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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2013
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Johan Rune, Lidingö, SE;

Anders E. Eriksson, Kista, SE;

Erik Eriksson, Linköping, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0212 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 52/0209 (2013.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.02); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1224 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1242 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1262 (2018.01); Y02D 70/21 (2018.01); Y02D 70/24 (2018.01);
Abstract

A method, in a network node, for managing a user equipment device is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving at least one of an apply instruction or a withhold instruction concerning an energy saving process for the user equipment device (step), applying the energy saving process for the user equipment device if the instruction is an apply instruction (step) and withholding application of the energy saving process for the user equipment device if the instruction is a withhold instruction (step). The energy saving process comprises retaining a context for the user equipment device after conducting a network detach procedure with the user equipment device (step). Also disclosed are a method in a user equipment device, a computer program product for carrying out such methods, a network node and a user equipment device.


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