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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Applicant:
Jong-chul Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Jong-Chul Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for scanning neighbor networks in a mobile terminal are provided. In the method, the strength of a signal received from a serving station is measured. Whether to scan at least one neighbor network is determined with consideration of the strength of the signal. When it is determined to scan at least one neighbor network, the terminal switches to a power save mode, an at least one channel of the at least one neighbor network is scanned during an operation of the power save mode.