor 260A can also be used to recognize the posture of the terminal, and is used in applications such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, pedometer, and so on. In some embodiments, the acceleration sensor 260A may be connected to the processor 210 through a micro controller unit (MCU), thereby helping to save power consumption of the terminal. For example, the acceleration sensor 260A can be connected to an AP and a modem through an MCU. In some embodiments, the MCU may be a universal smart sensor hub (Sensor hub).

The touch sensor 260B may also be referred to as a “touch panel”. The touch sensor 260B may be arranged on the display screen 251, and the touch sensor 260B and the display screen 251 form a touch screen, which is also called a “touch screen”. The touch sensor 260B is used to detect touch operations acting on or near it. The touch sensor 260B may transmit the detected touch operation to the AP to determine the type of touch event. Then, the terminal provides visual output related to the touch operation through the display screen 251 according to the determined touch event type. In other embodiments, the touch sensor 260B may also be disposed on the surface of the terminal, which is different from the position of the display screen 251.

The fingerprint sensor 260C is used to collect fingerprints. The terminal can use the collected fingerprint characteristics to unlock fingerprints, access application locks, take photos with fingerprints, and answer calls with fingerprints.

In other embodiments, the processor 210 may further include one or more interfaces. For example, the interface may be the SIM card interface 252. For another example, the interface may also be a USB interface 270. For another example, the interface can also be an integrated circuit (I2C) interface, an integrated circuit audio (inter-integrated circuit sound, I2S) interface, a pulse code modulation (PCM) interface, and a universal asynchronous transmitter-receiver (universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter, UART) interface, mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), general-purpose input/output (GPIO) interface, etc. It is understandable that the processor 210 in the embodiment of the present application may be connected to different modules of the terminal through an interface, so that the terminal can implement different functions. For example, search the net, take pictures, etc. It should be noted that the embodiment of the present application does not limit the connection mode of the interface in the terminal.

The SIM card interface 252 is used to connect to a SIM card. The SIM card can be inserted into the SIM card interface 252 or pulled out from the SIM card interface 252 to achieve contact and separation with the terminal. The terminal can support 1 or N SIM card interfaces, and N is a positive integer greater than 1. The SIM card interface 252 may support Nano SIM cards, Micro SIM cards, SIM cards, etc. The same SIM card interface 252 can insert multiple cards at the same time. The types of the multiple cards can be the same or different. The SIM card interface 252 can also be compatible with different types of SIM cards. In some embodiments, the SIM card interface 252 may also be compatible with an external memory card. The terminal implements functions such as call and data communication through the SIM card. In some embodiments, the terminal may also use eSIM, that is, an embedded SIM card. The eSIM card can be embedded in the terminal and cannot be separated from the terminal.

The USB interface 270 is an interface that complies with the USB standard specification, and specifically may be a Mini USB interface, a Micro USB interface, a USB Type C interface, and so on. The USB interface 270 can be used to connect a charger to charge the terminal, and can also be used to transfer data between the terminal and peripheral devices. It can also be used to connect headphones and play audio through the headphones. This interface can also be used to connect other electronic devices, such as AR devices.

It can be understood that the interface connection relationship between the modules illustrated in the embodiment of the present invention is only a schematic description, and does not constitute a structural limitation of the terminal. In other embodiments of the present application, the terminal may also adopt different interface connection modes in the foregoing embodiments, or a combination of multiple interface connection modes.

The charging management module 280 is used to receive charging input from the charger. Among them, the charger can be a wireless charger or a wired charger. The power management module 281 is used to connect the battery 282, the charging management module 280, and the processor 210. The power management module 281 receives input from the battery 282 and/or the charging management module 280, and supplies power to modules such as the processor 210. In some embodiments, the power management module 281 may also be used to monitor parameters such as battery capacity, battery cycle times, and battery health status (leakage, impedance).

It should be understood that the structure of the terminal shown in FIG. 2 is only an example. The terminal of the embodiment of the present application may have more or fewer components than shown in the figure, may combine two or more components, or may have different component configurations. The various components shown in the figure may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software including one or more signal processing and/or application specific integrated circuits.

The method of manual web search provided by the embodiments of the present application will be specifically described below in conjunction with FIGS. 3 to 15.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for manual network search provided by an embodiment of the application. This manual network search method can be applied to the process in which the terminal shown in FIG. 1 uses the manual network search method to search for the configuration information of the cell provided by the network device 1 and/or the network device 2.

As shown in Fig. 3, the method of manual network search includes the following steps:

S301: In response to starting a manual network search operation, receive a system message of the first cell.

Wherein, the system message of the first cell carries configuration information of the first cell.

Exemplarily, the above-mentioned system message of the first cell may generally include one or more of a master information block (MIB) and a system information block (SIB) message.

Specifically, the manual web search can be started through a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the touch screen of the terminal. For example, you can start a manual web search through the "Settings" interface provided on the terminal's touch screen.

4 to 10 are schematic diagrams 1 to 7 of the terminal GUI provided by the embodiments of this application. The following will describe in detail how to start manual search on the Internet in conjunction with Figures 4 to 10. Illustratively, you can start a manual web search by performing the following steps:

Step 1. Click the "Settings" icon (icon) 401 on the terminal home page as shown in Figure 4 to open the "Settings" page as shown in Figure 5.

As shown in Figure 4, in addition to the "Settings" icon, the main page can also include: date, time, weather forecast, email, camera, gallery, phone, contact, player, WeChat, etc. For the specific content on the main page, please refer to the existing implementation, which will not be repeated here.

As shown in FIG. 5, the "Settings" page may include: "Search setting items" 402A, "Airplane Mode", "WLAN" page entry, "Bluetooth" page entry, and other page entries, such as "More" 402B.

Step 2, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, enter the keyword "mobile network" at 402A of "Search Settings" on the "Settings" page, and all eligible search results will be automatically displayed on the "Settings" page , Such as the "mobile network" page entry 403 and the "mobile network sharing" page entry.

Step 3. As shown in Figure 6, click on the entry 403 of the "Mobile Network" page, and the "Settings" page will jump to the "Wireless and Network" page as shown in Figure 7. As shown in FIG. 7, the wireless and network page may include an entry 403 for the "mobile network" page and an entry for the "mobile network sharing" page.

The above steps 2 and 3 are the first method of opening the "wireless and network" page provided by this embodiment of the application. Optionally, you can also use another method to open the "Wireless and Network" page. Specifically, as shown in Figure 5, click the "More" setting page entry to jump to the "Wireless and Network" page shown in Figure 7.

Step 4. As shown in Figure 7, click the entry 403 of the "Mobile Network" setting page, and the "Wireless and Network" page will automatically jump to the "Mobile Network" page as shown in Figure 8.

As shown in Figure 8, the "mobile network" page usually includes a "mobile data" enable switch, an "network operator" page entry 404, and so on.

Step 5. As shown in Figure 8, click on the entry 404 of the "Network Operator" page, and the "Mobile Network" page will automatically jump to the "Search Network" page as shown in Figure 9 and Figure 10. As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the "Search Web" page includes an "automatic selection" switch 405.

By default, as shown in FIG. 9, the "automatic selection" switch 405 is in the enabled state, which means that the terminal can search the network by itself and select the wireless network to be connected, that is, automatically search the network. Regarding the automatic network search, you can refer to the existing implementation, which will not be repeated here.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 10, if the "automatic selection" switch 405 is in the disabled state, it means that a manual network search is started. In other words, turning off the "automatic selection" switch 405 also starts a manual web search. In addition, the "Search Net" page will automatically jump to the "Manual Net Search" page.

Figures 11 and 12 are two examples of the "manual web search" page provided in an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12, the "Manual search" page can include one or more of the following information: "Manual search completion ratio" 406A, "Searched networks" 406B, "Searching networks" 406C And "Networks to be searched" 406D. Among them, the "manual search completion ratio" 406A may adopt the form of the progress bar and percentage shown in FIG. 11, or may adopt the form of the progress circle and percentage shown in FIG. 12, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. In addition, in order to facilitate users to understand the network information and network service quality of the network, in Figure 11, "Searched networks" 406B, "Searching networks" 406C, and "To be searched" 406D show network 1-network 4, It can display the network information of the operator's name and network standard as shown in Figure 12, as shown in Figure 12: "operator A's 5G network", "operator B's 4G network", "operator C's 3G network", "operator Business D’s 2G network", so that users can determine the search order and select the wireless network to be accessed based on actual requirements such as acceptable tariffs and required data rates.

That is to say, in order to facilitate the user to understand the progress of the manual search and/or the results of the manual search, the aforementioned manual search method may further include the following steps:

The progress information of manual network search is displayed on the terminal screen.

Among them, the progress information may include one or more of the following: the completion ratio of the manual search, the network information of the searched network, the network information of the network being searched, the network information of the network to be searched, the network searched Network information and so on.

In view of the fact that manual network search is a low-priority service, in the embodiment of the present application, when a high-priority service arrives, the terminal needs to immediately interrupt the manual network search and process the high-priority service instead. Therefore, the following steps need to be performed:

S302: Interrupt the manual network search and process the first service.

Among them, the priority of the first service is higher than the priority of manual search.

Exemplarily, the first service may be various services such as short message, telephone call, game, online audio and/or video playback, payment, file download, web browsing, etc., which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. Here, it should be understood that the priority order of services can be customized by the user, or can be set by the terminal manufacturer when leaving the factory or after system maintenance. The priority order of services can be set based on factors such as business urgency and immediacy.

Optionally, when the manual web search is interrupted, as shown in Figure 13, a prompt message can be displayed on the "Manual web search" page, such as replacing the prompt text "Manual web search complete ratio" with "Manual web search pause …". Of course, the colors of "searched networks" 406B, "networks being searched" 406C, and "networks to be searched" 406D and their corresponding prompt texts can also be adjusted to gray.

In this embodiment of the application, after the first service ends, the terminal can also resume the current round of manual network search. In other words, you need to perform the following steps:

S303: After the first service ends, continue to receive system messages of other cells.

In a possible design method, S303, after the first service ends, continuing to receive system messages from other cells may include the following steps:

After the first service ends, prompt information is displayed on the display screen of the terminal. Among them, the prompt message is used to prompt the user to choose whether to resume the manual search. In response to the user choosing to resume the manual network search operation, continue to receive system messages from other cells.

Or, optionally, the aforementioned manual network search method may further include the following step: in response to the user choosing to terminate the manual network search operation, no more system messages from other cells are received.

Exemplarily, as shown in Figure 14, after the first service ends, a dialog box 407A of "Continue to complete manual web search?" may be displayed, and 2 options are displayed in the dialog box: option "Yes" 407B and option "No" 407C. If the user selects "Yes", then this round of manual web search will continue; if the user selects "No", this round of manual web search will be terminated.

It should be noted that the above possible implementation manners are all technical solutions in response to the user's selection based on the prompt information whether to resume the operation of this round of manual web search. It is easy to understand that after the first service ends, the current round of manual network search can also be automatically restored or terminated according to the pre-configured information. Therefore, in another possible design method, the above-mentioned manual network search method may further include the following steps:

After the first service ends, it automatically receives system messages from other cells.

It should be understood that the first cell in the embodiment of the present application may be one cell or multiple cells. It only distinguishes that the system messages received before and after the first service is interrupted and the manual network search comes from different cells. The first cell and Other cells can be from the list of manually searched cells set in the terminal.

Optionally, when interrupted by the first service, the received system message of the first cell can be stored in a volatile memory (for example, register or cache) in the baseband processor or system chip, or can be stored In the non-volatile memory (for example, flash memory) connected to the system chip, after the first service ends, the information stored in the memory can be read, and based on the stored information, continue to receive system messages from other cells. The GUI display content in the embodiment of the present application can display specific web search information by reading the stored information of the aforementioned memory.

Or, optionally, when the processing of the first service exceeds a time threshold, after the first service ends, the system message of the first cell is received again.

It should be understood that the terminal may start a timer according to the terminal interrupting the manual network search and starting the network event for processing the first service, and the timeout duration of the timer is determined by the above-mentioned time threshold. Among them, the time threshold can be determined according to a complete round of manual network search, such as the time spent in full-standard and full-band manual search. For example, it can be set to 1 minute, 2 minutes, 80 seconds, etc., which can be provided by the user on the terminal Manual setting on the GUI, or dynamic setting by the network through signaling, or pre-setting before the terminal leaves the factory or after entering the network, which is not limited in the embodiment of the application. Wherein, the timer may be a software timer, a hardware timer, or a timer that combines software and hardware. For example, if the above-mentioned time threshold is 1 minute, by selecting a built-in hardware timer, the duration of the hardware timer is 1 second, and a counter is set in the software code, and the initial value of the counter is 59. And each time the hardware timer prompts for 1 second, the counter will decrement by 1. When the counter becomes 0, it is considered that the time threshold has been reached. After the first service ends, the current counter is automatically terminated. Search the net manually.

Or, optionally, when the first service ends, if the terminal has left the area where the manual network search was started, the manual network search is automatically terminated.

Exemplarily, the terminal may determine whether the terminal has left the area where the manual network search is started according to the change of the geographical position sensed by its position sensor. Exemplarily, it can be specifically implemented as: the location sensor sends the location information of the terminal, the application processor receives the location information, and forwards it to the baseband processor, and the baseband processor compares the location information with the area where the manual search is started. As a result, it is determined whether the terminal has left the area where the manual search was started. Alternatively, the application processor can determine whether the terminal has left the area where the manual search was started based on the location information sent by the location sensor, and use the determination result to indicate the information (for example, 0, 1 indicator bit or high and low level). The form is sent to the baseband processor. Alternatively, the location sensor can directly determine whether the terminal has left the area where the manual search was started, and send instruction information based on the judgment result. The baseband processor can determine whether the terminal has left the area where the manual search was started based on the instruction information.

Exemplarily, the position sensor may be a global navigation satellite system (GNSS), such as a global positioning system (GPS) module or a Beidou positioning module, and the position information may be geographic location information, Such as latitude and longitude.

It is understandable that there are many possible implementation manners for determining whether the terminal left the area where the manual search was started. For example, when the geographic location of the terminal changes, it is determined that the terminal has left the area where the manual search was started. Or, when the geographic location of the terminal changes beyond a certain threshold, it is determined that the terminal has left the area where the manual search was started.

The above-mentioned position sensor can also be replaced by a gyroscope sensor or an acceleration sensor. The aforementioned sensors are used to determine whether the motion state of the terminal has changed, so as to infer whether the terminal has left the area where the manual network search is started.

It should be noted that the pre-configuration information for the above automatic recovery or automatic termination of this round of manual network search can be configured before the terminal leaves the factory or when the system is upgraded, or it can be configured by network equipment, such as base stations, through signaling when the terminal accesses the wireless network. The dynamic configuration can also be preset by the user when or before starting the manual search, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, when the "automatic selection" switch 405 shown in FIG. 10 is disabled, the manual network search may not be started immediately, but another "automatic selection" switch 405 shown in FIG. 15 is displayed to be disabled. When the GUI. As shown in Figure 15, the setting items on the GUI can include the "start manual search" switch 410, and one or more manual search automatic recovery/termination conditions setting items, such as "maximum interruptible time" 408, " Automatically terminate after position update" switch 409. Among them, the "start manual search" switch 410, the "maximum interruptible duration" 408, and the "automatically terminate after location update" switch 409 are only valid when the "automatic selection" switch 405 is disabled.

Exemplarily, as shown in Figure 15, the user can manually set the value of "Maximum Interruptible Duration" according to the above-mentioned time threshold, or the estimated value of the time taken for one or more manual searches that have been started before, such as This is "2 minutes" shown in Figure 15. When the manual network search is interrupted by a high-priority service, and the processing time of the high-priority service is greater than or equal to 2 minutes, this round of manual network search is no longer resumed, that is, this round of manual network search is automatically terminated.

Exemplarily, the terminal position may be obtained by positioning services (positioning services) of a global navigation satellite system (global navigation satellite system, GNSS), or may be obtained by receiving positioning reference signals (positioning reference signals, PRS) sent by network devices. The terminal location includes but is not limited to: latitude and longitude, physical cell identification of the serving cell, base station identification, service area identification, tracking area identification, or other information that can be used to indicate the location of the terminal. Correspondingly, "location update" means that the current location of the terminal is not in the same area as the location when the manual search is started. For example, the distance between the above two locations is greater than a certain distance threshold, or they are located in different physical cells, coverage areas of different base stations, different service areas, different tracking areas, and so on. It is easy to understand that after the terminal location is updated, because the wireless channel may have changed significantly, the result of manual network search interrupted by high-priority services may no longer have reference significance, so this round of manual network search needs to be automatically terminated. Such as clearing the search progress and search results.

It should be noted that the manual search is automatically or manually terminated, or at various stages before the manual search ends normally, the progress information and search results of the manual search can be displayed to facilitate the user to make the next operation.

It is easy to understand that if the user selects a manual access from the searched network list during the manual network search and successfully accesses it, that is, the purpose of the manual network search has been achieved, the current round of manual network search can be automatically terminated. Save resources and power consumption. Exemplarily, as shown in Figure 12, if the user clicks on the "5G network of Operator A" in the "Searched Networks" list in the manual search process, and successfully accesses the network, this round of manual search can be automatically terminated. Search the net.

In the method for manual network search provided by the embodiments of the present application, when the manual network search is interrupted by the first service with a higher priority, it can continue to receive system messages from other cells after the first service ends, that is, continue Performing the unfinished manual search process can solve the problem that after the manual search is interrupted by the high-priority business, the manual search cannot be resumed even after the high-priority business ends, causing the user to have to start a new round again Manual network search, which leads to the problem of longer time-consuming manual network search, can effectively reduce the time consumed by repeated search network after manual network search is interrupted, thereby improving the efficiency of manual network search.

The method for manually searching the network provided by the embodiment of the present application is described in detail above with reference to FIGS. 3 to 15. The following describes in detail the communication device and terminal that can perform the above-mentioned manual network search method provided by the embodiment of the present application with reference to FIGS. 16-18.

FIG. 16 is a first structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application. The communication device can be applied to the terminal of the communication system shown in FIG. 1 and supports the terminal to perform the manual network search method shown in FIG. 3. For ease of description, FIG. 16 only shows the main components of the communication device.

As shown in FIG. 16, the communication device 1600 includes a processor 1601 and an input/output port 1602. Wherein, the processor 1601 and the input/output port 1602 may be connected through a communication line 1603, such as through a bus.

Among them, the input/output port 1602 is used to receive system messages of the first cell when the manual network search is started. Wherein, the system message of the first cell carries configuration information of the first cell.

The processor 1601 is used to interrupt the manual network search and process the first service. Among them, the priority of the first service is higher than the priority of manual search.

The input/output port 1602 is also used to continue to receive system messages of other cells after the first service ends.

In a possible design, the aforementioned processor 1601 is further configured to display prompt information on the display screen of the terminal where the communication device 1600 is located after the first service ends. Among them, the prompt message is used to prompt the user to choose whether to resume the manual search. Correspondingly, the input/output port 1602 is also used to continue receiving system messages from other cells after the user chooses to resume manual network search.

Or, optionally, the aforementioned input/output port 1602 is also used to no longer receive system messages from other cells after the user chooses to terminate the manual network search.

In another possible design, the aforementioned input/output port 1602 is also used to automatically receive system messages from other cells after the first service ends.

Or, optionally, the input/output port 1602 is further configured to re-receive the system message of the first cell after the first service ends when the processor 1601 processes the first service over a time threshold.

Alternatively, optionally, the above-mentioned processor 1601 is further configured to automatically terminate the manual network search if the terminal where the communication device 1600 is located has left the area where the manual network search was started when the first service ends.

It should be understood that when the processor 1601 takes too long to process the first service or the terminal where the communication device 1600 is located changes its geographic location, the previously received system messages of the first cell may have lost timeliness, which may result in manual network search. Failure or network connection failure. Therefore, it is necessary to search the network again, that is, to re-receive system messages of the first cell or receive system messages of other cells.

In another possible design, the aforementioned processor 1601 is further configured to display the progress information of the manual network search on the display screen of the terminal where the communication device 1600 is located. Among them, the progress information may include one or more of the following: the completion ratio of the manual search, the network information of the searched network, the network information of the network being searched, the network information of the network to be searched, the network searched Network information.

Optionally, the communication device 1600 shown in FIG. 16 may further include a memory 1604, and the memory 1604 stores programs or instructions. When the processor 1601 executes the program or instruction, the terminal where the communication device 1600 shown in FIG. 16 is located executes the manual network search method shown in FIG. 3.

It should be noted that the communication device shown in FIG. 16 may be a chip or a chip system provided in a terminal, such as a baseband processing chip or an application processing chip, which is not limited in this application.

It should be noted that the structure of the communication device 1600 shown in FIG. 16 does not constitute a limitation on the communication device. The actual communication device may include more or less components than those shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or Different component arrangements.

The technical effect of the communication device shown in FIG. 16 can be referred to the technical effect of the manual network search method shown in FIG. 3, which will not be repeated here.

FIG. 17 is a second structural diagram of a communication device 1700 provided by an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 1700 may be a terminal in the communication system shown in FIG. 1 and used to perform the manual network search method shown in FIG. 3. For ease of description, FIG. 17 only shows the main components of the communication device 1700.

As shown in FIG. 17, the communication device 1700 includes a processing module 1701 and a receiving module 1702.

Wherein, the receiving module 1702 is configured to receive the system message of the first cell when the manual network search is started. Wherein, the system message of the first cell carries configuration information of the first cell.

The processing module 1701 is used to interrupt the manual network search and process the first service. Among them, the priority of the first service is higher than the priority of manual search.

The receiving module 1702 is also used to continue to receive system messages of other cells after the first service ends.

In a possible design, the aforementioned processing module 1701 is also used to display prompt information on the display screen of the communication device 1700 after the first service ends. Among them, the prompt message is used to prompt the user to choose whether to resume the manual search. Correspondingly, the aforementioned receiving module 1702 is also used to continue receiving system messages of other cells after the user chooses to resume manual network search.

Or, optionally, the above-mentioned receiving module 1702 is further configured to no longer receive system messages of other cells after the user chooses to terminate the manual network search.

In another possible design, the above-mentioned receiving module 1702 is also used to automatically receive system messages of other cells after the first service ends.

Optionally, the receiving module 1702 is further configured to re-receive the system message of the first cell after the first service ends when the processing module 1701 processes the first service over a time threshold.

Or, optionally, the above-mentioned processing module 1701 is also used to automatically terminate the manual network search if the communication device 1700 has left the area where the manual network search was started when the first service ends.

It should be understood that when the processing module 1701 takes too long to process the first service or the communication device 1700 changes the geographic location, the previously received system messages of the first cell may have lost timeliness, which may cause manual network search to fail or The network connection failed. Therefore, it is necessary to search the network again, that is, to re-receive system messages of the first cell or receive system messages of other cells.

In another possible design, the above-mentioned processing module 1701 is also used to display the progress information of the manual network search on the display screen (not shown in FIG. 17) of the communication device 1700. Among them, the progress information may include one or more of the following: the completion ratio of the manual search, the network information of the searched network, the network information of the network being searched, the network information of the network to be searched, the network searched Network information.

Optionally, the communication device 1700 shown in FIG. 17 may further include a sending module 1703. The sending module 1703 is used for the communication device 1700 to send signals to other communication devices, terminals or network devices.

Optionally, the communication device 1700 shown in FIG. 17 may further include a storage module (not shown in FIG. 17). The storage module stores programs or instructions. When the processing module 1701 executes the program or instruction, the communication device 1700 shown in FIG. 17 can execute the manual network search method shown in FIG. 3.

It should be noted that the communication device 1700 shown in FIG. 17 may be a terminal, or a chip or a chip system provided in the terminal, such as a baseband processor or a system chip with baseband processing functions. This application does not do this limited.

Exemplarily, the terminal where the communication device 1700 is located may include a baseband processor and an application processor. Among them, the application processor is used to respond to user operations, such as in response to starting a manual search operation, in response to continuing the manual search operation or terminating the manual search operation, etc., and sending instructions to the baseband processor based on user operations, such as starting manual Instruction to search the web, instructions to continue manual web search, instructions to terminate manual web search, etc. The baseband processor is used to execute the corresponding processes according to the instructions sent by the application processor, such as starting the manual network search process, continuing to perform the manual network search process, and terminating the manual network search process, etc., and realize the communication device 1700 terminal and wireless network or Communication between another terminal.

The above-mentioned baseband processor and application processor can be set independently, such as a baseband processing chip and an application processing chip that are separately packaged and have ports connected to each other, or can be integrated together, such as a system chip with both baseband processing functions and application processing functions .

The technical effect of the communication device 1700 shown in FIG. 17 may refer to the technical effect of the manual network search method shown in FIG. 3, which will not be repeated here.

FIG. 18 is a second structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present application. The terminal may be a terminal in the communication system shown in FIG. 1 and used to perform the manual network search method shown in FIG. 3. For ease of description, FIG. 18 only shows the main components of the terminal.

As shown in FIG. 18, the terminal 1800 includes: one or more processors 1801, a memory 1802, a touch screen 1803, and one or more computer programs. Wherein, the touch screen 1803 includes a touch-sensitive surface and a display (not shown in FIG. 18), the one or more computer programs are stored in the memory 1802, and the one or more computer programs include instructions. When the instruction is executed by the processor 1801, the terminal 1800 is caused to execute the method of manual network search shown in FIG. 3.

It should be noted that the one or more processors 1801 may be the processor 210 shown in FIG. 2, and the memory 1802 may be the internal storage area 221 shown in FIG. 2, or may be through the external memory interface shown in FIG. The external memory coupled to 222, the touch screen 1803 may be a touch screen composed of the display screen 251 and the touch sensitive sensor 260B shown in FIG. 2.

In some possible designs, the terminal 1800 shown in FIG. 18 may further include a transceiver 1804. The transceiver 1804 can be a transceiver circuit or an input/output interface. The transceiver can be used for the terminal 1800 to communicate with other communication devices, such as network equipment or another terminal.

It should be noted that the terminal 1800 shown in FIG. 18 can be a terminal device, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, etc., or a chip or a chip system provided in the terminal device, such as a baseband processor or a system chip with baseband processing functions. , This application does not limit this. For the specific implementation of the baseband processor and the system chip, reference may be made to the implementation of the communication device 1700 shown in FIG. 17, which will not be repeated here.

For the technical effect of the terminal 1800 shown in FIG. 18, reference may be made to the technical effect of the manual network search method shown in FIG. 3, which will not be repeated here.

It should be noted that the structure of the terminal 1800 shown in FIG. 18 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The actual terminal may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or a combination of certain components, or different components. Layout. For example, the terminal 1800 shown in FIG. 18 may further include other components, devices, or circuits, such as a camera, an antenna, a charging circuit, an audio module, etc. For details, reference may be made to the related description of the terminal shown in FIG. 2 and will not be repeated here.

The embodiment of the application provides a communication system. The system includes the aforementioned terminal, and one or more network devices.

The embodiment of the present application provides a readable storage medium. The readable storage medium includes a program or instruction, and when the program or instruction runs on a computer, the computer executes the manual network search method described in the foregoing method embodiment.

The embodiment of the application provides a computer program product. The computer program product includes: a program or instruction, when the program or instruction runs on a computer, the computer is caused to execute the manual network search method described in the foregoing method embodiment.

It should be understood that the processor in the embodiments of the present application may be a central processing unit (central processing unit, CPU), and the processor may also be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (digital signal processors, DSP), and dedicated integrated Circuit (application specific integrated circuit, ASIC), ready-made programmable gate array (field programmable gate array, FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may also be any conventional processor or the like.

It should also be understood that the memory in the embodiments of the present application may be volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (programmable ROM, PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (erasable PROM, EPROM), and electronic Erase programmable read-only memory (electrically EPROM, EEPROM) or flash memory. The volatile memory may be random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of exemplary but not restrictive description, many forms of random access memory (RAM) are available, such as static random access memory (static RAM, SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), and synchronous dynamic random access memory (DRAM). Access memory (synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (double data rate SDRAM, DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (enhanced SDRAM, ESDRAM), synchronous connection dynamic random access memory Take memory (synchlink DRAM, SLDRAM) and direct memory bus random access memory (direct rambus RAM, DR RAM).

The foregoing embodiments can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware (such as circuits), firmware, or any other combination. When implemented using software, the above-mentioned embodiments may be implemented in the form of a computer program product in whole or in part. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions or computer programs. When the computer instructions or computer programs are loaded or executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present application are generated in whole or in part. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from a website, computer, server, or data center. Transmission to another website, computer, server or data center via wired (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or a data center that includes one or more sets of available media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (for example, a DVD), or a semiconductor medium. The semiconductor medium may be a solid state drive.

It should be understood that the term "and/or" in this article is only an association relationship describing the associated objects, indicating that there can be three types of relationships, for example, A and/or B can mean: A alone exists, and both A and B exist. , There are three cases of B alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. In addition, the character "/" in this document generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship, but it may also indicate an "and/or" relationship, which can be understood with reference to the context.

In this application, "at least one" refers to one or more, and "multiple" refers to two or more. "Following at least one item (a)" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single item (a) or plural items (a). For example, at least one item (a) of a, b, or c can represent: a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, or abc, where a, b, and c can be single or multiple .

It should be understood that, in the various embodiments of the present application, the size of the sequence number of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution, and the execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, rather than corresponding to the embodiments of the present application. The implementation process constitutes any limitation.

A person of ordinary skill in the art may be aware that the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in combination with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented by electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are executed by hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraint conditions of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods for each specific application to implement the described functions, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and conciseness of description, the specific working process of the above-described system, device, and unit can refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed system, device, and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only illustrative. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division, and there may be other divisions in actual implementation, for example, multiple units or components can be combined or It can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not implemented. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the solutions of the embodiments.

In addition, the functional units in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

If the function is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application essentially or the part that contributes to the existing technology or the part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including Several instructions are used to make a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage media include: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (read-only memory, ROM), random access memory (random access memory, RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk and other media that can store program code .

The above are only specific implementations of this application, but the protection scope of this application is not limited to this. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in this application. Should be covered within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

A method for manually searching the Internet, which is characterized in that it includes:

In response to starting a manual network search operation, receiving a system message of the first cell; wherein the system message of the first cell carries configuration information of the first cell;

Interrupt the manual network search and process the first service; wherein the priority of the first service is higher than the priority of the manual network search;

After the first service ends, continue to receive system messages from other cells.
The method for manual network search according to claim 1, wherein the configuration information of the first cell includes one or more of the following: frequency band, frequency point, physical cell identifier, public land of the first cell Mobile network identification.
The method for manual network search according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, after the first service ends, continuing to receive system messages of other cells specifically includes:

After the first service ends, prompt information is displayed on the display screen of the terminal; wherein, the prompt information is used to prompt the user to choose whether to resume the manual search;

In response to the user selecting to resume the manual network search operation, continue to receive system messages of the other cells.
The method for manual web search according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, the method for manual web search further comprises:

When the processing of the first service exceeds the time threshold, after the first service ends, the system message of the first cell is received again.
The method for manual web search according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, the method for manual web search further comprises:

At the end of the first service, if the terminal has left the area where the manual network search was started, the manual network search is terminated.
The method for manual web search according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the method for manual web search further comprises:

The progress information of the manual search is displayed on the display screen of the terminal; wherein, the progress information includes one or more of the following: the completion ratio of the manual search, the network information of the searched networks, The network information of the network, the network information of the network to be searched, the network information of the searched network.
A communication device, characterized in that it is applied inside a terminal and includes a processor and an input/output port; wherein,

The input/output port is used to receive the system message of the first cell when the manual network search is started; wherein, the system message of the first cell carries the configuration information of the first cell;

The processor is configured to interrupt the manual network search and process a first service; wherein the priority of the first service is higher than the priority of the manual network search;

The input/output port is also used to continue to receive system messages of other cells after the first service ends.
The communication device according to claim 7, wherein the configuration information of the first cell includes one or more of the following: frequency band, frequency, physical cell identity, public land mobile network identity of the first cell .
The communication device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein:

The processor is further configured to display prompt information on the display screen of the terminal where the communication device is located after the first service ends; wherein the prompt information is used to prompt the user to choose whether to resume the manual search. network;

The processor is further configured to control the input/output port to continue to receive system messages of the other cells in response to the user selecting to resume the manual network search operation.
The communication device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein:

The input/output port is further configured to re-receive the system message of the first cell after the first service ends when the processor processing the first service exceeds a time threshold.
The communication device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein:

The processor is further configured to terminate the manual network search if the terminal where the communication device is located has left the area where the manual network search was initiated when the first service ends.
The communication device according to any one of claims 7-11, wherein:

The processor is further configured to display the progress information of the manual web search on the display screen of the terminal where the communication device is located; wherein the progress information includes one or more of the following: completion of the manual web search Proportion, network information of the searched network, network information of the network being searched, network information of the network to be searched, network information of the searched network.
The communication device according to any one of claims 7-12, wherein the communication device is a baseband processor.
The communication device according to any one of claims 7-12, wherein the communication device is a system chip with a baseband processing function.
A communication device, which is characterized by comprising: a processing module and a receiving module; wherein,

The receiving module is configured to receive the system message of the first cell when the manual network search is started; wherein the system message of the first cell carries the configuration information of the first cell;

The processing module is configured to interrupt the manual network search and process a first service; wherein the priority of the first service is higher than the priority of the manual network search;

The receiving module is further configured to continue to receive system messages of other cells after the first service ends.
The communication device according to claim 15, wherein the configuration information of the first cell includes one or more of the following: frequency band, frequency point, physical cell identity, public land mobile network identity of the first cell .
The communication device according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that:

The processing module is further configured to display prompt information on the display screen of the terminal where the communication device is located after the first service ends; wherein the prompt information is used to prompt the user to choose whether to resume the manual search network;

The receiving module is further configured to continue to receive system messages of the other cells after the user chooses to resume the manual network search operation.
The communication device according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that:

The receiving module is further configured to re-receive the system message of the first cell after the first service ends when the processing module processes the first service exceeding a time threshold.
The communication device according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that:

The processing module is further configured to terminate the manual network search if the communication device has left the area where the manual network search was started when the first service ends.
The communication device according to any one of claims 15-19, wherein:

The processing module is further configured to display the progress information of the manual web search on the display screen of the communication device; wherein, the progress information includes one or more of the following: the completion ratio of the manual web search, Network information of the searched network, network information of the network being searched, network information of the network to be searched, network information of the searched network.
A terminal, characterized in that it comprises:

One or more processors;

Memory

A touch screen, wherein the touch screen includes a touch-sensitive surface and a display;

And one or more computer programs; wherein, the one or more computer programs are stored in the memory, and the one or more computer programs include instructions that when executed by the terminal cause all The terminal executes the method for manual network search according to any one of claims 1-6.
A readable storage medium, characterized in that the readable storage medium includes a program or instruction, when the program or instruction runs on a computer, the computer executes any one of claims 1-6 The manual search method described above.
A computer program product, characterized in that, the computer program product comprises: computer program code, when the computer program code is run on a computer, the computer is caused to execute any one of claims 1-6 The manual method of searching the net.