Method and apparatus for permitting a mobile station to operate in a visited network
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1. A method of permitting a mobile station from a home network to operate in a visited network, said method including:
- monitoring an attempt by said mobile station to sign on to said visited network to determine whether a predetermined condition is met; and
automatically initiating the creation of an account for said mobile station in said visited network if said predetermined condition is met.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided which permit a mobile station from a home network to operate in a visited network, the method including monitoring an attempt by the mobile station to sign onto said visited network to determine whether a predetermined condition is met, and automatically initiating the creation of an account for the mobile station in the visited network if the predetermined condition is met.
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1. A method of permitting a mobile station from a home network to operate in a visited network, said method including:
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monitoring an attempt by said mobile station to sign on to said visited network to determine whether a predetermined condition is met; and
automatically initiating the creation of an account for said mobile station in said visited network if said predetermined condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. Apparatus for permitting a mobile station from a home network to operate in a visited network, said apparatus including:
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monitoring means for monitoring an attempt by said mobile station to sign on to said visited network to determine whether a predetermined condition is met; and
account creation means for automatically initiating the creation of an account for said mobile station in said visited network if said predetermined condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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