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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2008
Ronald Scotte Zinn, Waterloo, CA;
Catherine M. Phillips, Waterloo, CA;
Noushad Naqvi, Waterloo, CA;
Ingo W. Weigele, Waterloo, CA;
Ronald Scotte Zinn, Waterloo, CA;
Catherine M. Phillips, Waterloo, CA;
Noushad Naqvi, Waterloo, CA;
Ingo W. Weigele, Waterloo, CA;
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A network name displaying method involves maintaining access to a Home Public Land Mobile Network (HPLMN) list and a Preferred PLMN (PPLMN) list, the HPLMN list identifying a plurality of home networks and the PPLMN list identifying a plurality of non-home roaming networks; maintaining access to a home network display name associated with the HPLMN list; comparing a MCC and MNC pair of a selected wireless network with a plurality of home network MCC and MNC pairs corresponding to the plurality of home networks; in response to identifying a match between the MCC and MNC pair of the selected wireless network and any one of the home network MCC and MNC pairs: causing the home network display name to be displayed; and if there is no match between the MCC and MNC pair of the selected wireless network and the home network MCC and MNC pairs: causing an alternate display name corresponding to the non-home roaming network to be displayed.