Method and apparatus for displaying network name

• US 9,369,932 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2015
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wu, Xiaobo, Shu, Lin, Zhang, Wanqiang, Liu, Hai
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Michael T
• Application Number:
  US14/618,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20150156687A1
• Time in Patent Office: 490 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0022 for transferring data sessions between adjacent core network technologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00837 Determination of triggering parameters for hand-off
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/005 Multiple registrations, e.g. multihoming
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 using triggered events

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for displaying a network name are provided. By using a combined attach procedure or a combined tracking area update procedure, a user equipment UE registers with a long term evolution network and a first circuit switched domain network, and acquires a public land mobile network identity PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and a PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network. The UE displays a first network name corresponding to a predetermined PLMN ID before a to-be-displayed second network name sent by a first network device on the long term evolution network is received. The predetermined PLMN ID is one of the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a network name, the method comprising:

registering, by a user equipment (UE), by using a combined attach procedure or a combined tracking area update procedure, with a long term evolution network and a first circuit switched domain network, and acquiring a public land mobile network identity (PLMN ID) of the long term evolution network and a PLMN ID of the first circuit switched domain network;

determining, by the UE, that the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network is different from the PLMN ID of the first circuit switched domain network;

after the determining but before a to-be-displayed second network name sent by a first network device on the long term evolution network is received, displaying, by the UE, a first network name corresponding to a predetermined PLMN ID, wherein the predetermined PLMN ID is one of the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network; and

displaying, by the UE, the second network name after receiving the to-be-displayed second network name from the first network device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein before displaying the first network name by the UE, the method further comprises:

determining, by the UE, whether a home PLMN ID is the same as the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network; and

the displaying, by the UE, a first network name corresponding to a predetermined PLMN ID comprises;

if the home PLMN ID is different from both the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network, displaying, by the UE, the first network name corresponding to the predetermined PLMN ID.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the displaying, by the UE, a first network name corresponding to a predetermined PLMN ID, the method further comprises:

if the second network name sent by the first network device on the long term evolution network is received, displaying, by the UE, the second network name sent by the first network device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the displaying, by the UE, a first network name corresponding to a predetermined PLMN ID, the method further comprises:

during a process of executing a service on the long term evolution network, changing, by the UE, from the long term evolution network to the first circuit switched domain network or a second circuit switched domain network; and

receiving, by the UE, a to-be-displayed third network name sent by a second network device, and keeping, by the UE, a currently displayed network name unchanged, or ignoring the third network name; and

wherein the first circuit switched domain network and the second circuit switched domain network belong to a 2G network, and the second network device is a network device on the 2G network;

or

wherein the first circuit switched domain network and the second circuit switched domain network belong to a 3G network, and the second network device is a network device on the 3G network.

5. The method according to claim 4,

wherein the service is a circuit switched fallback (CSFB) service, and the changing, by the UE, from the long term evolution network to the first circuit switched domain network or a second circuit switched domain network comprises:

when the UE executes the CSFB service, falling back, by the UE, from the long term evolution network to the first circuit switched domain network or the second circuit switched domain network;

or

wherein the service is a voice service, and the changing, by the UE, from the long term evolution network to the first circuit switched domain network or a second circuit switched domain network comprises;

when the UE executes the voice service, handing over, by the UE, the voice service to the first circuit switched domain network or the second circuit switched domain network.

6. A method for displaying a network name, the method comprising:

sending, by a network device by using a combined attach procedure or a combined tracking area update procedure, a public land mobile network identity (PLMN ID) of a long term evolution network and a PLMN ID of a circuit switched domain network to a user equipment (UE), wherein the network device is a network device on the long term evolution network, and the long term evolution network and the circuit switched domain network are two networks with which the UE jointly registers by using the combined attach procedure or the combined tracking area update procedure;

determining, by the network device, that the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network is different from the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network;

acquiring a configuration prestored by the network device, wherein the configuration is information of a first network name, the information of the first network name is a PLMN ID corresponding to a first network name displayed on the UE and/or the first network name displayed on the UE, the first network name displayed on the UE is the first network name corresponding to a predetermined PLMN ID, and the predetermined PLMN ID is one of the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network; and

sending a network name to be displayed at the UE from the network device to the UE.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein

before the acquiring a configuration prestored by the network device, the method further comprises:

determining, by the network device, whether a home PLMN ID of the UE is the same as the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network; and

the acquiring a configuration prestored by the network device comprises;

if the home PLMN ID is different from both the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network, acquiring the configuration prestored by the network device.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein after the acquiring a configuration prestored by the network device, the method further comprises:

if the network device determines that information of a second network name to be displayed on the UE needs to be sent to the UE, sending, by the network device, the information of the second network name to the UE.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein that the network device determines that information of a second network name to be displayed on the UE needs to be sent to the UE comprises:

determining, by the network device, whether an operator to whom the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network belongs is the same as an operator to whom the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network belongs, wherein the UE jointly registers with the long term evolution network and the circuit switched domain network; and

if the operator to whom the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network belongs is different from the operator to whom the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network belongs, sending, by the network device, the second network name to the UE.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein

the network device is a mobility management entity (MME), the sending, by the network device, the information of the second network name to the UE comprises:

sending, by the MME by using a universal mobile telecommunication system territorial radio access network (E-UTRAN) mobile managment information (EMM) information message, the information of the second network name to the UE.

11. A network device comprising:

a transmitter configured to

send a public land mobile network identity (PLMN ID) of a long term evolution network and a PLMN ID of a circuit switched domain network to a user equipment (UE) by using a combined attach procedure or a combined tracking area update procedure, wherein the network device is a network device on the long term evolution network, and the long term evolution network and the circuit switched domain network are two networks with which the UE jointly registers by using the combined attach procedure or the combined tracking area update procedure;

a memory configured to

store a first configuration, wherein the first configuration is information of a first network name, the information of the first network name is a predetermined PLMN ID and/or a first network name corresponding to the predetermined PLMN ID, the first network name is a network name displayed on the UE according to a second configuration of the UE, the first configuration is the same as the second configuration, and the predetermined PLMN ID is one of the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network; and

a processor configured to execute a program stored in the memory, the program including instructions to;

determine that the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network is different from the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network;

acquire the first configuration stored by the memory after the transmitter sends the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network to the UE; and

determine a network name to be sent to the UE to be displayed at the UE from the network device to the UE.

12. The network device according to claim 11, wherein

the program including further instructions to acquire, in the following manner, the first configuration stored by memory:

determine whether a home PLMN ID of the UE is the same as the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network; and

if the home PLMN ID is different from both the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network, acquire the first configuration stored by the memory.

13. The network device according to claim 11, wherein

the program including further instructions to:

determine whether an operator to whom the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network belongs is the same as an operator to whom the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network belongs; and

if the operator to whom the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network belongs is different from the operator to whom the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network belongs, instruct the transmitter to send information of a second network name; and

the transmitter is further configured to send, to the UE, the information of the second network name.

14. The network device according to claim 13, wherein

the network device is a mobility management entity (MME), the transmitter is configured to send the information of the second network name to the UE by using a universal mobile telecommunication system territorial radio access network (E-UTRAN) mobile management information (EMM) information message.

15. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive a public land mobile network identity (PLMN ID) of a long term evolution network and a PLMN ID of a first circuit switched domain network by executing a combined attach procedure or a combined tracking area update procedure, wherein the long term evolution network and the first circuit switched domain network are two networks with which the UE jointly registers by using the combined attach procedure or the combined tracking area update procedure;

a memory storing a program;

a processor, configured to execute the program, the program including instructions to;

acquire the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the first circuit switched domain network that are received by the receiver;

determine that the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network is different from the PLMN ID of the first circuit switched domain network;

before a to-be-displayed second network name sent by a first network device on the long term evolution network is acquired, acquire a first network name corresponding to a predetermined PLMN ID; and

instruct a display screen to display the first network name, wherein the predetermined PLMN ID is one of the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network;

instruct the display screen to display the second network name after receiving the to-be-displayed second network name from the first network device; and

the display screen, configured to display the first network name instructed by the processor.

16. The user equipment according to claim 15, wherein

the program including further instructions to acquire, in the following manner, the first network name corresponding to the predetermined PLMN ID:

determine whether a home PLMN ID is the same as the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network; and

if the home PLMN ID is different from both the PLMN ID of the long term evolution network and the PLMN ID of the circuit switched domain network, acquire the first network name corresponding to the predetermined PLMN ID.

17. The user equipment according to claim 15, further comprising:

a memory, configured to;

store different PLMN IDs and corresponding network names, and store the predetermined PLMN ID;

the program including further instructions to acquire, in the following manner, a first network name corresponding to a predetermined PLMN ID;

acquire the predetermined PLMN ID and the first network name corresponding to the predetermined PLMN ID from the memory.

18. The user equipment according to claim 15, wherein

the receiver is further configured to receive the second network name sent by the first network device on the long term evolution network;

and

the program including further instructions to;

acquire the second network name received by the receiver, and instruct the display screen to display the second network name.

19. The user equipment according to claim 15, wherein

the receiver is further configured to:

during a change from the long term evolution network to the first circuit switched domain network or a second circuit switched domain network, receive a third network name, wherein the first circuit switched domain network and the second circuit switched domain network belong to a 2G network or a 3G network, and the third network name is received from a second network device on the 2G network or the 3G network; and

the program including further instructions to;

during a process of executing a service on the long term evolution network, and during the change from the long term evolution network to the first circuit switched domain network or the second circuit switched domain network, acquire the third network name received by the receiver, and keep a currently displayed network name unchanged, or ignore the third network name.

20. The user equipment according to claim 19, wherein

the service is a circuit switched fallback (CSFB) service, and the processor is specifically configured to:

during the process of executing the service on the long term evolution network, change from the long term evolution network to the first circuit switched domain network or the second circuit switched domain network in the following manner;

when the CSFB service is executed, fall back from the long term evolution network to the first circuit switched domain network or the second circuit switched domain network;

or

the service is a voice service, and the processor program including further instructions to;

during the process of executing the service on the long term evolution network, change from the long term evolution network to the first circuit switched domain network or the second circuit switched domain network in the following manner;

when the voice service is executed, hand over, by using a network device on the long term evolution network, to the 2G network or the 3G network to execute the voice service.