Service status display on a handheld communication device
US8306534B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/06
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of indicating the availability of a communication service begins by receiving, at a handheld communication device, a service indication of an availability of one of a plurality of communication services, via a wireless communication mode, to the communication device. The handheld communication device receives the service indication from a provider of the one communication service via a wireless non-traffic channel of the wireless communication mode. The communication device then provides a user-indication of the communication service availabilities in accordance with the received service indication.
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