Patent ID: 9042250
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H03G,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for obtaining gain for a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card in a multi-SIM multi-standby communication device, comprising: obtaining, by the communication device, information associated with duration of an idle time period during which communication service is inactive for a first SIM card that is in a traffic mode; initializing, by the communication device, a request to monitor and obtain a signal gain; monitoring, by the communication device, during a first interval within the idle time period that is of duration less than a traffic frame time slot, a broadcast channel associated with a second SIM card that is in a non-traffic mode, to determine a current signal intensity of a particular cell; and obtaining, by the communication device, based on the current signal intensity, the signal gain for the second SIM card to correctly receive communication service data when the first SIM card is switched to the non-traffic mode and the second SIM card is switched to the traffic mode; wherein