Using a location to refine network-provided time zone information

A method for using a location to refine network-provided time zone information is disclosed. The method can include a wireless communication device receiving a time zone information message from a network; determining multiple candidate time zones matching a set of time zone identification parameter...

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Main Authors RAMASWAMY VINAY A, KLAHN MATTHEW S, BRUINS JAY N, CHAUDHARY MADHUSUDAN, HUANG RONALD KERYUAN, SCHONBRUN MARC EDWARD, XING LONGDA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.2015
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
HOROLOGY
PHYSICS
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:A method for using a location to refine network-provided time zone information is disclosed. The method can include a wireless communication device receiving a time zone information message from a network; determining multiple candidate time zones matching a set of time zone identification parameters included in the received time zone information message; deriving a location of the wireless communication device; and using the location to select a current time zone for the wireless communication device from the candidate time zones matching the set of time zone identification parameters.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201314020555