ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,526,612, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Techniques for managing connections for wireless devices configured for multiple subscriber identity module (SIM) environments" was invented by Pranav Tripathi (San Jose, Calif.) and Dhiraj J. Shirke (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The embodiments set forth techniques for managing connections for wireless devices configured for multiple Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) environments, such as dual SIM, dual standby (DSDS) environments. A common scenario involves a first wireless device receiving a voice call (e.g., using a first SIM of the first w...