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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2023
T-mobile Usa, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Ryan P. Dreiling, Shawnee, KS (US);
Derrick L. Ives, North Bend, WA (US);
Thomas P. Lucht, Seattle, WA (US);
Mehul Shah, Bellevue, WA (US);
Helen Wang, Bellevue, WA (US);
T-Mobile USA, Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques, apparatuses, and systems for implementing a non-terrestrial network connection icon are disclosed. A first icon indicative of a connection to a satellite network is displayed at a status portion of a display of a mobile device in response to determining that the mobile device is connected to the satellite network. In aspects, the status portion does not include an indication of a signal quality of the connection to the satellite network while the first icon is displayed. Instead, the status portion can display a second icon indicative of one or more features that are available or not available on the satellite network.