Efficient search for wireless networks while minimizing page loss

A method comprising:

• determining, at a processor, an available search time that excludes paging periods during which pages are potentially received;
• determining prior to a next paging period whether there is sufficient time to perform at least a portion of a search for cells;
• performing the search for cells in wireless networks during the available search time;
• and
• obtaining information for cells acquired during the search for cells, the information being determined by a type of search being performed and a wireless network type.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for determining, at a processor, an available search time that excludes paging periods during which pages are potentially received;
• means for determining prior to a next paging period whether there is sufficient time to perform at least a portion of a search for cells;
• means for performing the search for cells in wireless networks during the available search time;
• and
• means for obtaining information for cells acquired during the search for cells, the information being determined by a type of search being performed and a wireless network type.

A non-transitory processor readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• determine an available search time that excludes paging periods during which pages are potentially received;
• determine prior to a next paging period whether there is sufficient time to perform at least a portion of a search for cells;
• perform the search for cells in wireless networks during the available search time;
• and
• obtain information for cells acquired during the search, the information being determined by a type of search being performed and wireless network type.

A method comprising:

• determining, at a processor, an available search time, wherein the available search time is a time duration between a first scheduled paging occasion and a second scheduled paging occasion;
• prior to beginning a search for one or more wireless networks, determining whether the search can be completed within the available search time;
• in response to determining that the search cannot be completed within the available search time, delaying beginning the search;
• and
• after delaying the search for the one or more wireless networks, performing the search for the one or more wireless networks, the search including:
• reading a first information block associated with a first wireless network of the one or more wireless networks;
• after reading the first information block, determining whether there is sufficient time to read a second information block associated with the first wireless network and to read a third information block associated with the first wireless network;
• and
• in response to determining that there is not sufficient time to read the second information block and the third information block, saving a state of the search and resuming the search at a next available search time.