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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
May. 14, 2009
Yong Min Ha, Gumi-si, KR;
NA Young Kang, Gumi-si, KR;
IN Shik Kang, Gumi-si, KR;
Sang Jae Bae, Gumi-si, KR;
Jung Min Yoon, Gumi-si, KR;
Won Ki Ha, Busan, KR;
Yong Min Ha, Gumi-si, KR;
Na Young Kang, Gumi-si, KR;
In Shik Kang, Gumi-si, KR;
Sang Jae Bae, Gumi-si, KR;
Jung Min Yoon, Gumi-si, KR;
Won Ki Ha, Busan, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A mobile terminal and a method for searching for a home network for the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes performing a full scan for searching for the home network at a certain time after roaming to a visited network, initializing a count of a number of times a timer has expired when the home network is not found, initiating the timer, updating the count when the timer expires, scanning frequencies in a frequency list when the count is less than a certain value, and scanning all frequencies around the mobile terminal when the count is equal to the certain value.