Patent ID: 8265615

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: at least a processor and a memory having computer coded instructions therein, said instructions being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to: detect an update trigger corresponding to a user equipment configured to communicate using a first communication service standard and a second communication service standard; request that the user equipment discontinue using the first communication service standard; flag the user equipment as updated; receive a communication from the user equipment; determine whether the communication corresponds to the first communication service standard or the second communication service standard; and communicate an error message to the user equipment when the communication corresponds to the first communication service standard; wherein said instructions are further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to: determine that the update trigger indicates that the user equipment is operating in a manner inconsistent with the first communication service standard; and wherein: the first communication service standard comprises a global system for mobile communication service standard and the second communication service standard comprises an internet protocol multimedia system service standard.