Receiving cell broadcast (CB) messages

An apparatus for receiving cell broadcast messages, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
• monitor a cell broadcast channel for a continuous scan time to obtain a number of repetitions, a periodicity, and a last slot number;
• calculate message slots where a desired message is expected in the cell broadcast channel;
• and
• read the cell broadcast channel only at the calculated message slots.

An apparatus configured for receiving cell broadcast messages, comprising:

• means for monitoring a cell broadcast channel for a continuous scan time to obtain a number of repetitions, a periodicity, and a last slot number;
• means for calculating slots where a desired message is expected in the cell broadcast channel;
• and
• means for reading the cell broadcast channel only at the calculated slots.

A computer-program product for a receiving cell broadcast messages, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:

• code for causing a wireless device to monitor a cell broadcast channel for a continuous scan time to obtain a number of repetitions, a periodicity, and a last slot number;
• code for causing the wireless device to calculate message slots where a desired message is expected in the cell broadcast channel;
• and
• code for causing the wireless device to read the cell broadcast channel only at the calculated message slots.

A wireless device configured for receiving cell broadcast messages, comprising:

• means for monitoring a cell broadcast channel for a continuous scan time to obtain a number of repetitions, a periodicity, and a last slot number;
• means for calculating message slots where a desired message is expected in the cell broadcast channel;
• and
• means for reading the cell broadcast channel only at the calculated message slots.