Home network name displaying methods and apparatus for multiple home networks

A mobile wireless terminal, comprising:

• a wireless transceiver;
• a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver;
• a visual display coupled to the controller;
• a subscriber identity module interface coupled to the controller, the subscriber identity module interface being configured to receive a subscriber identity module;
• the controller being configured to:
• maintain access, via the subscriber identity module interface, to a home public land mobile network (HPLMN) list and a preferred PLMN list which are stored in the subscriber identity module, the HPLMN list identifying a plurality of HPLMNs of the mobile wireless terminal and the preferred PLMN list identifying a plurality of preferred PLMNs;
• maintain access, via the subscriber identity module interface, to a home network display name which is stored in the subscriber identity module, the home network display name being associated with the HPLMN list;
• and
• register with a PLMN;
• compare an identification of the registered PLMN with a plurality of HPLMN identifications in the HPLMN list;
• and
• in response to identifying a match between the identification of the registered PLMN and one of the HPLMN identifications in the HPLMN list, display the home network display name when the mobile wireless terminal registers on a HPLMN identified in associated with the HPLMN list, the home network display name being utilized for display for each one of the HPLMNs identified in the HPLMN list when the mobile wireless terminal registers on the HPLMN a single home network display name associated with the HPLMN list and being the same for all of the HPLMN identifications in the HPLMN list.

A network name displaying method for use in a mobile wireless terminal, the method comprising:

• registering on a wireless communication network corresponding to a MCC and MNC pair of a plurality of MCC and MNC pairs in a home network list;
• and
• comparing the MCC and MNC pair of the wireless communication network with a plurality of MCC and MNC pairs in the home network list;
• and
• when registered to the wireless communication network in response to identifying a match between the MCC and MNC pair of the wireless communication network and one of the MCC and MNC pairs in the home network list, displaying a home network display name associated with the home network list, the home network display name being a single home network display name associated with the home network list and being the same for all of the MCC and MNC pairs in the home network list.

A mobile wireless terminal, comprising:

• a wireless transceiver;
• a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver;
• a visual display coupled to the controller;
• the controller being configured to:
• register on a wireless communication network corresponding to a MCC and MNC pair of a plurality of MCC and MNC pairs in a home network list;
• and
• compare the MCC and MNC pair of the wireless communication network with a plurality of MCC and MNC pairs in the home network list;
• and
• when registered to the wireless communication network, in response to identifying a match between the MCC and MNC pair of the wireless communication network and one of the MCC and MNC pairs in the home network list, display a home network display name associated with the home network list, the home network display name being a single home network display name associated with the home network list and being the same for all of the MCC and MNC pairs in the home network list.