ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,455, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to T-Mobile USA Inc. (Bellevue, Wash.).
"Intelligent querying for network coverage" was invented by Kun Lu (Bellevue, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for intelligently setting a query timer value are described herein. For example, when a user equipment (UE) is connected to a visited public land mobile network (VPLMN) (e.g., when the UE is roaming), the UE can determine a distance metric based on the location of the UE's home public land mobile network (HPLMN) and the VPLMN and/or based on other factors to determine a query timer value. In some examples, the UE can input data to a m...