Patent ID: 7792537

Claim:
An apparatus operable to schedule measurement for cells in a plurality of wireless communication systems, comprising: a controller operative to categorize cells in a first wireless communication system by associating at least one of said cells in said first wireless communication system with a selected one of a plurality of distinct and predefined states, wherein at least one of said cells in said first wireless communication system is associated with at least one of said plurality of distinct and predefined states based, at least in part, on whether a synchronization channel of said at least one of said cells in said first wireless communication system has been decoded, prioritize said cells in said first wireless communication system based, at least in part, on the distinct and predefined states associated with said cells in said first wireless communication system, prioritize cells in a second wireless communication system relative to the plurality of distinct and predefined states, select a cell in the first system or the second system based on priorities of the cells in the first and second systems, and schedule the selected cell for measurement in next available frame; and a demodulator operative to make measurement for the selected cell in the next available frame.