HK1188885B - Displaying characters and images based on support - Google Patents

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) comprising a display and a processor configured to determine whether the UE supports each indicium of a string of one or more indicia according to a first feature, the string of one or more indicia identifying a network, the processor further configured to display on the display of the UE only the indicia in the string that are supported by the UE. A method implemented on a UE comprising determining whether the UE supports one or more indicium of a string of one or more indicia according to a first feature, the string of one or more indicia identifying a network, and displaying on the display of the UE only the indicia in the string that are supported by the UE.

Description

Displaying characters and images based on support

Technical Field

The present application relates to a method implemented on a user equipment "UE" and associated UE for displaying characters and images based on support.

Background

As used herein, the terms "user equipment" or "UE," "mobile device" or "ME," "mobile station" or "MS" may refer to mobile devices such as mobile telephones, personal digital assistants, handheld or laptop computers, and similar devices having telecommunications capabilities, all of which may be used interchangeably. Such a UE may include an apparatus and its associated removable memory module, such as, but not limited to, a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) that includes a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) application, a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) application, or a removable user identity module (R-UIM) application. Alternatively, such a UE may comprise the device itself without such a module.

When a UE connects to a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), the PLMN typically provides the UE with network name information. The UE then typically displays the name of the network to which it is connected on its display screen. One way in which network name information may be provided to a UE is known as a Network Identity and Time Zone (NITZ) feature, in which the network sends a text string to the UE that encodes the network name. The encoding may be performed according to the global system for mobile communications (GSM) default alphabet or according to the international organization for standardization/international electrotechnical commission (ISO/IEC) standard 10646 specifying the Universal Character Set (UCS).

Disclosure of Invention

According to a first aspect of the present application, there is provided a method implemented on a user equipment, UE. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a text string identifying a network, the string comprising at least two characters, the string representing one or more supported characters and the string representing one or more unsupported characters; displaying the one or more supported characters; and skipping display of the one or more unsupported characters, wherein the text string is based on a network identity and time zone information "NITZ" feature, and each unsupported character in the text string does not match a language configuration of the UE

According to a second aspect of the present application, there is provided a user equipment, UE. The UE includes: a processor configured to: receiving a text string identifying a network, the string comprising at least two characters, the string representing one or more supported characters and the string representing one or more unsupported characters; displaying the one or more supported characters; and skipping display of the one or more unsupported characters, wherein the text string is based on a network identity and time zone information "NITZ" feature, and each unsupported character in the text string does not match a language configuration of the UE

According to a third aspect of the present application, there is provided a method implemented on a user equipment, UE. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a string of tokens identifying a network, the string having at least one token that is supported and at least one token that is not supported; determining whether the UE supports one or more labels in the label string; displaying on a display of the UE only characters corresponding to those indicia in the string that are supported by the UE; and skipping display of characters corresponding to unsupported indicia, wherein the string of indicia is based on a network identity and time zone information "NITZ" feature, and each indicia in the string that is not supported does not correspond to a language configuration of the UE.

According to a fourth aspect of the present application, there is provided a user equipment, UE. The UE includes: a processor configured to: receiving a string of tokens identifying a network, the string having at least one token that is supported and at least one token that is not supported; determining whether the UE supports one or more labels in the label string; displaying on a display of the UE only characters corresponding to those indicia in the string that are supported by the UE; and skipping display of characters corresponding to unsupported indicia, wherein the string of indicia is based on a network identity and time zone information "NITZ" feature, and each indicia in the string that is not supported does not correspond to a language configuration of the UE.

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For a more complete understanding of this disclosure, reference is now made to the following brief description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and detailed description, wherein like reference numerals represent like parts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system that allows a UE to communicate with at least one of other network components and devices in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a method for skipping unsupported characters according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 illustrates a processor and related components suitable for implementing several embodiments of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

It should be understood at the outset that although an illustrative implementation of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure are provided below, the disclosed systems and/or methods may be implemented using any number of techniques, whether currently known or in existence. The disclosure is in no way limited to the illustrative implementations, drawings, and techniques described below, including the exemplary designs and implementations illustrated and described herein, but may be modified within the scope and full range of equivalents of the appended claims.

The wireless network or Radio Access Network (RAN) may provide network information to connected UEs using one of a number of schemes. The network information may be displayed on the UE to provide network-related information to a user of the UE, such as a network name, a country name, a graphic representing the network, and/or other relevant information. The terms "network information," "network name information," "network identifier information," and "network identification information" may be used interchangeably herein to refer to any information that may be used to identify a network and that may be displayed on a UE. Third generation partnership project (3GPP) Technical Specification (TS)22.101 describes 3 alternative features for providing network information to UEs connected to a PLMN. Alternative features may be implemented based on priority, where if all higher priority features are not available or supported, then the next priority feature may be implemented. The proposed features include: 1) using information in the USIM and association information provided by the network; 2) using network identity and time zone information (NIZT) transmitted from the network; and 3) using information stored in the UE or ME.

If the UE supports more than one feature for displaying network information, the UE may use the feature with the highest priority and ignore the remaining features. In general, using USIM information may have a first priority, and thus may first attempt to use USIM information. Using the nitt may have a second priority and, if USIM information is not available, the use of the nitt may be attempted. The use ME information may have a third priority and thus may be enabled if neither of the other two features are available or supported. In some cases, the network may send network information to the UE that cannot be properly displayed on the UE, such as when using USIM or nint features. For example, the UE may connect to a wireless network that sends the UE a string indicating the network name in a format that is not supported or correctly displayed on the UE. Typically in such a case, the UE may display erroneous (or "junk") characters, such as scrambling codes, which do not provide useful information to the user of the UE.

Disclosed herein are methods and systems that avoid displaying erroneous or unintelligible indicia on a UE, for example, during display of network information. In an embodiment, the marked string may represent network identification information. In another embodiment, the marked string may be any string to be decoded by the UE to display any corresponding information on the UE. The indicia may include one or more alphanumeric characters, pictograms, text, partial graphics, images, other identifying indicia, characters, symbols, or combinations thereof. The method comprises the following steps: when one or more flags associated with the network information are in a format or type that is not supported by the UE, the flags are skipped. The tagged string may be transmitted from the network during, for example, use of the USIM feature or during use of the nift feature (e.g., if the USIM feature is not available or supported). As such, during use of one of the features, the UE may only display indicia received in a format or type supported by the UE to display network information. If no markers are received in the format supported by the UE, all markers may be skipped and the feature may not be used (even if it is supported). Instead, the next available high priority feature for displaying network information may be attempted. Similarly, only tags received in the supported format may be displayed during use of the next high priority feature. This process may be repeated until the indicia associated with the network information may be properly displayed according to the available features. In an embodiment, if a special marker or group of markers is to remain displayed independently, such as a space "" or hyphen "-", the UE may still skip them and attempt to use the next high priority feature for displaying network information.

Fig. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a Radio Access Network (RAN)100, which may include a Long Term Evolution (LTE) or LTE advanced (LTE-a) network as described in 3GPP, a GSM network, a GSM Edge Radio Access Network (GERAN), a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network, a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN), an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)802.11 network, a code division multiple access (CDMA2000) network, or any other existing or later developed network. In this example, an LTE or LTE-a system may include: an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) node B (or eNB), a wireless access point, or similar components that differ from legacy base stations. Fig. 1 is an example, and may have other components or arrangements in other embodiments. In an embodiment, the RAN100 may include at least one first access device 110 and at least one UE120, which may both be located within a cell 130. The RAN100 may also include a first network 140 or may be coupled to the first network 140.

As used herein, the term "access device" generally refers to any component of a wireless network, such as a legacy base station, wireless access point, or LTE-a node B or eNB, that creates a geographic area of reception and transmission coverage that allows a UE120 or relay node (not shown) to access or communicate with other components in a telecommunications system (e.g., a second UE 120). In this document, the terms "access node" and "access device" may be used interchangeably, but it should be understood that: an access node may include a number of hardware and software components.

In UTRAN, for example, the first access device 110 may communicate directly with any UE120 within the same cell 130 via a direct link. Cell 130 may be a geographic area of receive and transmit coverage. For example, the direct link may be a point-to-point link established between first access device 110 and UE120 and used to transmit and receive signals therebetween. UE120 may or may not be registered with the network and UE120 may attempt to display information related to one or more network names, for example, using the "manual PLMN selection mode" defined in 3gpp ts 23.122. Alternatively, the UE may attempt to display information related to one or more network names using "automatic PLMN selection mode" as described by 3gpp ts 23.122. Alternatively, in e.g., E-UTRAN, the first access device 110 may communicate with any UE120 in the same cell 130 over a shared link. For example, the shared link may include an uplink shared channel and a downlink shared channel. Further, the first access device 110 may communicate with other components or devices to provide access to any other network by the components of the RAN100, e.g., using similar or different network protocols or technologies. In an embodiment, the UE120 may move between different cells 130 and may switch their communications between different cells 130, where the UE120 may communicate with different access devices.

The first access device 110 may also allow the UE120 to communicate with at least one provisioning server 145, and the provisioning server 145 may be located at the first network 140 or coupled to the first network 140. The first network 140 may include a wireless network, a wired network, or any combination of wired and wireless networks. The network may include any combination of: a wireless lan (wlan) network, an ethernet-based network, an Internet Protocol (IP) -based network, a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network, an optical communication network, or any other wireless or wired network that may be used to exchange communications/data with the UE 120.

In an embodiment, the RAN100 may also include a second access device 112 and/or a second network 142. Second access device 112 may be configured similar to first access device 110 and second network 142 may be any wired or wireless network similar to first network 140. UE120 may connect to second network 142 via second access device 112, and second access device 112 may be located within the same cell 132 as UE 120. UE120 may connect to first network 140 and second network 142, or may select which of the two networks to connect to (e.g., via the corresponding access devices). In another embodiment, the RAN100 may include two or more second access devices 112 and/or two or more second networks 142, without excluding various types of hybrid or mixed network configurations, such as shared networks, equivalent PLMNs, or multi-operator core networks (MOCNs).

In an embodiment, UE120 may be configured to receive network information from first access device 110 or first network 140 when, for example, UE120 establishes a connection with first access device 110 or first network 140. Alternatively, the network information may be provided prior to UE120 establishing a connection with first access device 110 or first network 140. For example, in the case of using the USIM feature, the related information is provided by the home PLMN in advance and then reused by the UE120 at a later time while the UE120 is camped on the home PLMN. Alternatively, the relevant information is provided by the home PLMN in advance and then reused by the UE120 at a later time while the UE120 is camped on the visited PLMN.

The network information may include any combination of: a network name, country name, location area, a graphic (e.g., logo) associated with the network, or similar information that may allow the user of the UE to distinguish the network to which the UE120 is connected. The network information may be transmitted in a tag string, the tag string comprising: alphabetic characters, numeric characters, symbolic characters, pictograms, characters (codes) displaying graphics on the UE, or combinations thereof. Thus, the user may view the network information displayed on the UE120 and decide whether to remain connected to the indicated network or to connect to a different network instead.

Based on the USIM feature, UE120 may be configured to receive network information, which may correspond to a plurality of available networks, and store the network information in the USIM. Subsequently, the UE120 may receive specific information from the first network 140 (after establishing a connection with the network) and match the information with information stored in the USIM to display information related to the relevant network. For example, the UE120 may receive one or more tag strings or code strings and one or more corresponding PLMN Identifiers (IDs) from the home PLMN. The PLMNID may include: a Mobile Country Code (MCC), a Mobile Network Code (MNC), a location area id (lai), or a combination thereof. UE120 may also receive the PLMNID of the connected network (or the PLMNIDs of multiple networks that may be within range of UE120) in a network broadcast channel (BCCH). Thus, the UE120 can match the PLMNID in the BCCH with one of the PLMNIDs stored in the USIM and display text and/or graphics based on the tag string in the USIM corresponding to the PLMNID.

UE120 may use the marker string to display the network name and/or related information. However, the UE120 may skip one or more markers in the string, which may not be displayed correctly as expected by the network. It is contemplated that the skipped indicia in the string are displayed in a particular font or format that is not supported or recognized by the UE120, such as when the UE120 is used in another country than the country of origin of the UE120 or a country in which the UE120 is frequently used. For example, UE120 may be configured to: only the mark assuming the english font type is displayed, not the mark assuming the chinese font type, and thus when the UE120 is connected to the network in china, the UE120 may not be able to correctly display the network name assuming the intended chinese font type. In this case, the UE may skip all the marks corresponding to fonts or formats that are not supported or recognized by the UE120 and display only the marks in the string corresponding to the fonts or formats supported by the UE 120. Thus, the UE120 may not display any indicia to avoid displaying incorrect indicia, such as unintelligible text and/or graphics.

Avoiding displaying incorrect or unintelligible indicia eliminates user confusion and enhances the overall user interface experience. For example, when the associated indicia assumes a non-supported or non-recognized font, the UE120 may display a network graphic or logo associated with the supported indicia in the string, skipping the network name. In an embodiment, the UE may skip the marking of one or more unsupported pixels in the representation. For example, only a portion of an image including supported pixel formats may be displayed, while the remaining unsupported pixel formats of a graphic may be displayed, which may be referred to herein as "partial graphics".

If the UE120 skips all the indicia in the string, and thus does not display any text and graphics represented in the string, the UE may simply skip using the USIM feature and attempt to use the next higher priority feature, which may be the nimt feature. Based on the NIZT feature, UE120 may be configured to receive a marker string or code string indicating a network name to be displayed. The marker string may be sent by a Mobile Switching Center (MSC), a serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) support node (SGSN), or a Mobility Management Entity (MME), via RAN100, for example. For example, according to 3gpp ts24.008, the string may be transmitted in message Mobility Management (MM) information or gprs MM (gmm) information in second generation (2G) or third generation (3G) networks, respectively. Alternatively, the string may be sent in message Evolved Packet System (EPS) MM (or EMM) information in LTE according to 3gpp ts 24.301.

The UE120 may handle the display of the token during the use of the nimt feature in a similar manner as in the case of the USIM feature. In this way, UE120 may skip one or more markers in the string when these markers are not supported and may not be properly displayed on UE 120. If the UE120 skips all the markers in the string and thus does not display any text (and/or graphics), the UE may simply skip using the NIZT feature and attempt to use the next higher priority feature, which may be using the stored ME information. Based on the stored ME information features, UE120 may be configured to: the PLMNID received in the BCCH is matched with one of the PLMNIDs stored in the UE and text and/or graphics are displayed based on the locally stored tag string corresponding to the PLMNID. The UE may fully recognize the UE stored information and thus the UE can use this feature to correctly display all the indicia, e.g., in text and/or graphic form.

In other embodiments, the UE may also be configured to display network information using additional features. The UE may attempt to use the additional features in order of priority and handle the display of the token in a manner similar to the case of the USIM and ninzt features described above. For example, UE120 may also be configured to use a fourth network information display feature that displays the PLMNID received over the BCCH, which may have a lower priority than the three features described above. If the UE120 cannot use the stored ME information feature for any reason, for example if no PLMNID match is found in the stored information, the UE120 may use the fourth feature and only display the identified or supported indicia.

In one example, the UE120 may use a country ID and/or a PLMN ID to indicate to which PLMN the UE120 is connected. This may allow the user to know when the UE120 is in "roaming" mode and connected to the user-selected PLMN. The UE120 may use the PLMN id when more than one PLMN is available in the area. The UE120 may use the PLMN id to display the corresponding PLMN name. The PLMN name may be stored on the UE and may be associated with a PLMN id including a combination of MCC and MNC received on the broadcast channel. According to, for example, 3gpp ts22.042, the PLMN name may be received in NITZ and may be used by UE120 instead of the available PLMN names stored on the UE. The PLMN name may be stored in text and/or graphic format in the USIM and associated with the PLMN id including a combination of MCC, MNC and optionally LAI received on the broadcast channel. The USIM may store approximately 10 PLMNIDs that display the same name. In this case, the UE120 may use the PLMN name in the USIM instead of the PLMN name available in the NITZ or a PLMN name stored on the UE.

However, if the UE120 is unable to properly display one or more of the indicia in the USIM, for example, if the UE120 does not support the language font or symbols of the PLMN name, then in this case the UE120 may not display these indicia in the PLMN name. If the UE120 skips all the markings of the PLMN name in the USIM and is also unable to display any graphics that may be indicated in the USIM, the UE120 may attempt to display the PLMN name in NITZ. Similarly, if the UE120 is unable to properly display one or more of the indicia in the NITZ, the UE120 may skip displaying these indicia in the PLMN name. If the UE120 skips all markings of PLMN names in the nitt, the UE120 may display the PLMN names stored on the UE.

Fig. 2 illustrates an embodiment of a method 200 for skipping and not displaying unsupported indicia during use of a network information display feature. Alternatively, the method 200 may be implemented to skip and not display indicia that are not supported in a string (e.g., a text string) to be decoded on the UE120 to display information on the UE. The method 200 may be implemented on the UE 120. At block 220, the UE may receive PLMN related information, which may include a PLMN id and/or other PLMN identifying network information, from a PLMN or other system. For example, UE120 may receive a PLMNID or other information from the BCCH based on communications established with first access device 110 or RAN 100. At block 230, the UE may select a feature associated with displaying network name information associated with the received PLMN-related information. For example, the UE102 may attempt to use the USIM feature or other feature with the highest priority among the plurality of supported features.

At block 240, the UE may display only the UE-supported indicia, such as characters or partial graphics, for the PLMN name and/or related PLMN information associated with the received PLMN-related information and skip all non-supported indicia. For example, the UE120 may use only the identified marking in the USIM to display PLMN names and/or graphics and, for example, skip over unidentified markings that may have unsupported language fonts or formats. At block 250, the UE may verify whether all flags are skipped. If all flags are skipped, the UE may proceed to block 270 where the UE may select a next priority feature for displaying network name information. For example, the UE120 may attempt to display network name information based on a ninzt feature, which may have a next priority after the USIM feature. In block 270, the UE may return to block 240 to process the token as with the previous feature. If the condition in block 250 is not true, e.g., if the UE120 correctly displays one or more flags, the UE may proceed to block 260, where the process may end.

The UE may include a processing component capable of executing instructions related to the actions described above. Fig. 3 illustrates an example of a system 300, the system 300 including a processing component 310 suitable for implementing one or more embodiments disclosed herein. In addition to the processor 310, which may be referred to as a central processor unit or CPU, the system 300 may include a network connectivity device 320, a Random Access Memory (RAM)330, a Read Only Memory (ROM)340, a secondary storage 350, and an input/output (I/O) device 360. These components may communicate with each other via a bus 370. In some cases, some of these components may not be present, or they may be combined in various combinations with each other or with other components not shown in the figures. These components may be located in a single physical entity, or in more than one physical entity. Any actions described herein as being performed by the processor 310 may be performed by the processor 310 alone or by the processor 310 in combination with one or more components shown or not shown in the figure, such as a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) 380. Although the DSP380 is shown as a separate component, the DSP380 may be incorporated into the processor 310.

The processor 310 executes instructions, code, computer programs or scripts that it may access from the network connectivity devices 320, RAM330, ROM340 or secondary storage 350 (which may include various disk-based systems such as hard disk, floppy disk or optical disk). Although only one processor 310 is shown, multiple processors may be present. Thus, although instructions may be discussed as being executed by a processor, instructions may be executed concurrently, serially, or otherwise by one or more processors. Processor 310 may be implemented as one or more CPU chips.

The network connectivity devices 320 may employ modems, modem banks, Ethernet devices, Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface devices, serial interfaces, token ring devices, Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) devices, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) devices, radio transceiver devices such as CDMA (e.g., CDMA2000) devices, GSM radio transceiver devices, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) devices, UMTS terrestrial radio access system (UTRA), evolved UMTS terrestrial radio access system (E-UTRA), 3G Long Term Evolution (LTE), GSMEDGE radio access system (GERAN), and/or other well-known devices for connecting to a network. These network connectivity devices 320 may enable the processor 310 to communicate with the internet or one or more communication networks or other networks from which the processor 310 may receive information or to which the processor 310 may output information. The network connection device 320 may also include one or more transceiver components 325 capable of transmitting and/or receiving data wirelessly.

The RAM330 may be used to store volatile data and perhaps to store instructions that are executed by the processor 310. The ROM340 is a non-volatile memory device, typically having a memory capacity that is small compared to the memory capacity of the secondary memory 350. ROM340 may be used to store instructions and perhaps data that are read during execution of the instructions. Access to RAM330 and ROM340 is typically faster than to secondary storage 350. The secondary storage 350 typically includes one or more disk drives or tape drives and may be used for non-volatile storage of data or as an over-flow data storage device if the RAM330 is not large enough to hold all working data. Secondary storage 350 may be used to store programs that are loaded into RAM330 when such programs are selected for execution.

The I/O devices 360 may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), touch screen display, keyboard, keypad, switch, dial, mouse, track ball, voice recognizer, card reader, paper tape reader, printer, video monitor, or other well known input/output devices. Further, the transceiver 325 may be considered a component of the I/O device 360 other than the network connection device 320 or a component of the I/O device 360 in addition to the network connection device 320.

The following are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes: 3gpp ts22.101, 3gpp ts24.008, 3gpp ts24.301, 3gpp ts22.042, and 3gpp ts 23.122.

In an embodiment, a UE is provided. The UE includes a display and a processor configured to: determining whether the UE supports each marker in a string of one or more markers according to a first feature, the string of one or more markers identifying a network, the processor further configured to: displaying on the display of the UE only indicia in the string that are supported by the UE.

In another embodiment, a method implemented on a UE is provided. The method comprises the following steps: determining whether the UE supports one or more indicia of a string of one or more indicia according to a first feature, the string of one or more indicia identifying a network, and displaying on a display of the UE only the indicia of the string supported by the UE.

The UE is further configured to: if none of the indicia in the string are displayed, attempting to display information identifying the network in accordance with a second feature having a priority after the first feature.

The UE is further configured to: if the special mark or group of marks including the space "" or hyphen "-" remains displayed independently, they are still skipped and an attempt is made to display the network information using a second feature having a priority after the first feature.

While several embodiments are provided in the present disclosure, it should be understood that the disclosed systems and methods may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The present examples are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein. For example, various elements or components may be combined or integrated in another system or certain features may be omitted, or not implemented.

Moreover, techniques, systems, subsystems, and methods described and illustrated in the various embodiments as discrete or separate may be combined or integrated with other systems, modules, techniques, or methods without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Other items shown or described as coupled or directly coupled or communicating with each other may be indirectly coupled or communicating (whether electrically, mechanically, or otherwise) through some interface, device, or intermediate component. Other examples of changes, substitutions, and alterations are ascertainable by one skilled in the art and could be made without departing from the spirit and scope disclosed herein.

Claims (13)

1. A method implemented on a User Equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a text string identifying a network, the string comprising at least two characters;

if the string represents one or more supported characters and the string represents one or more unsupported characters, displaying the one or more supported characters and skipping display of the one or more unsupported characters, wherein the text string is based on a network identity and time zone information "NITZ" feature and each unsupported character in the text string does not match a language configuration of the UE; and

if the string represents only unsupported characters, the entire text string is skipped and the PLMN name stored on the UE is displayed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the unsupported character is a pictograph.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the unsupported character is a partial graphic.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the unsupported character is an image.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the unsupported character is a symbol.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein character encoding is performed according to the global system for mobile communications "GSM" default alphabet or according to the international organization for standardization/international electrotechnical commission "ISO/IEC" standard 10646.

7. A user equipment, UE, comprising:

a processor configured to:

receiving a text string identifying a network, the string comprising at least two characters;

if the string represents one or more supported characters and the string represents one or more unsupported characters, displaying the one or more supported characters and skipping display of the one or more unsupported characters, wherein the text string is based on a network identity and time zone information "NITZ" feature and each unsupported character in the text string does not match a language configuration of the UE; and

if the string represents only unsupported characters, the entire text string is skipped and the PLMN name stored on the UE is displayed.

8. The UE of claim 7, wherein the character encoding is performed according to a global system for mobile communications "GSM" default alphabet or according to international organization for standardization/international electrotechnical commission "ISO/IEC" standard 10646.

9. The UE of claim 7, wherein the unsupported character is a pictograph.

10. A method implemented on a User Equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a string of tokens identifying a network, the string having at least two tokens;

determining whether the UE supports one or more labels in the label string;

if the UE supports at least one marker in the marker string and does not support at least another marker in the string, displaying on a display of the UE only characters corresponding to those markers in the string that are supported by the UE, and skipping display of characters corresponding to markers that are not supported, wherein the marker string is based on a network identity and time zone information "NITZ" feature, and each marker in the string that is not supported does not correspond to a language configuration of the UE; and

if the UE does not support any of the indicia in the indicia string, the entire indicia string is skipped and the PLMN names stored on the UE are displayed.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein character encoding is performed according to the global system for mobile communications "GSM" default alphabet or according to the international organization for standardization/international electrotechnical commission "ISO/IEC" standard 10646.

12. A user equipment, UE, comprising:

a processor configured to:

receiving a string of tokens identifying a network, the string having at least two tokens;

determining whether the UE supports one or more labels in the label string;

if the UE supports at least one marker in the marker string and does not support at least another marker in the string, displaying on a display of the UE only characters corresponding to those markers in the string that are supported by the UE, and skipping display of characters corresponding to markers that are not supported, wherein the marker string is based on a network identity and time zone information "NITZ" feature, and each marker in the string that is not supported does not correspond to a language configuration of the UE; and

if the UE does not support any of the indicia in the indicia string, the entire indicia string is skipped and the PLMN names stored on the UE are displayed.

13. The UE of claim 12, wherein the character encoding is performed according to a global system for mobile communications "GSM" default alphabet or according to international organization for standardization/international electrotechnical commission "ISO/IEC" standard 10646.