Patent ID: 6999798

Claim:
A method for providing notification of a reception limitation status of a receiving mobile terminal, comprising: selecting a reception limitation reason after selecting a reception limitation mode of operation for said receiving mobile terminal; converting said receiving mobile terminal from a current mode of operation to a reception limitation mode of operation; determining whether the reception limitation mode of operation has been set up for said receiving mobile terminal when a voice call is detected; providing bits corresponding to the reception limitation reason of said receiving mobile terminal based on an order qualification code (ORDQ) field of a release order; transmitting the bits corresponding to the reception limitation reason from said receiving mobile terminal to a base station when the reception limitation mode of operation has been set-up for said receiving mobile terminal; transmitting the received bits in the ORDQ field of the release order and from said base station to a calling mobile terminal; and providing notification at said calling mobile terminal of the reception limitation reason corresponding to the ORDQ bit value from said base station.