Patent ID: 8811982

Claim:
A mobile communication apparatus, comprising: a first radio interface configured to communicate with a base station; a second radio interface configured to communicate with an external device via a short-range wireless link; a memory configured to store roaming status information, service status information, and operator information; and a controller configured to control the mobile communication apparatus, wherein the controller detects one of a plurality of events including a change of operator information, moving to an area outside of a communication area, and moving back into a roaming area, wherein when the controller detects one of the events, the controller obtains operator information based on a radio signal from the base station, compares the obtained operator information with the stored operator information in the memory, and transmits the roaming status information and the service status information in the memory to the external device when it is detected that the obtained operator information has changed, even in a case that the roaming status information indicating the roaming area remains unchanged.