Patent attributes
A mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes: a receiver for receiving a signal from a base station via an antenna; a cell search section for searching for a cell of a desired network; a cell storage section for storing information about a frequency that is used by the network; and a cell search control section for controlling the cell search section and the cell storage section. The cell storage section stores a plurality of predetermined frequency bands that can be searched. The cell search control section controls the cell search section to search for frequencies in the frequency bands according to a predetermined priorities. A cell search method according to the present invention includes: assigning priorities to the frequency bands according to a predetermined rule; and performing a cell search for a cell belonging to a desired network according to the priorities.
