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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/90 (2018.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 76/50 (2018.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/90 (2018.02); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 76/50 (2018.02);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for performing a Radio Access Technology (RAT) search for an emergency call in a terminal supported by a plurality of communication networks are provided. The method includes identifying at least one communication network which supports a voice telecommunication among the plurality of communication networks providing support in a communication-limited state in which the communication function of the terminal is limited, and performing the RAT search for the identified at least one communication network.