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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUBSCRIBING TO INTERNATIONAL ROAMING PLAN FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICE

  • US 20130260748A1
  • Filed: 10/29/2012
  • Published: 10/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized method for subscribing to an international roaming plan for a communication device, the communication device comprising a positioning device and an electronic map, the method comprising:

  • determining a location of at least one border checkpoint of a predetermined country on the electronic map;

    obtaining a current location of the communication device using the positioning device;

    calculating a distance between the current location and the location of the at least one border checkpoint;

    determining whether the calculated distance is less than a predetermined distance and whether the current location of the communication device is inside the predetermined country;

    notifying a user to select whether to subscribe to an international roaming plan for the communication device when the calculated distance is less than the predetermined distance and the current location of the communication device is inside the predetermined country; and

    sending a first preset message to a predetermined service terminal provided by a telecommunication company to subscribe to the international roaming plan for the communication device, when the user makes a selection to subscribe to the international roaming plan for the communication device.

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