Patent ID: 8219084
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for receiving a broadcast service, the method performed by a mobile terminal located at a visited network and comprising: receiving, by the mobile terminal, a service guide which includes information on a broadcast service and information on at least one or more broadcast subscription management (BSM) entities; transmitting, from the mobile terminal to a first BSM entity, a service request message, wherein the service request message comprises information related to a second BSM entity, the service request message further comprises at least one of a user identification and a device identification, and the information related to the second BSM entity includes service provider information; receiving, by the mobile terminal and from the first BSM entity, a response message in response to the service request message, the response message including a global status code, wherein the response message is generated by the first BSM entity based on a roaming service response message acquired from the second BSM entity, wherein if the service fails, the global status code indicates that a service provider identification having been provided to the second BSM entity is unknown, that a BSM identification having been provided to the second BSM entity is unknown, or that an authorization of the device or the user failed; and acquiring, by the mobile terminal, an updated part of the service guide, wherein the updated part of the service guide includes at least updated information on the at least one or more BSM entities.