Patent ID: 8848652

Claim:
A method for minimizing a mute interval in a multimode terminal having a first modem and a second modem, which support different communication services, the method comprising: starting a handover according to a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) command received through a first communication network; determining if a handover in the second modem has been completed through a communication path directly interconnecting the first modem and the second modem while maintaining a voice path through the first modem if the handover starts; transferring a Handover Completion Message (HCM) to a second communication network through the second modem, when the handover has been completed, receiving an acknowledgment message corresponding to the HCM through the second modem, reporting the acknowledgment message to the first modem, and switching a voice path through the first modem to a voice path through the second modem, thereby performing communication through the second communication network, wherein the first modem transmits a command directly to the second modem via the communication path.