Patent ID: 9717041
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method for discovering a radio access technology by a mobile communication terminal, comprising: in response to detection of a low level of power of the mobile communication terminal for connecting to a short-range wireless communication network in place of CDMA or GSM based mobile communication network, receiving information collected by one or more auxiliary communication terminals using radio signals transmitted from the one or more auxiliary communication terminals in order for discovering the short-range wireless communication network accessible by the mobile communication terminal; and determining whether the mobile communication terminal indicating low power connecting with the short-range wireless communication network, the connection is performed according to first signal strength information and second signal strength information, wherein the first signal strength information is included at the collected information and is measured by the auxiliary communication terminal for radio signals transmitted from wireless access device and the second signal strength information is measured by the mobile communication terminal for radio signals containing the collected information.