{
  "patent_number": "US 12739717",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Cellular Networks Reconfigure Without Dropping Your Call",
  "original_title": "Cellular telecommunications network",
  "summary": "This patent describes a method for cellular networks to intelligently reconfigure parts of their system by temporarily moving users to a different connection, aiming to minimize disruption and improve service during updates or changes.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a method for a cellular telecommunications network to reconfigure one of its transceivers while keeping users connected. The network includes a first transceiver operating in a first spectrum range and a second transceiver in a second spectrum range. When a trigger condition for reconfiguring the second transceiver is met, the system evaluates several ways to make this change. Each option involves moving users from the second spectrum range to the first access connection before the second transceiver is reconfigured. This evaluation considers the potential impact on users. Based on this assessment, the system selects the best option, then transfers users as planned, and finally reconfigures the second transceiver. For example, if a 5G tower needs an update, the system might temporarily shift all users on that tower's specific frequency band to an available 4G band or another 5G band on a different part of the tower, perform the update, and then move them back.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover reconfiguring a transceiver without first transferring users to a different access connection.",
    "Does not cover reconfiguring a transceiver without evaluating multiple candidate transition options beforehand.",
    "Does not cover network reconfigurations that do not involve at least two distinct transceivers and spectrum ranges.",
    "Does not cover reconfigurations where the transfer of users is not specifically from the second spectrum range to the first access connection.",
    "Does not cover reconfigurations where the evaluation of transition options does not consider user impact."
  ],
  "filed": "2021-05-11",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "telecommunications",
    "software",
    "consumer_electronics"
  ],
  "abstract": "This disclosure provides a method in a cellular telecommunications network, wherein the cellular telecommunications network includes a first transceiver providing a first access connection in a first spectrum range, and a second transceiver providing a second access connection in a second spectrum range, the method including determining that a trigger condition for reconfiguring the second transceiver has been met; and, in response, evaluating a plurality of candidate transition options, wherein each transition option includes transferring users from the second spectrum range to the first access connection, and, following the transferring, reconfiguring the second transceiver, wherein the evaluation is based on a user impact of the transition; selecting a transition option based on the evaluation; causing the transfer of users from the second spectrum range according to the selected transition option; and causing the reconfiguration of the second transceiver according to the selected transition option.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12739717/cellular-telecommunications-network",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12739717/cellular-telecommunications-network/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12739717",
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