{
  "patent_number": "US 11689977",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Phones Switch to Better Cell Towers Seamlessly",
  "original_title": "Method and system to handle handover procedure in multi TRP system",
  "summary": "Samsung's 2023 patent on a smarter way for phones to switch to new cell towers, called TRPs, by comparing their settings to ensure a smooth connection.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a method for a phone (UE) to switch to a new cell tower (TRP) without dropping its connection, a process called handover. The phone's current tower (source node) first picks a few potential new towers for the phone to consider. The phone then sends a report about its signal strength to these towers. The source node uses this report to decide if a switch is needed. Crucially, before switching, it compares its own internal settings with those of the potential new tower. This comparison can happen at different technical levels (like Layer 2 or Layer 3). If the settings are similar, a quicker, lower-level switch (Layer 2) is triggered, possibly just sending a TRP ID. If they are different, a more involved higher-level switch (Layer 3) is initiated, which might include sending more configuration details. The goal is to make this switch as smooth as possible for the user.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover switching to a new tower without the phone first sending a measurement report.",
    "Does not cover switching to a new tower without comparing the configurations of the old and new towers.",
    "Does not cover switching to a new tower if the phone's current tower does not determine a trigger for the handover.",
    "Does not cover switching that relies solely on signal strength without considering technical configurations.",
    "Does not cover the phone initiating the handover process itself without a report to the source node."
  ],
  "filed": "2021-04-20",
  "granted": "2023-06-27",
  "expires": "2041-04-20",
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Samsung Electronics Co",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/samsung-electronics-co",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Anshuman Nigam",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/anshuman-nigam"
    },
    {
      "name": "Fasil Abdul LATHEEF",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/fasil-abdul-latheef"
    },
    {
      "name": "Vikalp MANDAWARIA",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/vikalp-mandawaria"
    },
    {
      "name": "Neha Sharma",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/neha-sharma"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 2,
  "tags": [
    "telecommunications",
    "consumer_electronics",
    "software"
  ],
  "abstract": "The present disclosure relates to wireless communication system and more particularly relates to the design of handover procedures for multi TRP system for a mobile station and other devices. Multi TRP per cell or cell less or cell free architecture removes the boundaries of the cell. A method of handover for a UE in a multi TRP system comprising selecting a set of candidate TRPs for the UE for a handover operation and receiving a measurement report from the UE. The source node determines a trigger for handover of the UE in response to the measurement report and compares a configuration of the source node with a configuration of a candidate TRP from the set of candidate TRPs. The source node triggers a handover command to perform a handover operation for the UE with at least one candidate TRP based on a result of the comparison.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11689977/method-and-system-to-handle-handover-procedure-in-multi-trp-system",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11689977/method-and-system-to-handle-handover-procedure-in-multi-trp-system/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US11689977",
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