Patent ID: 7499455

Claim:
A method for receiving a point-to-multipoint service in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a control information indication message for a point-to-multipoint service, the control information indication message having attribute information for receiving at least one control information message from a point-to-multipoint control channel, wherein the control information indication message and the at least one control information message are point-to-multipoint messages created from the same protocol layer; determining to receive the at least one control information message according to the attribute information; and receiving the at least one control information message through the point-to-multipoint control channel if a mobile terminal determines to receive the at least one control information message, wherein determining to receive the at least one control information message according to the attribute information comprises: checking an update of the at least one control information message for the point-to-multipoint service subscribed by the mobile terminal based on the control information indication message; and determining to receive the at least one control information message if the at least one control information message is updated.