Patent ID: 11902885
Assignee: MEDIATEK SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. An apparatus implementable in a user equipment (UE), comprising:
a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly; and
a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations comprising:
activating a Mobile Initiated Connection Only (MICO) mode; and
postponing a periodic public land mobile network (PLMN) search responsive to the UE being in the MICO mode,

wherein the periodic PLMN search is controlled by a timer, and
wherein, in postponing the periodic PLMN search, the processor is configured to utilize another timer, which is different than the timer, to control the periodic PLMN search when the MICO mode is activated.