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US 8,874,083 · App. 13/078,484 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Inhibition of allowed closed subscriber group list

Inventors: Pascal M. Adjakple (Great Neck, NY); Mahmoud Watfa (Saint Leonard, CA); Virgil Comsa (Montreal, CA); Ulises Olvera-Hernandez (Kirkland, CA); J. Patrick Tooher (Montreal, CA)
Assignee: Interdigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
H04W48/02H04W48/20H04W4/08
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Patent No.
US 8,874,083
App. No.
13/078,484
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are techniques for inhibition of allowed closed subscriber group list. According to an aspect, a method may be implemented at a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The method may include identifying a public land mobile network (PLMN) in which the WTRU is operating. Further, the method may include controlling closed group subscriber (CSG) selection based on the identified PLMN. For example, on a per PLMN basis, the WTRU may display to the user all CSGs or only CSGs in an operator CSG list.

Claims (7)

1. A method comprising:

at a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the WTRU having a manual mode:

receiving, from at least one of an Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) or a subscriber identity module over-the-air (SIM OTA) communications connection, a configuration corresponding to a public land mobile network (PLMN), the configuration causing the WTRU in the manual mode to display a closed subscriber group (CSG) identification (ID) not included in an allowed CSG list (ACL) for the PLMN and an operator CSG list (OCL) for the PLMN;

receiving, from the at least one of an Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) or a subscriber identity module over-the-air (SIM OTA) communications connection, a message that enables the WTRU to control inhibition of an allowed closed subscriber group list (ACL), wherein the message indicates a time duration for the inhibition of the ACL and the message enables the WTRU to prevent user selection of a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell in the ACL, the controlling inhibition comprising preventing, in response to receiving the message, selection of the CSG cell in the ACL; and

controlling inhibition of the ACL based on the time duration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling inhibition comprises inhibiting selection of a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell in the ACL.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling inhibition comprises terminating inhibition of the ACL.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2011
From: ADJAKPLE, PASCAL M.; WATFA, MAHMOUD; COMSA, VIRGIL; HERNANDEZ, ULISES OLVERA; TOOHER, J PATRICK
To: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 026906/0404 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 61320354 · Apr 2, 2010
Provisional Application 61373478 · Aug 13, 2010
Provisional Application 61408802 · Nov 1, 2010
Related Publication 20120083245A1 · Apr 5, 2012