Method and apparatus for providing roaming indication with charge information
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsEdward G. Tiedemann, Jr., Chih-Ping Hsu
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a mobile station user with information about anticipated roaming charges. The visitor communication system transmits a graded roaming signal to the mobile station user indicative of the anticipated roaming costs. The graded roaming signal is determined by contractual agreements between the visitor communication system provider and user's service provider. This information is stored in a data base at the user's home communication system and is provided to the visitor communication system upon request for authorization to provide service. The graded roaming signal is broadcast to the mobile station and displayed to allow the mobile station user to estimate the cost of the service being provided.
Claims26
A mobile station capable of displaying an indication of estimated roaming charges, comprising:
- receiver means for receiving a graded roaming signal;
- and
- display means for displaying a representation of said graded roaming signal.
A mobile station capable of displaying an indication of estimated roaming charges, comprising:
- a receiver having an input for receiving a graded roaming signal and having an output;
- and
- a display having an input coupled to said receiver output for displaying a representation of said graded roaming signal.
In mobile station a method for providing roaming charge information, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a graded roaming signal;
- and
- displaying a representation of said graded roaming signal.
A visitor communication system, comprising:
- authentication means for receiving a visiting mobile station service request signal and for generating a roaming authorization message in accordance with said mobile station service request signal, and for sending said roaming authorization message to a visiting mobile station home location register;
- and
- graded roaming charge transmitter means for receiving from said visiting mobile station home location register a graded roaming message and for transmitting a graded roaming signal.
A visitor communication system, comprising:
- a visitor location identifier having an input for receiving a visiting mobile station service request signal and having an output for providing a roaming authorization message;
- and
- a transmitter means having an output for providing a graded roaming signal.
In a visitor communication system, a method for providing a visiting mobile station user with a graded roaming signal, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a visiting mobile station service request signal;
- generating a roaming authorization message in accordance with said mobile station service request signal;
- sending said roaming authorization message to a visiting mobile station home location register;
- and
- receiving from said visiting mobile station home location register a graded roaming message;
- and
- transmitting a graded roaming signal.
A home communication system, comprising:
- subscriber authorization means for receiving a roaming authorization message and for generating an authorization response message and for generating a graded roaming message;
- and
- transmitter for sending said authorization response message and said graded roaming message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.