Out-of-service scanning in mobile equipment having two or more modems

An apparatus for performing out-of-service scanning in mobile equipment having two or more modems, said apparatus comprising:

• means for performing out-of-service scans for one of the two or more modems;
• means for determining that a first status exists in response to detection that one of the out-of-service scans proved unsuccessful;
• means for determining that a second status exists in response to detection that one other of the two or more modems is not experiencing an out-of-service condition;
• means, in response to existence of the first status and the second status, for utilizing information from the other of the two or more modems to determine whether a third status exists;
• and
• means for determining, conditioned at least in part on existence of the third status, whether to perform another of the out-of-service scans.

A computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium including:
• code for causing a computer to perform, in mobile equipment having two or more modems, out-of-service scans for one of the two or more modems;
• code for causing a computer to determine that a first status exists in response to detection that one of the out-of-service scans proved unsuccessful;
• code for causing a computer to determine that a second status exists in response to the detection that one other of the two or more modems is not experiencing an out-of-service condition;
• code for causing a computer, in response to existence of the first status and the second status, to utilize information from the other of the two or more modems to determine whether a third status exists;
• and
• code for causing a computer to determine, conditioned at least in part on existence of the third status, whether to perform another of the out-of-service scans.

A user equipment (UE) having two or more modems, the UE comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to said at least one processor,
• wherein said at least one processor is configured to:
• perform out-of-service scans for one of the two or more modems;
• determine that a first status exists in response to detection that one of the out-of-service scans proved unsuccessful;
• determine that a second status exists in response to detection that one other of the two or more modems is not experiencing an out-of-service condition;
• utilize, in response to existence of the first status and the second status, information from the other of the two or more modems to determine whether a third status exists;
• and
• determine, conditioned at least in part on existence of the third status, whether to perform another of the out-of-service scans.