Configuration of display settings for broadcast messaging while roaming

US8995947B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8995947-B2
Application numberUS-201213553927-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 20, 2012
Priority dateJul 20, 2012
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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While a mobile wireless device ( 102 ) operates in a home region ( 106 ), the mobile wireless device ( 102 ) displays public broadcast messages in accordance with the default broadcast message display settings ( 244 ) for the home region ( 106 ). In the event that the mobile wireless device ( 102 ) transits to a different region ( 110 ) for which region-specific broadcast message display settings have not already been configured, the mobile wireless device ( 102 ) queries a user to configure the broadcast message display settings ( 244 ) to be used for the new region ( 110 ). The display settings for a given region may be stored such that when the mobile wireless device ( 102 ) enters a region previously visited, the previously-configured display settings for the previously-visited region may be automatically implemented without user prompting.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: associating a mobile wireless device with a first cellular serving network, the first cellular serving network associated with a first region and operable to broadcast messages originating in the first region; displaying, at the mobile wireless device responsive to the mobile wireless device determining a broadcast message display setting has not already been configured for the first region, a user prompt to configure the broadcast mes…

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What does patent US8995947B2 cover?
While a mobile wireless device ( 102 ) operates in a home region ( 106 ), the mobile wireless device ( 102 ) displays public broadcast messages in accordance with the default broadcast message display settings ( 244 ) for the home region ( 106 ). In the event that the mobile wireless device ( 102 ) transits to a different region ( 110 ) for which region-specific broadcast message display settin…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Droste Scott T, Benn Howard P, Wu Jian Jun, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W4/12. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).