Patent ID: 6985730
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile communication control method used for determining whether location registration is to be performed when a home location register receives a location registration request sent from a mobile station via a switch in a mobile communication network of a roaming destination, said method comprising the steps of: when said home location register receives information, from said switch, indicating that said switch does not have a function for executing an additional service by accessing a service control apparatus, determining whether location registration of said mobile station is to be performed on the basis of at least one item of information on said additional service and activation information of said additional service that are managed by said service control apparatus; and controlling execution of location registration on the basis of a result of the step of determining, wherein the step of determining includes a step of rejecting location registration of said mobile station when said activation information indicates that said additional service is in an activated status.