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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Yong-Gil Han, Gumi-si, KR;
Seung-Ho Yang, Daegu, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0022 (2013.01); H04W 60/005 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for supporting a communication network in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes receiving a registration confirmation message from a first base station, determining whether the first base station satisfies a switching condition to a packet switching mode, switching a mode of the portable terminal from a circuit switching mode to the packet switching mode when the first base station satisfies the switching, and registering the portable terminal in a first communication network through the first base station in the packet switching mode.