Patent ID: 8630639

Claim:
A cell search method for a user equipment supporting multiple frequency bands, comprising: responsive to the user equipment being located in an intersection region which is the intersection of coverage areas of first and second frequency bands, respectively, receiving, by the user equipment, intersection data through the first frequency band; conducting a cell search in the second frequency band when the received intersection data is not set to a search skip value, including: receiving a measure of a strength of a signal in the intersection data received in the first frequency band; determining a distance based on the measured signal strength; and searching the second frequency band when the determined distance is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance from a known distance indicated by the measured signal strength in the intersection data; and skipping, when the received intersection data is set to a search skip value or when the determined distance is less than a predetermined distance indicated by the measured signal strength in the intersection data, cell searching in the second frequency band.