Patent ID: 7187939

Claim:
A method for reporting an activation status of a feature service in a mobile communication system, comprising: sending, by a user of a mobile station in the mobile communication system, a feature code from the mobile station, the feature code associated with activation of a certain feature service of the mobile communication system; receiving the feature code and discriminating a feature service type by analyzing the received feature code in a home location register (HLR); setting an activation status of the feature service by a Service Control Point (SCP) based upon the discriminated feature service type; and reporting the activation status of the feature service by a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) in the mobile communication system to the mobile station when the mobile station requests a location registration or a call origination, wherein the activation status informs the user about the activation status of the feature service entered by the user, and wherein the activation status of the feature service is stored in a Visitor Location Register (VLR) or a Home Location Register (HLR).