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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hye Jeong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yun Gyu Bae, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung Jin Park, Seoul, KR;
Dong Suk Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device and network scan method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a communication module connected to an antenna capable of transmitting signals to and receiving signals from a network, a memory configured to store a database including a plurality of items of network identification information and country information corresponding to each item of network identification information, and a processor configured to control the communication module to perform a first network scan with respect to a specified frequency band of a specified radio access technology (RAT), determine country information using network identification information obtained by the first network scan and the database, and perform a second network scan with respect to a RAT and a frequency band determined based at least an the determined country information.