Apparatus and method for controlling registration of mobile identification number of mobile communication terminals
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSang-Kyun Park
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling registration of a mobile identification number (MIN) of a mobile communication terminal. A memory stores a table in which MIN groups uniquely assigned to common carriers are stored, and a MIN of a mobile communication terminal. An input device inputs a MIN to be stored in the memory. If the MIN stored in the memory is a default MIN, a controller replaces the MIN stored in the memory with the MIN input from the input device. If the MIN stored in the memory is not the default MIN and the input MIN belongs to a MIN group assigned to a common carrier corresponding to the stored MIN, the controller replaces the stored MIN with the input MIN.
Claims14
An apparatus for controlling registration of a mobile identification number (MIN) of a mobile communication terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory for storing a table in which MIN groups uniquely assigned to common carriers are stored, and for storing the MIN of the mobile communication terminal;
- an input means for inputting a MIN to be stored in the memory;
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- a controller operable to;
- if the MIN stored in the memory is a default MIN, replacing the MIN stored in the memory with the MIN input from the input means;
- and
- if the MIN stored in the memory is not the default MIN and the input MIN belongs to a MIN group assigned to a common carrier corresponding to the stored MIN, replacing the stored MIN with the input MIN.
A method for controlling registration of a mobile identification number (MIN) of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- inputting a MIN to be stored in the mobile communication terminal;
- if a currently stored MIN is a default MIN, replacing the stored MIN with the input MIN, and if the currently stored MIN is not the default MIN, checking if the input MIN belongs to a MIN group assigned to a common carrier corresponding to the currently stored MIN;
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- replacing the currently stored MIN with the input MIN if the input MIN belongs to the MIN group assigned to the common carrier corresponding to the currently stored MIN.
An apparatus for controlling registration of a mobile identification number (MIN) of a mobile communication terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory for storing a table in which MIN groups uniquely assigned to common carriers are stored, and for storing the MIN of the mobile communication terminal;
- an input means for inputting a MIN;
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- a controller for checking if the input MIN belongs to a MIN group assigned to a common carrier corresponding to the MIN stored in the memory to determine whether to store the input MIN.
A method for controlling registration of a mobile identification number (MIN) of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- inputting a MIN;
- checking if the input MIN belongs to a MIN group assigned to a common carrier corresponding to a previously stored MIN;
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- storing the input MIN according to the checked result.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.