Controlling roaming in mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A method for controlling roaming in a mobile terminal (20), which mobile terminal is capable of operating at least in networks according to first and second network technologies, and capable of operating in a home network and of roaming in one or more visited networks, said home network comprising at least a network according to said second network technology, and each visited network comprising at least a network according to one network technology, the method comprising:
- controlling (12) the mobile terminal to operate in a home network mainly in a network according to said second network technology, and limiting (13), at least in one visited network, the operation of said mobile terminal in a network according to said second network technology.
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Abstract
The invention relates to controlling roaming in a mobile terminal which is capable of operating at least in networks according to first and second network technologies, and capable of operating in a home network and of roaming in one or more visited networks, said home network comprising at least a network according to said second network technology, and each visited network comprising at least a network according to one network technology. The mobile terminal is controlled (12) to operate in a home network mainly in a network according to said second network technology, and the operation of the mobile terminal in a network according to the second network technology is limited (13) in at least one visited network.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for controlling roaming in a mobile terminal (20), which mobile terminal is capable of operating at least in networks according to first and second network technologies, and capable of operating in a home network and of roaming in one or more visited networks, said home network comprising at least a network according to said second network technology, and each visited network comprising at least a network according to one network technology, the method comprising:
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controlling (12) the mobile terminal to operate in a home network mainly in a network according to said second network technology, and limiting (13), at least in one visited network, the operation of said mobile terminal in a network according to said second network technology. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile terminal (20, 31), having means for operating at least in networks according to first and second network technologies, and capable of operating in a home network and of roaming in one or more visited networks, said home network comprising at least a network according to said second network technology, and each visited network comprising at least a network according to one network technology, said mobile terminal further comprising
control means for controlling the mobile terminal to operate in a home network mainly in a network according to said second network technology, which control means are arranged to limit, at least in one visited network, the operation of the mobile terminal in a network according to said second network technology.
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12. A computer program to be run in a mobile terminal (20, 31), which mobile terminal is capable of operating at least in networks according to first and second network technologies, and capable of operating in a home network and of roaming in one or more visited networks, said home network comprising at least a network according to said second network technology, and each visited network comprising at least a network according to one network technology, the computer program comprising
a program code, which controls the mobile terminal to operate in a home network mainly in a network according to said second network technology, and a program code, which limits, at least in one visited network, the operation of the mobile terminal in a network according to said second network technology.
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15. A telecommunications system comprising at least one telecommunications network (30), which comprises at least networks (32, 35) according to the first and the second network technology, the telecommunications system further comprising
a mobile terminal (31), which is capable of operating at least in networks according to the first and second network technologies, and capable of operating in a home network and of roaming in one or more visited networks, said telecommunications network (30) being a visited network for the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal (31) further comprising control means, which are arranged to limit the operation of said mobile terminal in a network according to said second network technology when said terminal is connected to said telecommunications network (30).
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