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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
Noh-sun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jung-min OH, Seoul, KR;
Noh-Sun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Min Oh, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for scanning a network in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method for scanning a network in a mobile communication terminal includes to configure a PLMN list based on a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card, to store scanned frequency information and corresponding PLMN information into a database by a previous scanning result, to compare the database with the PLMN list and to perform a scanning corresponding to frequency bandwidths included in the database or performing a scanning entire frequency bandwidths according to a result of comparison.