Patent ID: 8472999

Claim:
A method for operating a multimode wireless communication terminal with at least two subscriber identity module (SIM) card slots for use in a multimode wireless communication system, the method comprising: initiating a primary mode of operation within the multimode wireless communication terminal, the primary mode of operation being a default mode of operation, wherein initiation of the primary mode of operation is facilitated by a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card; initiating a secondary mode of operation within the multimode wireless communication terminal, wherein initiation of the second mode of operation is facilitated by a second SIM card; monitoring, by the multimode wireless communication terminal, paging information for the primary mode of operation at a communication network provided primary mode monitoring frequency; monitoring, by the multimode wireless communication terminal, paging information for the secondary mode of operation at a secondary mode monitoring frequency established by the multimode wireless communication terminal, wherein monitoring of the paging information for the secondary mode of operation is performed using a time division multiplexed method with monitoring of the paging information for the primary mode; and operating the multimode wireless communication terminal in one of the primary and secondary modes of operation while monitoring the paging information for each of the primary and secondary modes of operation.