Motorola Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

Google Inc.

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Scott T Droste

Naveen Aerrabotu

Jian Jun Wu

Howard P Benn

Hao Bi

William Paul Alberth, Jr

Michael D Kotzin

Dean E Thorson

Valentin Oprescu-Surcobe

Robert L Albrecht

Jianjun Wu

Brian Chen

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

Configuration of display settings for broadcast messaging while roaming

A method, a mobile system, and a home network base station are disclosed. A mobility management entitymay receive a notification of a connection attempt by a mobile system. The mobility management entitymay generate a network access message elementhaving a bearer protocol parameter. The mobility management entitymay send the network access message elementto the mobile systemvia a home network base station. The mobile system 104 may use the bearer protocol parameter to establish packet data network connectivity with a home networkassociated with the home network base station. The mobile systemmay determine a traffic bearer for a data traffic set based on the bearer protocol parameter.

Support of home network base station local internet protocol access

A mobile station () having an improved receiver capability over legacy mobile stations may detect additional base stations () for the candidate list (). The mobile station () provides a receiver capability indication to the network via a message such as an origination message, a page response message, a handover message, or a registration message. The message may utilize one or more bit fields of an information packet (), or otherwise an information element () to convey the receiver capability information. The BTS () or BSC () will accordingly customize the mobile station handover parameters to better utilize the mobile station capabilities.

Method and apparatus for providing adjusted handoff parameters based on receiver classification

A method, a mobile system, and a home network base station are disclosed. A mobile management entitymay generate a local network access disable notification message elementto provide available options to a mobile systemfor establishing packet data network connectivity upon an access loss to a home network base station. The mobile management entitymay send the local network access disable notification message elementto the mobile systemupon an imminent local network access loss event.

Service continuity during outbound handover from a home network base station with local internet protocol access

A method of selecting a private cell for providing communication to a communication device () in a communication system () comprising a plurality of private cells () comprises identifying () private cells available to the communication device for establishing communication, determining () a priority value from a plurality of priority values for each of the identified private cells for the communication device, and selecting () a private cell for providing communication from the identified private cells according to the determined priority values of the identified private cells. Each private cell may be associated with a predetermined type of private cell for the communication device. The priority values for each of the identified private cells may then be determined according to the predetermined type associated with the identified private cell. A method of synchronising a priority value of a private cell determined by the communication device with a priority value of the private cell determined by a network () is also disclosed.

Method of selecting a private cell for providing communication to a communication device and a communication device

An apparatus () and method () for enabling a wireless communication device operating in a locked mode to receive an incoming call is provided. The wireless communication device is equipped with a user removable module () containing user information. As the wireless communication device () in the locked mode initially transmits a call to an emergency service center (), the wireless communication device () receives an indication allowing it to access some of the user information contained in the user removable module (). Using the accessed user information, the wireless communication device () is registered in a local network (), enabling the wireless communication device to receive incoming call for a predefined period of time ().

Emergency call-back for a wireless communication device equipped with a user removable module

An apparatus and method of operation of a multimode terminal on different network technologies. A wireless communication device can operate on a serving cell of a first network type. A neighbor list is received. The neighbor list is modified based on a preferred list to generate a modified neighbor list. Cell measurements are taken of cells of a first network type and cells of a second network type based on the modified neighbor list.

Apparatus and method for multimode terminals

An apparatus and method of controlling connection status using a flash with information message. A connection can be established between a communication device and a first party. An operation can trigger an event. A flash with information message can be transmitted on a link signaling channel in response to the event. The flash with information message can include a connection control information record that controls a connection status of the connected first party.

Apparatus and method for controlling connection status

A method () and a multi-mode wireless communication device () for identifying a preferred system. The multi-mode wireless communication device () receives () preferred roaming list information ('PRL') including system identifier information such as System Identification, Network Identification, and Service Set Identifier, and enhanced roaming indicators ('ERI') associated with the system identifier information, transmits () a request for functionality extension table information, receives () the functionality extension table information, identifies () a currently available preferred system based upon the system identifier information; and conveys () information indicative of the identified currently available preferred system based upon the functionality extension table information.

Roaming indicators for multi-mode wireless communication devices

A satellite positioning system enabled mobile station and method therefor having a satellite positioning system signal reception interface, for example a GPS receiver, an information processor coupled to the satellite positioning system signal reception interface, the information processor controlling the satellite positioning system signal reception interface for receiving satellite positioning system signals upon which mobile station positioning may be determined based upon a satellite positioning system based position fix generation rate instruction.

GPS enabled mobile stations and location methods therefor

The method operates in a wireless communication system, and includes receiving at a first base station having a first location, a widebeam signal from a first mobile communication unit having a second location; measuring, by the first base station, a characteristic of the received widebeam signal to form a first widebeam characteristic; receiving the widebeam signal at a second base station having a third location; measuring, by the second base station, the characteristic of the received widebeam signal to form a second widebeam characteristic; receiving, at the first base station, a narrowbeam signal from the first mobile communication unit; measuring, by the first base station, a characteristic of the received narrowbeam signal to form a first narrowbeam characteristic; receiving the narrowbeam signal at the second base station; measuring, by the second base station, the characteristic of the received narrowbeam signal to form a second narrowbeam characteristic; comparing the first widebeam characteristic and the first narrowbeam characteristic to form a first comparison value; comparing the second widebeam characteristic and the second narrowbeam characteristic to form a second comparison value; establishing a reference axis; based on the first comparison value, the second comparison value, the first location, the second location, the third location, and the reference axis, determining a region associated with the narrowbeam signal; identifying a second mobile communication unit within the region; and forwarding an identity of the second mobile communication unit to the first mobile communication unit.

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Crystal Lake, IL, United States of America

Scott T Droste