COMMUNICATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A communication method in an electronic device capable of communicating with a first communication network and a second communication network, the method comprising:
- starting, at time T1, searching for the first communication network and reading a first network parameter associated with the first communication network, wherein a second network parameter associated with the second network parameter is to be read by default after said reading of the first network parameter is completed;
terminating, at time T2, said searching for the first communication network to obtain a first search result;
determining, when the first search result indicates that the first communication network has been found, whether said reading of the first network parameter has been completed at the time T2, to obtain a first determination result;
matching the first network parameter with the first communication network when the first determination result indicates that said reading of the first network parameter has been completed at the time T2, to obtain a first match result; and
registering with the first communication network when the first match result indicates that first network parameter matches the first communication network;
detecting, when the first search result indicates that the first communication network has not been found or when the first match result indicates that the first network parameter does not match the first communication network, a type of the network parameter read at the time T2, to obtain a first detection result;
stopping said reading of the first network parameter and starting reading the second network parameter when the first detection result indicates that the type of the network parameter read at the time T2 is inconsistent with the first network parameter; and
searching, at time T3 after said reading of the second network parameter has been completed, for the second communication network based on the second network parameter, and registering with the found second communication network,wherein the time T3 is later than the time T2, and the time T2 is later than the time T1.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a communication method and an electronic device. The communication method comprises: starting, at time T1, searching for a first communication network and reading a first network parameter; terminating, at time T2, said searching for the first communication network; determining, when the first communication network has been found, whether said reading of the first network parameter has been completed at the time T2, matching the first network parameter with the first communication network when said reading of the first network parameter has been completed at the time T2, and registering with the first communication network; when the first communication network has not been found or when the first network parameter does not match the first communication network, stopping said reading of the first network parameter and starting reading the second network parameter when the type of the network parameter read at the time T2 is inconsistent with the first network parameter and searching, after said reading of the second network parameter has been completed, for the second communication network based on the second network parameter and registering with the found second communication network. With the solutions of the present disclosure, it is possible to reduce the time required for a mobile terminal to find a network after power-on.
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16 Claims
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1. A communication method in an electronic device capable of communicating with a first communication network and a second communication network, the method comprising:
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starting, at time T1, searching for the first communication network and reading a first network parameter associated with the first communication network, wherein a second network parameter associated with the second network parameter is to be read by default after said reading of the first network parameter is completed; terminating, at time T2, said searching for the first communication network to obtain a first search result; determining, when the first search result indicates that the first communication network has been found, whether said reading of the first network parameter has been completed at the time T2, to obtain a first determination result;
matching the first network parameter with the first communication network when the first determination result indicates that said reading of the first network parameter has been completed at the time T2, to obtain a first match result; and
registering with the first communication network when the first match result indicates that first network parameter matches the first communication network;detecting, when the first search result indicates that the first communication network has not been found or when the first match result indicates that the first network parameter does not match the first communication network, a type of the network parameter read at the time T2, to obtain a first detection result;
stopping said reading of the first network parameter and starting reading the second network parameter when the first detection result indicates that the type of the network parameter read at the time T2 is inconsistent with the first network parameter; and
searching, at time T3 after said reading of the second network parameter has been completed, for the second communication network based on the second network parameter, and registering with the found second communication network,wherein the time T3 is later than the time T2, and the time T2 is later than the time T1. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device capable of communicating with a first communication network and a second communication network, the electronic device comprising:
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a searching unit configured to start, at time T1, searching for the first communication network; a reading unit configured to start, at the time T1, reading a first network parameter associated with the first communication network, and to read, by default, a second network parameter associated with the second network parameter after said reading of the first network parameter has been completed; the searching unit is further configured to terminate, at time T2, said searching for the first communication network to obtain a first search result; a determining unit configured to determine, when the first search result indicates that the first communication network has been found, whether said reading of the first network parameter has been completed at the time T2, to obtain a first determination result; a matching unit configured to match the first network parameter with the first communication network to obtain a first match result when the first determination result indicates that said reading of the first network parameter has been completed at the time T2; a registering unit configured to register with the first communication network when the first match result indicates that first network parameter matches the first communication network; a detecting unit configured to detect, when the first search result indicates that the first communication network has not been found or when the first match result indicates that the first network parameter does not match the first communication network, a type of the network parameter read at the time T2, to obtain a first detection result; the reading unit being further configured to stop said reading of the first network parameter and start reading the second network parameter when the first detection result indicates that the type of the network parameter read at the time T2 is inconsistent with the first network parameter, and to notify the searching unit at time T3 that said reading of the second network parameter has been completed; the searching unit being further configured to search for the second communication network based on the second network parameter in response to receipt of the notification from the reading unit; and the registering unit being further configured to register with the found second communication network, wherein the time T3 is later than the time T2, and the time T2 is later than the time T1. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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