公开(公告)号：US20160119752A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-28

申请号：US14927402

申请日：2015-10-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vikram Bhaskara YERRABOMMANAHALLI ,  Prashant H. VASHI ,  Madhusudan CHAUDHARY ,  Brian H. CASSIDY ,  Karthik ANANTHARAMAN ,  Bharath Narasimha RAO

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W52/02

CPC classification number: H04W4/023 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W52/0229 ,  H04W88/06 ,  Y02D70/1224 ,  Y02D70/1242 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/1264 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/146 ,  Y02D70/164

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for dynamic search management in a multi-mode device. In one embodiment, a mobile device performs network search and acquisition by dynamically changing search delays and/or search frequencies. In one implementation, the mobile device adjusts the amount of time allocated for each network search based on e.g., previous network connection history (e.g., previously connected to a home network, previously connected to a roaming network), device conditions, user preferences, geographical information, etc. By focusing search effort on cellular technologies which have a high likelihood of success, the mobile device can greatly improve search time and reduce unnecessary power consumption.