Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080200168 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEAMLESS DATA ROAMING ACROSS MULTIPLE OPERATOR BEARERS - A system and method for seamless data roaming across multiple operator bearers is provided. The system allows a client device to seamlessly select most preferred available operator bearer without losing a data session. It also allows the server to control dynamically both the operator preference list on the client and the data usage across multiple operator bearers. | 08-21-2008 |
20080207181 | Method and system for applying value added services on messages sent to a subscriber without affecting the subscriber's mobile communication - The present invention provides a method of applying one or more value added services (VAS) on messages sent to a subscriber without affecting the subscriber's mobile communication. The method includes receiving an activation request from the subscriber for activating one or more VAS, at a signaling gateway (SG). The method further includes retrieving the subscriber's visited switching address and the subscriber's address from a home location information database associated with the subscriber. Further, the method includes storing the subscriber's address, the subscriber's visited switching address, the home location information database address and an indication for activating the one or more VAS in a database associated with the SG. The method further includes updating the home location information database so as to redirect the messages, sent to the subscriber's address, to the SG. Finally, the method includes applying a logic corresponding to the VAS by the SG on the redirected messages. | 08-28-2008 |
20080287150 | Method and system for inserting advertisment content into a text message - The present invention provides a method and system for inserting advertisement content into a text message. The text message is sent from a first communication device by a subscriber to a recipient via a SMSC. The method for inserting advertisement content into the text message includes changing ( | 11-20-2008 |
20080293409 | Method and system for exchanging NRTRDE files between a visited network and a home network in real time - The present invention provides a method for facilitating exchange of roaming information between a first gateway and either a Near Real Time Roaming Data Exchange (NRTRDE) agent or second gateway in real time. The method includes obtaining, by a first gateway associated with the VPMN, one or more event parameters in real time from mobile communication of the VPMN's inbound roamer coming from the HPMN. The method further includes generating the roaming information at the first gateway in real time, using one or more obtained event parameters such that the generated roaming information is comprehendible to either an NRTRDE agent associated with the VPMN or a third party vendor, or a second gateway associated with the HPMN. The method further includes providing the roaming information by the first gateway to either the NRTRDE agent or the second gateway in real time. | 11-27-2008 |
20090042539 | REVERSE CHARGING SERVICE - The present invention provides systems and methods for facilitating mobile communication between a calling party and a called party. Aspects of the present invention include establishing, via a service node, mobile communications upon receiving a response, from the called party, to a mobile communication request made by the calling party to the service node, and further include facilitating, via the service node, charging the called party for the established mobile communications. | 02-12-2009 |
20090061854 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ROAMING INTELLIGENCE (RI) TO A HOST NETWORK OPERATOR FOR ITS ROAMING TRAFFIC - The present invention provides a method for facilitating roaming management of a host network. The method includes obtaining at a gateway associated with the host network, signaling messages of one or more roamers. The roamers are subscribers of either the host network or one or more non-host networks. The method further includes determining by the gateway, the host network's roaming arrangement with the non-host networks, based on analysis of one or more signaling messages from the obtained signaling messages. | 03-05-2009 |
20090061860 | Predictive intelligence - The present invention provides a method for facilitating roaming tests for a host network. The method includes creating a fake profile via a gateway associated with the host network for a roaming subscriber at a Mobile Switching Center (MSC)/Visiting Location Register (VLR). The MSC/VLR is associated with at least one of the host network and a roaming partner network of the host network. The roaming subscriber is associated with both the host network and the roaming partner network. The method further includes simulating via the gateway, transactions with a first network element associated with at least one of the host network and the roaming partner network to test at least one of the first network element's response for the simulated transactions, and network routing on the roaming subscriber to a second network element associated with at least one of the host network and the roaming partner network. | 03-05-2009 |
20090190468 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENSURING SERVICE CONTINUITY IN CASE OF A PROXY PROFILE GATEWAY FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods, systems and computer products that guarantee the availability of basic services to subscribers during the failure of a Proxy-Profile Gateway. An independent module equipped with monitoring probes for tracking the actual location of the end-customer, an interface for controlling the Gateway availability, and an active SS7 signaling interface are also provided, in order to initiate the recovery procedures, along with a database for storing the relevant information necessary to apply the restoration procedures. | 07-30-2009 |
20100048197 | PROVIDING MULTIPLE MSISDN NUMBERS IN A MOBILE DEVICE WITH A SINGLE IMSI - A SIMM System and method is provided that supports many Mobile Subscriber Integrated Service Digital Network (MSISDN) numbers on a mobile device. The mobile device includes one Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) and one International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI). The SIMM system includes at least one signal gateway that supports the use of numerous MSISDN numbers by the mobile device. The signal gateway couples among components of the public mobile networks to which the MSISDN numbers correspond. The signal gateway connects calls between the mobile device and a first public mobile network using a first MSISDN where, for example, the first public mobile network is in a first country. Likewise, the signal gateway connects calls between the mobile device and a second public mobile network using a second MSISDN where, for example, the second public mobile network is in a second country. | 02-25-2010 |
20100124923 | INBOUND ROAMER CALL CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for implementing call control services for an inbound roamer is provided. The system includes a control node to implement the call control services in response to an initiation request. The system further includes a service node to send a terminating customized applications for mobile network enhanced logic subscription information (T-CSI) for a called number in response to a routing request for the called number. The T-CSI contains an address pointing to the control node. The system further includes a switching center to send the routing request for the called number. The called number is present in a call received from the inbound roamer. | 05-20-2010 |
20100128685 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PIGGYBACK ROAMING FOR SPONSORING SPLIT ROAMING RELATIONSHIPS - A method for facilitating exchange of one or more signaling messages between a client network and an HSRP network. The method includes identifying by an SPRS router associated with a client network, one or more parameters in the received signaling messages so as to determine from the parameters one or more roaming agreements that are required between the client network and the HSRP network, to allow exchange of the signaling messages. The method further includes facilitating by the SPRS router, exchange of the signaling messages between the client network and the HSRP network via one or more SPRS hubs, when the SPRS router determines absence of the required roaming agreements. The method further includes facilitating by the SPRS router, direct exchange of the signaling messages between the client network and the HSRP network, when the SPRS router determines presence of the required roaming agreements. | 05-27-2010 |
20100240361 | Anti-inbound traffic redirection system - A system for countering an inbound traffic redirection (ITR) attempt for an inbound roaming mobile station is provided. The ITR attempt is initiated by a first Visiting Public Mobile Network (VPMN). The system includes a TR probe for detecting an ITR attempt by observing receipt of one or more registration response messages at a second VPMN from the HPMN during an ongoing location update transaction of the inbound roaming mobile station between the second VPMN and the HPMN. The system further includes a countering unit for thwarting the ITR attempt by sending one or more location update (LU) messages from the second VPMN in response to at least one registration response messages message received from a switch. | 09-23-2010 |
20110081906 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MOBILE COMMUNICATION CORRESPONDING TO MULTIPLE MSISDNs ASSOCIATED WITH A SINGLE IMSI - The present invention proposes a method for mobile communication. The method includes assigning one or more Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Numbers (MSISDNs) to a subscriber of a Home Public Mobile Network (HPMN) upon receiving a subscription activation message from the subscriber at a Signaling Gateway (SG). The subscriber has an HPMN Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) with a corresponding HPMN International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and an HPMN MSISDN. The method further includes creating an association of the MSISDNs with the HPMN MSISDN to facilitate signaling corresponding to the HPMN MSISDN and the MSISDNs associated with the subscriber. | 04-07-2011 |
20110143754 | PREDICTIVE INTELLIGENCE BASED AUTOMATED CAMEL TESTING - The present invention is directed towards a method for facilitating roaming tests for a club network. The method includes simulating a roamer's profile by a signaling gateway and associating with either a club network or a roaming partner network of the club network. The club network and the roaming partner network correspond to a Home Public Mobile Network (HPMN) and a Visited PMN, respectively, in case the roamer is an outbound roamer. In case the roamer is an inbound roamer, the club network corresponds to the VPMN and roaming partner network corresponds to the HPMN. The method further includes performing by the signaling gateway, one or more CAMEL capability tests on the roamer. The roaming subscriber is associated with either the club network or the roaming partner network. | 06-16-2011 |
20110281582 | TRAFFIC REDIRECTION ON DATA ROAMING TRAFFIC - The present invention is directed towards a method for directing roaming traffic associated with a subscriber of an HPMN. The method includes detecting a location update message from the subscriber at a non-preferred VPMN. The subscriber has an established data context with the non-preferred VPMN. The method further includes sending one or more location update messages to one or more elements associated with the non-preferred VPMN, thus causing the subscriber to associate with a preferred VPMN. | 11-17-2011 |
20120021720 | ADVANCED PREDICTIVE INTELLIGENCE FOR TERMINATION BYPASS DETECTION AND PREVENTION - Provided are methods and systems for detecting and preventing bypass fraud in telecommunication networks, primarily for detecting and preventing SIM box fraud in telecommunication networks. The methods include generating one or more test calls from a remote agent to a local agent where the remote agent can be a roaming agent or a remote dialer. The local agent is a subscriber number. The methods further include facilitating call forwarding of the test calls from the local agent to a local number. The methods include identifying the presence of bypass fraud by analyzing caller identification information of the test call received on the local number. Finally, the methods include preventing future use of a detected SIM box. | 01-26-2012 |
20120064859 | REVERSE CHARGING SERVICE - The present invention provides systems and methods for facilitating mobile communication between a calling party and a called party. Aspects of the present invention include establishing, via a service node, mobile communications upon receiving a response, from the called party, to a mobile communication request made by the calling party to the service node, and further include facilitating, via the service node, charging the called party for the established mobile communications. | 03-15-2012 |
20120122451 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ROAMING SERVICES TO INBOUND ROAMERS USING VISITED NETWORK GATEWAY LOCATION REGISTER - The present invention provides a method for providing roaming services to one or more subscribers, correspondingly associated with the one or more HPMNs, while the one or more subscribers are registered with the VPMN. The method includes allocating a pool of GTs to a Gateway Location Register (GLR) that is associated with the VPMN, where the pool of Global Titles (GTs) corresponds to at least one of: one or more VLRs associated with the VPMN, one or more SGSNs associated with the VPMN, one or more HPMNs, and one or more HLRs associated with an HPMN from the one or more HPMNs. The method further includes facilitating mobile communication of the one or more subscribers in the VPMN using the allocated pool of GTs. | 05-17-2012 |
20120135722 | LOCAL MOBILE NUMBER FOR A FOREIGN RESIDENT MOBILE - A system and method for providing a local number service at a native country mobile operator to a foreign resident mobile of a foreign resident country mobile operator. The service enables the foreign resident mobile to receive calls and SMS messages irrespective of its location. It also allows the foreign mobile to register with the native country mobile operator and perform communication services with a local identity. | 05-31-2012 |
20120244859 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PIGGYBACK ROAMING FOR SPONSORING SPLIT ROAMING RELATIONSHIPS - A method for facilitating exchange of one or more signaling messages between a client network and an HSRP network. The method includes identifying by an SPRS router associated with a client network, one or more parameters in the received signaling messages so as to determine from the parameters one or more roaming agreements that are required between the client network and the HSRP network, to allow exchange of the signaling messages. The method further includes facilitating by the SPRS router, exchange of the signaling messages between the client network and the HSRP network via one or more SPRS hubs, when the SPRS router determines absence of the required roaming agreements. The method further includes facilitating by the SPRS router, direct exchange of the signaling messages between the client network and the HSRP network, when the SPRS router determines presence of the required roaming agreements. | 09-27-2012 |
20130065582 | SEAMLESS SMS BACK - The present invention is directed towards a method for facilitating mobile communication of a subscriber while roaming from HPMN in a VPMN. The method includes intercepting the roamer's MO messages from the VPMN. The method further includes failing delivery of the roamer's MO message. The method further includes delivering the roamer's MO message as an MT message from HPMN. | 03-14-2013 |
20140349641 | VALUE ADDED MODULE IN PREDICTIVE INTELLIGENCE - The present invention is provides towards a method and system for facilitating roaming tests for an operator in a telecommunication network. The method includes detecting a location update message of a subscriber to an HLR while switching from a first MSG/VLR to a second MSG/VLR, The method further includes holding by a value added module, a cancel location message being sent from the HLR to the first MSG/VLR. The method further includes conducting the roaming tests by the value added module, using the subscriber's profile data obtained from the first MSG/VLR. Further in the method the value added module releases the cancel location message to the first MSC/VLR. | 11-27-2014 |
20140378129 | NETWORK TRAFFIC REDIRECTION (NTR) IN LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) - The present invention is directed towards methods and systems for redirecting roaming network traffic in an LTE network. The methods include observing a registration process of a subscriber in a visited network. The methods further include, upon successful registration, sending one or more messages to the visited network to induce a re-registration attempt by the subscriber to another visited network. | 12-25-2014 |