Patent ID: 8055261

Claim:
A method for frequency scanning in a Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) receiving terminal, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining cell information of each of a plurality of cells and DVB-H frequencies for each of the plurality of cells, each of the DVB-H frequencies having an intensity higher than a predetermined intensity; mapping the DVB-H frequencies to the corresponding cell information and storing the DVB-H frequencies mapped to the cell information in a table; detecting a current cell in which the DVB-H receiving terminal is located when there is a request for DVB-H frequency scanning; determining if the table includes information about the current cell; scanning the DVB-H frequency corresponding to the information about the current cell when the table includes the information about the current cell; and obtaining system information from a digital broadcasting signal input by using the scanned DVB-H frequency, when the scanned DVB-H frequency has an intensity higher than the predetermined intensity, wherein storing the DVB-H frequencies mapped to the cell information in the table comprises: counting a number of times each of the plurality of cells have been scanned; and mapping the number of times to the corresponding cell information.