METHOD OF REGISTERING SERVICES IN MOBILE-COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of registering a service whereby a mobile-communication terminal of a given communication-service provider roaming in a network of a foreign communication-service provider registers a service, said method comprising the steps of:
- sending a provider identifier of the foreign communication-service provider from the network to the mobile-communication terminal;
storing the provider identifier in the mobile-communication terminal;
providing a service-code-correspondence table in the mobile-communication terminal, the table showing correspondences of service codes between a plurality of communication-service providers including the given communication-service provider and the foreign communication-service provider;
identifying a service code of the foreign communication-service provider corresponding to a service code of the given communication-service provider by referring to the table and the provider identifier when the service code of the given communication-service provider is entered in the mobile-communication terminal; and
sending the service code of the foreign communication-service provider from the mobile-communication terminal to the network.
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Abstract
A method of registering a service whereby a mobile-communication terminal of a given communication-service provider roaming in a network of a foreign communication-service provider registers a service includes the steps of sending a provider identifier of the foreign communication-service provider from the network to the mobile-communication terminal, storing the provider identifier in the mobile-communication terminal, providing a service-code-correspondence table in the mobile-communication terminal, the table showing correspondences of service codes between a plurality of communication-service providers including the given communication-service provider and the foreign communication-service provider, identifying a service code of the foreign communication-service provider corresponding to a service code of the given communication-service provider by referring to the table and the provider identifier when the service code of the given communication-service provider is entered in the mobile-communication terminal, and sending the service code of the foreign communication-service provider from the mobile-communication terminal to the network.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of registering a service whereby a mobile-communication terminal of a given communication-service provider roaming in a network of a foreign communication-service provider registers a service, said method comprising the steps of:
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sending a provider identifier of the foreign communication-service provider from the network to the mobile-communication terminal;
storing the provider identifier in the mobile-communication terminal;
providing a service-code-correspondence table in the mobile-communication terminal, the table showing correspondences of service codes between a plurality of communication-service providers including the given communication-service provider and the foreign communication-service provider;
identifying a service code of the foreign communication-service provider corresponding to a service code of the given communication-service provider by referring to the table and the provider identifier when the service code of the given communication-service provider is entered in the mobile-communication terminal; and
sending the service code of the foreign communication-service provider from the mobile-communication terminal to the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of registering a service whereby a mobile-communication terminal of a given communication-service provider roaming in a network of a foreign communication-service provider registers a service, said method comprising the steps of:
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sending a correspondence table from the network to the mobile-communication terminal, the table showing correspondences between service codes of the foreign communication-service provider and service codes of a plurality of communication-service providers including the given communication-service provider;
storing the table in the mobile-communication terminal;
identifying a service code of the foreign communication-service provider corresponding to a service code of the given communication-service provider by referring to the table when the service code of the given communication-service provider is entered in the mobile-communication terminal; and
sending the service code of the foreign communication-service provider from the mobile-communication terminal to the network. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method of registering a service whereby a mobile-communication terminal of a given communication-service provider roaming in a network of a foreign communication-service provider registers a service, said method comprising the steps of:
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sending a service code of the given communication-service provider and a provider identifier directly indicating the given communication-service provider from the mobile-communication terminal to a switch of the network when the service code of the given communication-service provider is entered in the mobile-communication terminal; and
identifying a service code of the foreign communication-service provider corresponding to the service code of the given communication-service provider by referring to the provider identifier and a table which shows correspondences of service codes between a plurality of communication-service providers including the given communication-service provider and the foreign communication-service provider.
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7. A method of registering a service whereby a mobile-communication terminal of a given communication-service provider roaming in a network of a foreign communication-service provider registers a service, said method comprising the steps of:
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sending information from the network to the mobile-communication terminal, the information being configured to enable the mobile-communication terminal to identify service codes used by the foreign communication-service provider;
identifying a service code of the foreign communication-service provider corresponding to a service code of the given communication-service provider based on said information when the service code of the given communication-service provider is entered in the mobile-communication terminal; and
sending the service code of the foreign communication-service provider from the mobile-communication terminal to the network.
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8. A system for mobile communication, comprising:
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a base-station-and-switch device which belongs to a first communication-service provider, and includes a provider-identifier-notification unit which transmits a provider identifier of the first communication-service provider; and
a mobile-communication terminal which belongs to a second communication-service provider, and includes;
a provider-identifier-storage unit which stores the provider identifier received from the base-station-and-switch device;
a service-code-correspondence-table storage unit which stores a service-code-correspondence table showing correspondences of service codes between a plurality of communication-service providers including the first and second communication-service providers;
a service-code-analysis unit which identifies a service code of the first communication-service provider corresponding to a service code of the second communication-service provider by referring to the table and the provider identifier when the service code of the given communication-service provider is entered in the mobile-communication terminal; and
a signal-output unit which transmits the service code of the first communication-service provider to the base-station-and-switch device.
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9. A system for mobile communication, comprising:
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a base-station-and-switch device which belongs to a first communication-service provider, and includes a service-code-correspondence-table notifying unit which transmits a service-code-correspondence table, the table showing correspondences between service codes of the first communication-service provider and service codes of other communication-service providers; and
a mobile-communication terminal which belongs to a second communication-service provider that is one of said other communication service providers, and includes;
a correspondence-table-storage unit which stores the table sent from the base-station-and-switch device;
a service-code-analysis unit which identifies a service code of the first communication-service provider corresponding to a service code of the second communication-service provider by referring to the table stored in the correspondence-table-storage unit when the service code of the second communication-service provider is entered; and
a signal-output unit which transmits the service code of the first communication-service provider to the base-station-and-switch device.
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Specification