Patent ID: 9100899
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for a mobile device based cell search using search triggers comprising: establishing a search state for the mobile device to search for a new cell, wherein the search state defines how often each of a plurality of search types is performed; defining a search scheduler based on the search state, the search scheduler mapping the search state to a time to search for the new cell using a first search type from the plurality of search types; determining to collect a search trigger for the search scheduler based on the search state; collecting the search trigger at a time different from the time to search for the new cell using the first search type; updating the search state and the search scheduler using the collected search trigger when the collected search trigger indicates that the search state has changed; selecting a second search type from the plurality of search types for an updated time to search based on the updated search state and the updated search scheduler; and performing, by the mobile device, at the updated time to search, a search for the new cell based on the second search type.