Apparatus and method for subscribing to international roaming plan for communication device
US8977256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computerized method for subscribing an international roaming plan for a communication device, the communication device includes an electronic map. At least one border checkpoint of a predetermined country can be determined on the electronic map. A distance between a current location of the communication device and the location of the at least one border checkpoint is calculated. When the calculated distance is less than a predetermined distance and the current location of the communication device is within the home country, a user may be prompted to select whether to subscribe to an international roaming plan for a particular period of time. A preset message is sent to a predetermined service terminal provided by a telecommunication company to subscribe to the international roaming plan for the communication device when the user makes a selection to subscribe to the international roaming plan for the communication device.
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