COMMUNICATION NETWORK SELECTION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating a request message relating to a roaming mobile device wherein said request message includes one or more parameters and requests information for one or more communication networks based on said one or more parameters; and
transmitting said request message to a database;
such that a communication message is transmitted to said roaming mobile device wherein said communication message includes said one or more communication networks and said information for each of said one or more communication networks to enable a selection of one of said one or more communication networks.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for improving communication network selection on a mobile device 102. Once an element 105 of a Home Communication Service Provider (HCSP) in a Home communication network 104 is aware that a mobile device 102 is roaming then information for one or more communication networks 103, 108 based on one or more parameters may be requested from a database 106. The database 106 may identify the one or more communication networks 103, 108 and provide information relating to the one or more communications networks 103, 108 such that a communication message may be transmitted to the roaming mobile device 102 where the communication message may include the one or more communication networks 103, 108 and the information for each of said one or more communication networks 103, 108 to enable a selection of one of the one or more communication networks 103, 108.
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29 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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generating a request message relating to a roaming mobile device wherein said request message includes one or more parameters and requests information for one or more communication networks based on said one or more parameters; and transmitting said request message to a database; such that a communication message is transmitted to said roaming mobile device wherein said communication message includes said one or more communication networks and said information for each of said one or more communication networks to enable a selection of one of said one or more communication networks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a first processor adapted to generate a request message relating to a roaming mobile device wherein said request message includes one or more parameters and requests information for one or more communication networks based on said one or more parameters; and a first output adapted to transmit said request message to a database; such that a communication message is transmitted to said roaming mobile device wherein said communication message includes said one or more communication networks and said information for each of said one or more communication networks to enable a selection of one of said one or more communication networks. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 27, 28, 29)
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13. (canceled)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving a request message relating to a roaming mobile device wherein said request message includes one or more parameters and requests information for one or more communication networks based on said one or more parameters; and identifying said information for said one or more communication networks based on said one or more parameters; such that a communication message is transmitted to said roaming mobile device wherein said communication message includes said one or more communication networks and said information for each of said one or more communication networks to enable a selection of one of said one or more communication networks. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19-26. -26. (canceled)
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