Patent ID: 9241300
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: H03L,H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for communicating, comprising: receiving, by a mobile terminal via a first receiving antenna, data associated with a first radio access technology using a first signal, the data being received over a connection between the mobile terminal and a first base station using the first radio access technology; scanning, by the mobile terminal via a second receiving antenna, a second signal provided by a second base station that is associated with the first radio access technology or a second radio access technology using a third signal, the scanning via the second receiving antenna being performed concurrently with the receiving of the data via the first receiving antenna; measuring, by the mobile terminal, a parameter of the connection while performing the scanning; and disabling the scanning based upon a comparison of the measured parameter with a threshold value, the threshold value being determined based on a prediction by the mobile terminal of an amount of data throughput degradation that would incur if the second receiving antenna is not used for receiving the data.