Patent ID: 7706846

Claim:
A mobile terminal for receiving information, comprising: an input unit adapted to receive data; a communication module adapted to receive cell information related to a hierarchical cell structure (HCS) priority for a plurality of adjacent connectable cells, and to transmit the data to a connected cell and receive the data from the connected cell; a memory unit adapted to store the cell information received in the communication module; a determining unit adapted to determine a receiving signal intensity level of the connected cell, the HCS priority of the plurality of adjacent connectable cells when the cell information is received, and a residual amount of battery capacity of the mobile terminal; and a controller adapted to compare the residual amount of battery capacity with a battery capacity measuring reference value, reset a cell size measuring reference based on a result of the comparison, and measure at least one of the plurality of adjacent connectable cells in accordance with the cell size measuring reference, wherein the controller is further adapted to re-select a connected cell among the measured cells according to the received cell information if a received signal strength of the connected cell is less than an intensity threshold value, such that the mobile communication terminal is connected to the re-selected cell.