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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112080 | Broadcast/multicast service system and method providing inter-network roaming A method and system for providing a broadcast/multicast (BCAST) service, are provided. The method includes obtaining, by the terminal, at least one BCAST service from a visiting network when the terminal roams in the visiting network. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112081 | Broadcast/multicast service system and method providing inter-network roaming A method of providing a broadcast/multicast (BCAST) service, the method including receiving, from a terminal, a request of access to a BCAST service, performing service authorization with a home network, delivering, to the terminal, a message including a rights obje... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107952 | Mobile device with an obfuscated mobile device user identity A mobile device identifier (such as an MSISDN) that typically accompanies a mobile device request is replaced with an “enriched” identifier that exposes the mobile device user's home operator but obfuscates the mobile device's (and, thus, the device user's) iden... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099094 | Neighbor scanning in wireless local area networks A method for neighbor scanning in a wireless local area network having a station, a first access point (AP) to which the station is associated, and a second AP begins by generating timing information regarding a beacon signal sent by the second AP. The timing inform... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095129 | System and method for optimizing roaming in a wireless data network A system and method for a mobile client device to associate with a preferred access point in a wireless network A determination is made as to whether the mobile client device is stationary within the wireless network The preferred access point is determined between ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086231 | Download and display of system tags in wireless communication systems Techniques for downloading and displaying system tags by wireless terminals based on roaming status. A tag includes texts and/or graphics. The system tags include home system tags and roaming system tags, which include group tags and specific tags. A home system tag... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078164 | Mobile telephone VOIP/cellular seamless roaming switching controller A nomadic server and a related system provides seamless roaming for a mobile communication device between different types of wireless networks, such as WiFi and cellular networks for voice, data and video communication. Use of the nomadic server enables a combinatio... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078165 | Configuring preferred user zone lists for private access points for wireless networking Information is received identifying a geographic location of an access point in a radio access network. Access information is assigned and communicated to the access point, and the access information and the geographic location information is communicated to an acce... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8068830 | Call handling scheme to reduce roaming charges A second switch receives an indication from a roaming network that a call forwarded by the roaming network has been dropped by the roaming network, and in response to receiving the indication, forwards the call from a first switch. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064904 | Internetworking between a first network and a second network A general global gateway (GGG) internetworks between a first network and a second network so that a mobile station having a subscription in a first network can roam into a second network and be authenticated to use the second network. The GGG obtains authentication ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064903 | Methods and apparatus for reducing roaming latency in a mobile node Methods and apparatus for triggering roaming in a mobile network device are disclosed. A speed of the network device is detected. One or more maximum/minimum trigger values corresponding to one or more trigger events are ascertained at the speed of the network devic... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064905 | Method and system for international roaming and call bridging Disclosed is an enhanced system and method for bridging calls across telecommunications networks, including an illustrative application of the invention as it relates to international roaming among prepaid wireless subscribers. For instance, whenever wireless subscr... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060084 | Network selection scheme using a roaming broker (RB) A network selection scheme operable in a network environment having one or more radio access networks (RANs), one or more core networks (CNs), and one or more service networks (SNs). Upon obtaining identity information of a particular network combination, a wireless... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055258 | Roaming service method in a mobile broadcasting system, and system thereof A roaming service method in a mobile broadcasting system and a system thereof are provided. A terminal receives a service guide from a corresponding visited service provider (Visited SP) when the terminal moves to a roaming area. The terminal transmits a roaming req... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055259 | Generating distance bands Computer-implemented systems and computer-readable media for generating distance bands on a map to identify areas of outbound roaming on a wireless network are disclosed. A roaming-network event record listing roaming events for subscribers of a home network is rece... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8045978 | Apparatus and method for managing tool kit menu of portable terminal in roaming condition Provided are an apparatus and method for managing a tool kit menu of a portable terminal in a roaming condition. The method includes updating, by a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) tool kit module, location information based on broadcast information from the roaming... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8036655 | Clientless mobile subscribers with seamless roaming over scalable wide area wireless networks System and method for seamless roaming over scalable wide area Wireless LAN networks (WAWLAN) with clientless mobile subscribers. A preferred embodiment comprises a wireless gateway (WG) coupled to one or more access points in a wireless network to form a wireless c... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036654 | Methods and apparatus for selecting a communication network A mobile communication device is adapted to provide voice communications with use of a voice service and data communications with use of a data service. The mobile device maintains a preferred network list as well as a service access list in its memory. The preferre... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8014772 | Provision of a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) for a user equipment moving along cells in a cellular mobile communication system Procedures are provided for the establishment of MBMS services in different cells of a cellular telecommunications network, in particular, for maintaining the transmission of MBMS data to a particular user equipment, even when it moves from one cell to another when ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8005475 | Method and system for mapping provisioning information of different communications networks A wireless communications device is configurable to communicate with either one of two networks over a wireless medium, each of the two networks having a different air interface protocol. Additionally, the wireless device includes stored provisioning information for... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7991394 | Local number solution for roaming mobile telephony users A system for managing of mobile phones at a roaming network, each mobile handset having a first handset number from its home network. The roaming network assigns a second number to a detected roamer, which number is local to the roaming network. The second number is... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986947 | Device management network with support for roaming A device management network that supports roaming selectively conducts device management activities on a mobile device when it is roaming. The mobile device is capable of determining that it is roaming and communicating the information to the DM server in order to a... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7983713 | Smart card; communication device; method for selecting a communication network to be used by a communication device; computer program product Smart cards, a communication device, methods for selecting a communication network to be used by a communication device, and a computer program product. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983672 | Managing communications with private access points in wireless networks Communication is initiated with a radio access network through a first private access point according to a first air interface standard based on a first identifier corresponding to the first private access point. A second identifier corresponding to the first privat... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979066 | Multiple IMSI connections A system is disclosed that includes a first multiple International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) location register (MILR) module. The first MILR module includes user information associated with a plurality of mobile subscribers. For each of the mobile subscriber... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974620 | Selection of roaming partners based on load value A method, system, and media are provided for selecting a preferred roaming partner based on load conditions on an access networks associated with the selected preferred roaming partner. A wireless device storing one or more lists of preferred roaming partners is con... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7970397 | Network-initiated area event triggered positioning method for roaming terminal in mobile communication system A network-initiated area event triggered positioning method for a terminal in a session-based position information system is discussed. Network-initiation of area-based positioning of a roaming terminal is discriminated according to a proxy mode and a non-proxy mode... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7970396 | Network-initiated area event triggered positioning method for roaming terminal in mobile communication system A network-initiated area event triggered positioning method for a terminal in a session-based position information system is discussed. Network-initiation of area-based positioning of a roaming terminal is discriminated according to a proxy mode and a non-proxy mode... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966013 | Roaming gateway enabling location based services (LBS) roaming for user plane in CDMA networks without requiring use of a mobile positioning center (MPC) LBS support to CDMA mobiles while roaming on another network. IS-801 session data is routed by a routing gateway to a correct visited network PDE that contains correct BSA data, which is used to return assistance data to an interrogating mobile device. A standalone ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962135 | Method and apparatus for efficient selection and acquisition of a wireless communications system A mobile station is adapted to avoid unusable wireless communications systems during system acquisition. The mobile station includes processing circuitry and a memory storing a preferred roaming list and system avoidance data. The system avoidance data identifies un... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962136 | Handheld electronic device including preferred network selection, and associated method A handheld electronic device adapted to display a listing of known networks, scan for available networks, display a listing of the available networks and enable the entry of information relating to manually entered networks. In addition, the device is adapted to (1)... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7953409 | Alternative wireless telephone roaming using prepaid services A method and system are provided for registering and operating a wireless telephone in a roaming service area in which the wireless telephone is not registered for roaming services. When a wireless telephone is operated in a such a roaming service area, the roaming ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7945260 | Delivery of network services A network element includes at least one input to receive communications from a plurality of terminal devices and a plurality of network elements, a processing unit and logic to classify the communications as a type of user information, and a router to route the comm... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941140 | UMA/GAN integration within a legacy location based system In one embodiment, techniques for authorizing a mobile device are provided. A registration request is received for the mobile device. The registration request may include location identifier information. For example, a cell ID may be provided. Static location inform... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937082 | Mobile communication terminal, IC card, mobile communication system, program, and communication charge notification method The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal, an IC card, a mobile communication system, a program, and a communication charge notification method capable of easily indicating roaming communication charges and preventing a user from being unexpecte... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933595 | Dynamic selection by a mobile station of its home agent using its preferred roaming list (PRL) Methods and systems are provided for dynamic selection by a mobile station of its home agent using its preferred roaming list (PRL). A mobile station maintains a PRL comprising an association between (i) a first set of data identifying a first wireless wide area net... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929965 | SUPL initialization message in a location information system and method and system for processing SUPL by using the same A terminal and method and system for processing SUPL are discussed. According to one embodiment, the invention provides a method of processing a SUPL request for a terminal that has performed roaming, the method comprising: receiving a SUPL INIT message from a home ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925256 | Multimode roaming mobile devices A mobile device for roaming between wireless communications networks in different geographical regions is provided. The mobile device includes an interface configured to transmit and receive signals over a wireless channel according to a communication mode using one... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920861 | Method for operating mobile communication terminal, mobile communication system, and method for providing contents thereof The present invention relates to a method for operating a mobile communication terminal, a mobile communication system, and a method for providing contents. The mobile communication system includes a mobile communication network and a mobile communication terminal f... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917139 | Inbound roamer call control system A system for implementing call control services for an inbound roamer is provided. The system includes a control node to implement the call control services in response to an initiation request. The system further includes a service node to send a terminating custom... | 03/29/2011 |
