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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Hiroto Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiya Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroto Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiya Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Mobile Communications Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04W 8/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/183 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01); H04W 8/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A controller of a mobile communication apparatus, such as a cellular phone, that detects operator information based on a radio signal transmitted from a base station and checks whether the operator information has changed while maintaining the same roaming status information. When the controller detects that the operator information changed, the controller transmits one of the same roaming status information and service status information to an external device which is connected via a short-range communication link.