Patent ID: 8965328
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04J,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for receiving a message, comprising: acquiring, by a User Equipment (UE), a system message when the UE is handed over or reselected from a cell A to a cell B, wherein the system message includes an area identifier and an Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) message, wherein the area identifier indicates an area that covers the cell B, and wherein if the cell A and the cell B are in a same area, an area identifier of the cell A and an area identifier of the cell B are the same; if the cell A and the cell B are in two different areas, the area identifier of the cell A differs from the area identifier of the cell B; reading the acquired area identifier and judging whether the acquired area identifier is different from a stored area identifier stored by the UE; on condition that the acquired area identifier is different from the stored area identifier, reading the acquired ETWS message; and on condition that the acquired area identifier is the same as the stored area identifier, not reading the acquired ETWS message.