Patent ID: 8737985

Claim:
A method of updating a zone profile in a mobile radio terminal characterized by the steps of: storing a zone profile having a plurality of elements comprising: at least one dominant element corresponding to at least a first quality of a particular signal parameter; and at least one low priority element corresponding to at least a second quality of the particular signal parameter; obtaining a plurality of radio signal parameter measurements; determining if the plurality of radio signal parameter measurements includes measurements corresponding to at least one dominant element of the zone profile that is sufficiently adjacent to measurements corresponding to the at least one low priority element; modifying an existing profile element corresponding to the at least one low priority element of the zone profile responsive to determining the plurality of radio signal parameter measurements includes measurements corresponding to the at least one dominant element of the zone profile that is sufficiently adjacent to measurements corresponding to the at least one low priority element; determining if the plurality of radio signal parameter measurements includes measurements corresponding to at least one dominant element of the zone profile that is sufficiently adjacent to measurements corresponding to the at least one missing element; and adding a new element to the zone profile corresponding to at least one missing element of the zone profile responsive to determining the plurality of radio signal parameter measurements includes measurements corresponding to at least one dominant element of the zone profile that is sufficiently adjacent to measurements corresponding to the at least one missing element.