Apparatus and method for subscribing to international roaming plan for communication device
First Claim
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;
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;
determining whether the current location of the communication device is located outside the predetermined country and whether the distance between the current location and the location of the at least one border checkpoint is less than the predetermined distance at regular intervals after the international roaming plan has been subscribed to for a predetermined period of time;
prompting the user to select whether to cancel the international roaming plan which has previously been subscribed to, when the current location of the communication device is located outside the predetermined country and the distance between the current location of the communication device and the location of the at least one border checkpoint is less than the predetermined distance; and
sending a second preset message to the predetermined service terminal to cancel the international roaming plan in relation to the communication device, when the user makes a selection to cancel the international roaming plan.
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Abstract
A computerized method for subscribing an international roaming plan for a communication device, the communication device includes an electronic map. At least one border checkpoint of a predetermined country can be determined on the electronic map. A distance between a current location of the communication device and the location of the at least one border checkpoint is calculated. When the calculated distance is less than a predetermined distance and the current location of the communication device is within the home country, a user may be prompted to select whether to subscribe to an international roaming plan for a particular period of time. A preset message is sent 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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9 Claims
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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:
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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; 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; determining whether the current location of the communication device is located outside the predetermined country and whether the distance between the current location and the location of the at least one border checkpoint is less than the predetermined distance at regular intervals after the international roaming plan has been subscribed to for a predetermined period of time; prompting the user to select whether to cancel the international roaming plan which has previously been subscribed to, when the current location of the communication device is located outside the predetermined country and the distance between the current location of the communication device and the location of the at least one border checkpoint is less than the predetermined distance; and sending a second preset message to the predetermined service terminal to cancel the international roaming plan in relation to the communication device, when the user makes a selection to cancel the international roaming plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A communication device, comprising:
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a display; a positioning device; a storage storing an electronic map; a processor; and one or more programs stored in the storage and executed by the processor, the one or more programs comprising; a determination module that determines at least one border checkpoint of a predetermined country on the electronic map; a location module that obtains a current location of the communication device using the positioning device, and calculates a distance between the current location and the location of at least one border checkpoint; a first notification module that determines whether the calculated distance is less than a predetermined distance and whether the current location of the communication device is inside the predetermined country, and notifies 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; a subscribing module that sends 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; a second notification module that determines whether the current location of the communication device is located outside the predetermined country and whether the distance between the current location and the location of the at least one border checkpoint is less than the predetermined distance at regular intervals when the international roaming plan has been subscribed to for a predetermined period of time, and prompts the user to select whether to cancel the international roaming plan which is being subscribed to when the current location of the communication device is located outside the predetermined country and the distance between the current location of the communication device and the location of the at least one border checkpoint is less than the predetermined distance; and a cancellation module that sends a second preset message to the predetermined service terminal to cancel the international roaming plan in relation to the communication device, when the user makes a selection to cancel the international roaming plan. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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