SYSTEM SCANNING METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES

• US 20100172315A1
• Filed: 03/15/2010
• Published: 07/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Juneja, Anupam, Kalhan, Amit, Dunn, Doug
• Granted Patent: US 8,195,156 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

An exemplary method for searching one of a plurality of systems on a multi-mode device capable of communicating on a first air interface technology and a second air interface technology is disclosed. The exemplary method includes storing a default system search period for one of the air interface technologies, such as WLAN system, receiving user input representative of a user-defined system search period for the WLAN system, storing the user-defined system search period, detecting a system search event for WLAN services, searching WLAN services in response to the system search event, and terminating the WLAN system search after expiration of the user-defined search period.

Claims

1. A method for searching a system on a multi-mode device, the method comprising:

setting a user-defined system search period;

searching for the system based on the user-defined system search period; and

stopping the searching if the system has not acquired prior to the expiration of the user-defined search period.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the system is a wireless local area network.

3. A multi-mode device comprising:

a processor configured to execute instructions for;

setting a user-defined system search period;

searching for the system based on the user-defined system search period; and

stopping the searching if the system has not acquired prior to the expiration of the user-defined search period.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the system is a wireless local area network.