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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2011
Methods and apparatus for providing manual selection of a communication network for a mobile station
Catherine M. Phillips, Waterloo, CA;
Ronald Scotte Zinn, Waterloo, CA;
Fraser C. Gibbs, Waterloo, CA;
Catherine M. Phillips, Waterloo, CA;
Ronald Scotte Zinn, Waterloo, CA;
Fraser C. Gibbs, Waterloo, CA;
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Techniques for use in a mobile station for use in manually selecting a communication network are described. The mobile station identifies a plurality of communication networks available for communications. The mobile station retrieves from a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) a plurality of network names identified by a plurality of address pointers corresponding to the plurality of available communication networks. The plurality of address pointers are stored in a first file of the SIM, and the plurality of network names are stored in a second file of the SIM. The mobile station then displays the plurality of network names.