NETWORK IDENTITY AND TIMEZONE (NITZ) FUNCTIONALITY FOR NON-3GPP DEVICES
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1. A method for ascertaining and displaying time zone information and a local time, comprising:
- receiving protocol data from a setup server and a multimode device;
extracting location information from the protocol data;
determining a time zone based on the location information; and
generating the local time based on the time zone.
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Abstract
A system that provisions a multimode mobile or converged device with local time information and network provider identification when the multimode mobile device is operating within the purview of a wireless local area network (WLAN). The system includes components that receive protocol data and that extract network provider identification from the received protocol data as well as utilizing the received protocol data to ascertain the local time.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for ascertaining and displaying time zone information and a local time, comprising:
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receiving protocol data from a setup server and a multimode device; extracting location information from the protocol data; determining a time zone based on the location information; and generating the local time based on the time zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing a multimode mobile device with a local time and a network identification, comprising:
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receiving first protocol data and second protocol data; extracting the network identification from the first protocol data substantially when the multimode mobile device transitions from a mobile wireless environment to a private network environment; determining the local time from the second protocol data substantially when the multimode mobile device transitions from the mobile wireless environment to the private network environment; and transmitting the network identification and the local time to the multimode mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for determining a human readable network name, comprising
obtaining a network identifier from a wireless access point; -
extracting from the network identifier a network name; ascertaining the human readable network name based on a pre-provisioned database and the network name; and displaying the human readable network name.
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