Patent ID: 9699719
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method for generating a public land mobile network (PLMN) selection procedure, comprising: receiving, by a mobile terminal, a mobile country code (MCC) that identifies a particular geography; querying, by the mobile terminal, a local resource list using the MCC as a query parameter to identify a plurality of PLMNs each operably configured to provide coverage within at least a portion of the particular geography, wherein the local resource list is stored in a local memory within the mobile terminal; determining, by the mobile terminal, an access technology configuration (ATC) of each of the plurality of PLMNs, the ATC of each of the plurality of PLMNs including a supported access technology and supported frequency bands of the supported access technology; accessing, by the mobile terminal, the local resource list to identify and resolve incomplete ATC information for at least one of the plurality of PLMNs; comparing, by the mobile terminal, the ATC of each one of the plurality of PLMNs against an ATC of the mobile terminal; identifying, by the mobile terminal, a first PLMN of the plurality of PLMNs that is compatible with the mobile terminal, the first PLMN having a first supported access technology and a first supported frequency band of the first supported access technology; identifying, by the mobile terminal, a second PLMN of the plurality of PLMNs that is compatible with the mobile terminal, the second PLMN having a second supported access technology and a second supported frequency band of the second supported access technology; generating, by the mobile terminal, the PLMN selection procedure; removing power from a hardware resource to prevent a scan of the second supported frequency band of the second supported access technology when the second PLMN is both available and compatible with the mobile terminal, wherein the power is removed from the hardware resource to prevent potential interference with communication between the mobile terminal and the first PLMN; wherein the first supported access technology is different than the second supported access technology; and wherein the first supported frequency band is the same as the second supported frequency band.