Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
455432300 | Service profile | 64 |
20090029697 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR SYNCHRONIZING SUBSCRIBER FEATURE DATA ACROSS MULTIPLE DOMAINS - Methods, systems, and computer program products for synchronizing a subscriber profile in a plurality of domains is described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a profile update request message from an application server to modify an Internet protocol (IP) domain subscriber profile. The profile update request message is forwarded to a home location register (HLR). A cellular domain subscriber profile is modified in accordance with the profile update request message. Similarly, an updated subscriber profile data is received from the HLR. The updated subscriber profile data is converted in the IP domain. The converted updated subscriber profile data is sent to the application server. | 01-29-2009 |
20090075650 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND SYSTEM SCAN METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and system scan method thereof is provided for effectively acquiring system information. The system scanning method includes performing a first scanning process on entire channels registered to a Preferred Roaming List (PRL) for acquiring system information, calculating, when the system information is not acquired in the first scanning process, a power saving time and a second scan time on the basis of a first scan time taken for the first scanning process, the second scan time being equal to the first scan time, and performing a second scanning process and a power saving process, on the basis of the power saving time and the second scan time, alternately until the system information is acquired. | 03-19-2009 |
20090163203 | Method and Wireless System for Achieving Local Anchoring of a Mobile Node - The invention involves a method for achieving local anchoring of a mobile node (MN) in a wireless system comprising a plurality of radio access networks (RANs), a plurality of gateways (GWs), each capable of acting as a serving gateway, and a home server, with each RAN being connected to a GW, and a user profile relating to the MN being stored in the home server. According to the method, when the mobile node has a radio link with a first RAN which is connected to a first GW, the first GW is assigned as a local anchor for the MN, and the user profile relating to the MN in the home server is updated with an indication of the first GW. And when the mobile node moves to a second RAN which is also connected to the first GW, the indication of the first GW is retrieved from the user profile relating to the MN in the home server, and the first GW assigned is kept as a local anchor for the MN, based on the retrieved indication of the first GW. | 06-25-2009 |
20090181668 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF PROFILE BASED LOCATION - Systems for automatically selecting a user's profile based on location include a device adapted to being tracked by location and a database that includes a user's preferences for routing calls. The user's calls are routed to the user based on the user's call routing preferences and the location of the device. Other systems and methods are also provided. | 07-16-2009 |
20100062763 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A controller of a mobile communication apparatus, such as a cellular phone, that detects operator information based on a radio signal transmitted from a base station and checks whether the operator information has changed while maintaining the same roaming status information. When the controller detects that the operator information changed, the controller transmits one of the same roaming status information and service status information to an external device which is connected via a short-range communication link. | 03-11-2010 |
20100075667 | Apparatus, Method and Computer Program Product Providing Inter-Node B Signalling of Cell Status Information - In an exemplary aspect of the invention there is a method comprising receiving cell-related information from a first access node at a second access node, and using the cell-related information during at least one of a handover and a radio resource control (RRC) related operation. Where the use of the exemplary embodiments of this invention include, but are not limited to, reducing handover execution time, reducing the signaling load related to an unsuccessful handover and/or radio resource control related procedures, and reducing the need of a user equipment to measure unnecessary cells. | 03-25-2010 |
20100081432 | LOCALLY PROVIDING CORE-NETWORK SERVICES - The present disclosure includes a system and method for locally providing core-network services. In some implementations, a method includes receiving, from a first network device, a request for a service provided by a core network native to a second network device. The service is provided to the first network device independent of the core network. | 04-01-2010 |
20100120421 | METHOD, SYSTEM, BASE STATION, AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR MACRO DIVERSITY COMBINING - A method and a system for implementing MDC, a base station, and a UE are provided herein. The method includes: a non-serving cell base station determines whether current services of a UE include a service whose feature meets the preset condition according to the features of the current services of the UE, and processes the service whose feature meets the preset condition as a service that needs MDC if such a service exists. Through the technical solution under the present invention, the MDC is implemented more flexibly according to the features of the current services of the UE to optimize the system performance. | 05-13-2010 |
20100136967 | Real-time Network Selection and Mobile Subscriber Identity Update for Inter-Standard Network Roaming - A method for inter-standard network roaming is provided. Upon roaming into a visited network, an access terminal may send a location update message that includes its current mobile subscriber identity. A roaming gateway receives the update message and uses the current mobile subscriber identity to determine whether the access terminal should be assigned a new mobile subscriber identity for operation in the visited network. If the current mobile subscriber identity indicates that the access terminal is not using a preferred roaming sponsor for the visited network, then the roaming gateway generates or selects a new mobile subscriber identity associated with the preferred roaming sponsor. The new mobile subscriber identity is securely transmitted to the access terminal which uses it for communications over the visited network thereafter. | 06-03-2010 |
20100144343 | Calling method, device, and system - A calling method, device and system are disclosed. The calling method includes: obtaining, by a service platform, subscription information of a roaming prepaid subscriber, modifying and sending the modified subscription information to a visited mobile switching centre (VMSC) of the roaming prepaid subscriber so that a call initiated by the roaming prepaid subscriber could be triggered to the service platform by the VMSC; receiving, by the service platform, the call to a called subscriber initiated by the roaming prepaid subscriber and triggered by the VMSC; and instructing, by the service platform, the VMSC to release the call and instructing a call connection device to connect the roaming prepaid subscriber to the called subscriber after determining from the call that the roaming prepaid subscriber has activated a callback service. User operation is simplified and user's experience is improved with the method, device and system in accordance with the embodiments of the invention. | 06-10-2010 |
20100167724 | SYSTEM SELECTION BASED ON SERVICE-SPECIFIC PREFERRED ROAMING LIST IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A home wireless network is provided that communicates an improved Preferred Roaming List (PRL) that includes service type and service priority indicators for a plurality of wireless service combinations and corresponding roaming networks. Preferably, the service type indicator is a numerical indicator that encodes a combination of multiple wireless services offered by each roaming partner network. In case when more than one roaming network provides the requested wireless service, the service priority indicator provides a priority of selection of roaming networks for a given requested service in accordance with a plurality of parameters. | 07-01-2010 |
20100216458 | ADVERTISEMENT BLOCKING IN IMS NETWORKS - IMS networks and methods are disclosed for selectively blocking advertisement content on a per user identifier (ID) basis. A subscriber database in the IMS network, such as a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), stores service profiles for IMS users. The service profiles of the IMS users are also provisioned with advertisement blocking indicators that are associated with a user ID of the IMS users. When a request is received in the subscriber database for a service profile associated with a user ID, the subscriber database checks the advertisement blocking indicator associated with the user ID to see if advertisement content should be blocked for this user ID. If so, the subscriber database modifies initial filter criteria (iFC) associated with the user ID, which in essence blocks the advertisement content from being sent to the IMS user. | 08-26-2010 |
20100227610 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A wireless communication device includes conventional components to permit a network communication link to be established with a wireless communication network. In addition, the wireless communication device includes a non-network transceiver that detects the presence of a wireless access point. When two such equipped devices come within proximity of the access point, a non-network wireless communication link is established. The two devices exchange portions of profile data which is analyzed to determine if a match exists. If a match occurs, a contact notification is generated. This permits the wireless communication device to act as an auto-detecting social network device that detects the proximity of other devices whose owners have a profile that matches the stored user preference data. Subsequent communication may occur in a conventional manner using the wireless network communication channels and web applications may also be used to gain additional information. | 09-09-2010 |
20100234020 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PRIORITY OF A CALL IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method for determining a priority of a call in a communications network as provided enables improved differentiated service to be provided to network subscribers. According to one aspect, the method comprises processing at a callee mobile switching center associated with a callee device an initial address message received from a caller mobile switching center associated with a caller device (step | 09-16-2010 |
20100323692 | METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR MOBILE DEVICE REGISTRATION - A method and apparatus for a registration update of a mobile device (UE) in a communication network is described. The location of the mobile device (UE) is registered in a first registration area (A) and associated with a list of further registration areas (B). A registration area update is triggered when the mobile device (UE) is detecting a change of location to a second registration area. The registration area update is initiated with a random time delay after the mobile device (UE) detects the change to the second registration area if the second registration area is in the list of further registration areas (B). | 12-23-2010 |
20110098038 | Method for Providing Triggered Location Information of a Target Terminal - A method for providing triggered location information of a target terminal is provided. The method includes transmitting by a previous H-SLP a report message informing that a target terminal is in a roaming state during the triggered location service to an H-SLP of the target terminal or the target terminal. The H-SLP of the target terminal selects a new V-SLP based on a location identifier (LID) received from the target terminal, and the H-SLP provides the V-SLP with an ID of the target terminal, a positioning method of the target terminal (SET CAPABILITY), and the LID as the information on the network in which the target terminal currently exists. The newly selected V-SLP determines the positioning method and protocol used for the positioning with the target terminal by using the SET CAPABILITY, the newly selected V-SLP transmits its own IP address and the newly determined positioning method and protocol (POSMETHOD) to the H-SLP. The H-SLP transmits the IP address of the newly selected H-SLP and the new POSMETHOD to the target terminal, the target terminal transmits a positioning inducing message to the new V-SLP and calculates a location value by using the determined POSMETHOD, in such a manner that the triggered location service is maintained even though the target terminal is in a roaming state during the service by performing the step of selecting the H-SLP for calculating the location value of the target terminal without interruption. | 04-28-2011 |
20110195710 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DYNAMIC SUBSCRIBER PROFILE ADAPTATION - The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for dynamic subscriber profile adaptation. According to one aspect of the subject matter described herein, a method for subscriber profile adaptation is provided. The method includes receiving, from a database that stores subscriber profile information, a message generated by the database node in response to a message received by the database node. The message generated by the database node may include subscriber profile information. The method further includes determining whether to modify the subscriber profile information based on predetermined criteria. The method further includes, in response to determining to modify the subscriber profile information, modifying the subscriber profile information and forwarding the modified information to an originator of the message generated by the database node. | 08-11-2011 |
20110263249 | ROAMING COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM - A roaming communication method in the field of communication technologies includes: obtaining a location update reject message sent by a Home Location Register (HLR) of a subscriber to a Visitor Location Register (VLR) of the subscriber; obtaining subscriber data from account information of the subscriber, where the subscriber data includes a local number and subscription information of the subscriber; and simulating the HLR to send the subscriber data to the VLR of the subscriber so that the subscriber can communicate in the visited network. The embodiments of the present invention also provide a roaming communication apparatus and system. The present invention enables a roaming subscriber to enjoy the communication service in a roaming network where no roaming agreement is signed without changing a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). The solution is easy and convenient and saves expenses of the subscriber. At the same time, this attracts subscribers without roaming authority to use the network of an operator, thereby increasing the revenue of the operator. | 10-27-2011 |
20110306339 | Apparatus and Method for Differentiating Services in Multimedia Networks to Roaming Subscribers - A mechanism enabling users roaming in a visited network to specify whether they prefer to dial numbers belonging to their home network in local format or in international format from the visited network. Restrictions based on the type of call, and the geographic locations and preferences of the users involved in the call, are correspondingly applied. Information about the location of the user, taking into account the access location and user preferences, is sent from a home subscriber server to a serving call session control function entity, both in the home network of the user. | 12-15-2011 |
20120009922 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF PROFILE BASED ON LOCATION - Systems for automatically selecting a user's profile based on location include a device adapted to being tracked by location and a database that includes a user's preferences for routing calls. The user's calls are routed to the user based on the user's call routing preferences and the location of the device. Other systems and methods are also provided. | 01-12-2012 |
20120077489 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RELAYING AN ORIGINATION REQUEST FROM A HOME LOCATION REGISTER TO A SERVICE SPECIFIC SERVICE CONTROL POINT - A method for relaying a call message requiring a particular service from an MSC to a service logic unit, involves the steps of receiving a service request trigger to provide a particular service at the MSC from a subscriber. The call message requiring a particular service is transmitted from the MSC to an HLR. The HLR determines the service logic unit to provide the particular service responsive to at least one of the call message requiring a particular service, a trigger indication and a subscriber profile associated with the subscriber. The call message requiring a particular service is transmitted from the HLR to the determined service logic unit. | 03-29-2012 |
20120122450 | Handling of services for a called subscriber - A method and control node and computer program are disclosed for handling Intelligent Network services associated with a call to a subscriber of a mobile telecommunications network, the network comprising said control node, a HLR and one or more SCPs. Said control node a) sends to said HLR one or more requests for routing information associated with said call; b) receives from said HLR service trigger elements associated with said services; c) uses said trigger elements for invoking said services in said one ore more SCPs; and d) receives from said one or more SCPs information related to said services associated with said trigger elements. | 05-17-2012 |
20120129520 | GEO TAGGING USING LOCATION ESTIMATION - A current location of a mobile system in a wireless network can be determined by using information provided by a base station in communication with the mobile system. The location information can be used to index a GEO Locate Table to determine a list of SIDs to populate an optimized scan list. The optimized scan list being used for system selection. | 05-24-2012 |
20120172037 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR USING IMS COMMUNICATION SERVICE IDENTIFIER - A method includes obtaining, by an HSS, information related to a user subscribed IMS communication service identifier, and sending information of a user subscribed IMS communication service identifier to a SID-requiring network entity according to the information related to the user subscribed IMS communication service identifier. | 07-05-2012 |
20120302233 | Migration and activation of services in a network - Methods and system for migrating or activating a service in a network are described. The method for migrating comprises: creating an extended user profile associated with said at least one client in a user profile database, preferably a HSS, said extended user profile comprising migration server routing information; registering said at least one user equipment with a migration application server on the basis of said migration server routing information; executing a migration service hosted on a migration application server for migrating at least one service from said donating network to said receiving network; and, updating said extended user profile by removing said migration server routing information from said extended user profile. | 11-29-2012 |
20130005334 | IMPLEMENTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TERMINAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND IMPLEMENTING METHOD FOR TERMINAL LOCATION UPDATE - An implementing method and system for terminal communication are disclosed, the method includes: a first visitor location register judging, according to an identifier of a first terminal which initiates a communication, whether the first terminal has registered first real name system information in a network, wherein, the first visitor location register is the location register which is currently visited by the first terminal, the communication is initiated by the first terminal to a second terminal, the first real name system information includes the identifier of the first terminal and subscriber identity information of the first terminal, and the subscriber identity information corresponds to the identifier of the first terminal; and in a case when the first visitor location register determines that the first terminal has not registered the first real name system information in the network, terminating the communication initiated by the first terminal. | 01-03-2013 |
20130012201 | STAMPING MECHANISM FOR BEACON MESSAGE TRANSMISSION - The invention concerns a method for transmitting beacon services to a User Equipment (UE) roaming in an area covered by several Radio Access Technologies (RAT's), the area comprising a plurality of geographical zones, each geographical zone comprising at least one network base station using several frequencies and at least one | 01-10-2013 |
20130035094 | Method and System for Implementing Single Radio Voice Call Continuity - Disclosed in the present invention are a resource policy decision method and system in a roaming scenario, for improving the accuracy of the resources allocated to the user. The method includes: after having received an available resource query message from a mobility management and control function MMCF entity, a resource and admission control function RACF entity of a visited network acquiring degrade information of current service of a user from a resource and admission control platform, and according to a candidate access network list in the available resource query message, checking current availability of resource of each candidate access network in the candidate access network list, so as to obtain resource availability information of each candidate access network; the RACF entity of the visited network carrying out resource decision according to the degrade information, the resource availability information and user information of the user. | 02-07-2013 |
20130053029 | SUPPORTING SERVICES TO A ROAMING USER EQUIPMENT WITHIN A LOCAL NETWORK OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - In an embodiment, an SGSN determines whether a local network is configured to support a given service locally. The SGSN receives an Activate PDP Context Request message associated with the given service from a roaming UE and selectively terminates a PDP for the given service within the local network based at least in part upon the determination. In another embodiment, an MME determines whether the local network is configured to support the given service locally. The MME receives a PDN Connectivity Request message associated with the given service from the roaming UE, and selectively terminates an EPS Bearer for the given service within the local network based at least in part upon the determination. In the respective embodiments, the SGSN and/or the MME are configured to ignore HLR settings for PDP termination and/or EPS Bearer termination, respectively, of the UE. | 02-28-2013 |
20130095825 | ORGANIZATION OF ROAMING PARTNER REALMS INTO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) of communicating with a roaming partner. The method may include: defining a roaming partner profile including a network identifier and a primary realm; receiving a session establishment request at the PCRN; extracting a subscription identifier from the session establishment request; determining an active roaming partner by comparing the subscription identifier to the network identifier; and establishing an S9 session with the primary realm of the active roaming partner. Another method may include: defining a roaming partner profile including a primary realm and at least one secondary realm; receiving an S9 session establishment request; extracting an origin realm from the S9 session establishment request; determining an active roaming partner by comparing the origin realm to the primary realm and the secondary realms of the roaming partner profile; and responding to the S9 session establishment request. | 04-18-2013 |
20130095826 | PCRN ROAMING AGREEMENT - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) for managing a session for a roaming subscriber. The method may include: defining a roaming agreement associated with at least one roaming partner and including at least one limitation; receiving a session establishment request; extracting a subscription identifier; determining an active roaming partner by comparing the subscription identifier to the roaming partner profile; selecting the roaming agreement including the active roaming partner; and enforcing the at least one limitation when processing the session establishment request. The PCRN may include: a roaming agreement storage; a first interface configured to receive a session establishment request for a roaming subscriber; a roaming manager configured to identify a roaming partner associated with the roaming subscriber and a roaming agreement associated with the roaming partner; and a second interface configured to communicate session information with a roaming partner PCRN. | 04-18-2013 |
20130137426 | Method and System for Resource Policy Decision in Roaming Scene - Disclosed in the present invention are a resource policy decision method and system in a roaming scenario, for improving the accuracy of the resources allocated to the user. The method includes: after having received an available resource query message from a mobility management and control function MMCF entity, a resource and admission control function RACF entity of a visited network acquiring degrade information of current service of a user from a resource and admission control platform, and according to a candidate access network list in the available resource query message, checking current availability of resource of each candidate access network in the candidate access network list, so as to obtain resource availability information of each candidate access network; the RACF entity of the visited network carrying out resource decision according to the degrade information, the resource availability information and user information of the user. | 05-30-2013 |
20130150029 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE EFFICIENTLY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for controlling Short Message Service (SMS) delivery to a User Equipment (UE) over a Packet-Switched (PS) network without involvement of any Circuit Switched (CS) network node are provided. The method includes receiving subscriber information of a terminal from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), determining whether the MME supports short message delivery over a Packet-Switched (PS) network, and transmitting, when the MME supports the short message delivery over the PS network, a registration request message including information for routing the short message to the MME to the HSS. The SMS delivery method and apparatus is capable of delivering the SMS message to the UE over the PS network without involvement of the CS network nodes, thereby negating the necessity of CS network nodes for supporting SMS service, resulting in reduction of maintenance and management costs. | 06-13-2013 |
20130150030 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING TERMINAL CONNECTION CONTROL INFORMATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided a method and an apparatus for setting control information of a user equipment in a wireless communication system. The method and the apparatus determine control information for network access of the user equipment, allows the network access according to the control information to provide a network service to the user equipment. The wireless communication system can uniformly maintain a service quality for a plurality of UEs. | 06-13-2013 |
20130171989 | UPDATING AN OPERATING PARAMETER - A method includes communicating with a first wireless network of a first type, and obtaining a location-based operating parameter from the first wireless network. The method further includes checking the validity of the location-based operating parameter obtained from the first wireless network. If the location-based operating parameter obtained from the first wireless network is not valid, then the method further includes searching for a second wireless network of a second type, and updating the location-based operating parameter from the second wireless network. | 07-04-2013 |
20130196655 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC PROVISIONING WHILE ROAMING - A method, system and apparatus for dynamic provisioning while roaming is provide. Aspects of the specification comprise a home carrier infrastructure and a roaming carrier infrastructure that are configured to provide access to a binding network from a mobile computing device that is associated with said home carrier infrastructure. In one aspect the home carrier infrastructure comprises a roaming provisioning server configured to dynamically determine a possible roaming service profile or billing profile that may be established in response to a request from said mobile computing device to access said roaming carrier infrastructure. | 08-01-2013 |
20130203409 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING MOBILITY MANAGEMENT ENTITY OF TERMINAL GROUP - A method and system for selecting a Mobility Management Entity (MME) of a terminal group are disclosed in the invention, including: after receiving attach request message sent by a terminal, and determining that no effective subscription data of the terminal exist locally, the MME requesting the subscription data of the terminal from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS); after determining that an MME serving the terminal currently is not a group representative MME, the HSS returning terminal group management message and the subscription data of the terminal to that MME; that MME sending context information of the terminal to the group representative MME corresponding to a group representative MME identity in the terminal group management message, and sending attach accept message to the terminal; and the terminal taking the MME corresponding to the group representative MME identity in the attach accept message as a new MME serving the terminal currently. | 08-08-2013 |
20130231107 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TERMINATING COMMUNICATION SESSIONS WITH ROAMING MOBILE DEVICES - A system and method to assist in establishing a communication session to a mobile device having a registered IMS session in a visited network, or having both a registered IMS session and a circuit-switched session in a visited network. When a mobile device establishes an IMS session with an application service in a visited network, the address of the application service and the identity of the mobile device is transmitted to the Home Location Register (HLR) and/or Home Subscriber Server (HSS) associated with the mobile device. The HLR or HSS stores the address of the application service in conjunction with the identity of the mobile device. When requests to establish a communication session with the mobile device are made, the HLR or HSS provides the address of the application service that is associated with the mobile device in the visited network to allow a communication session to be established. | 09-05-2013 |
20130237215 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CLIENT-BASED CAPABILITIES MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus for client-based capabilities management for e.g., heterogeneous networks. In one exemplary embodiment, a client device associated with a cellular (e.g., EV-DO) network attempts to negotiate a session with a visited network while roaming. The negotiated session is selected from only the set of available capabilities (only the personalities which have a roaming agreement between the home network and the visited network), to ensure that the session negotiation can complete successfully. Once the session is negotiated, the visited network can execute standard authentication and authorization procedures with the assistance of the home network. | 09-12-2013 |
20130260749 | LOCATION CONTINUITY SERVICE FOR LOCATING MOBILE DEVICES USING MULTIPLE ACCESS NETWORKS INCLUDING WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A location continuity service having a location continuity application server (“LCAS”) that utilizes location data generated by multiple networks to determine the location of a mobile device is disclosed. The LCAS specifies a suitable reconciliation process that identifies two or more location estimation techniques that are implemented by different access networks and indicates how to utilize the location data produced by the identified estimation techniques. The LCAS interacts with various access networks identified by the reconciliation process in order to receive location data (e.g., positioning measurements and/or estimated locations) generated by the access networks and analyzes the received data to determine the location of a mobile device and provide the determined location to a location-based service. In some examples, an LCAS also provides location continuity when a mobile device moves between a home communications system and a visited communications system. | 10-03-2013 |
20130260750 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFACING AND CONNECTING A WIRELESS DEVICE AND A WIRELESS NETWORK USING A SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE HAVING PLURAL IMSI ASSOCIATES WITH DIFFERENT NETWORK OPERATORS - A wireless device includes a single SIM, plus an application module adapted to enable the device to operate as though it included two or more different SIMs. The module, referred to as a ‘proprietary applications module’ (PAM) is connected to, or built into, a wireless device (WD). The PAM is capable of switching all incoming traffic by associating the WD to one specific subscriber identity sub-module, referred to as “Local SIM” (LS). It can also switch or re-route all outgoing traffic by associating the same WD with a different subscriber identity sub-module, typically a “Roaming SIM” (RS). In a preferred embodiment, the PAM, RS and LS are built-into a single SIM for use in a WD; alternatively the PAM is built-into a WD and the RS and LS are built-into the single SIM. | 10-03-2013 |
20130337803 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING CREDENTIALS OF MOBILE NETWORK OPERATORS - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for detecting, by a first device including a least one processor and a first Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC), a second device having a second UICC, detecting, by the first device, that the second UICC is unprovisioned, selecting, by the first device, one of a plurality of selectable options, where the selection identifies a first Mobile Network Operator (MNO) selected from a plurality of MNOs, receiving, by the first device, first credential information of the first MNO, and transmitting, by the first device, to the second device the first credential information for enabling the second device to facilitate establishment of communication services with network equipment of the first MNO according to the first credential information. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 12-19-2013 |
20130344864 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUBSCRIBER PROFILE OF eUICC - There is provided a method of providing a subscriber profile of an embedded universal circuit card (eUICC) that is performed in a terminal equipped with the eUICC. The method includes determining whether the terminal having a first subscriber profile stored therein has left a first mobile network operator (MNO) area corresponding the first subscriber profile, and when it is determined that the terminal has left the first mobile network operator area and moved into a second mobile network operator area, receiving a second subscriber profile corresponding to a second mobile network operator from a predetermined subscriber management server. In this way, it is possible to support mobile communication service by changing the mobile network operator even in the eUICC environment. | 12-26-2013 |
20140004855 | DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF SUBSCRIBER DATA, SUCH AS DATA FOR SUBSCRIBERS OF MOBILE DEVICE SERVICES | 01-02-2014 |
20140038593 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCAL CSG AND CONTROLLING ACCESS IN SERVER IN CHARGE OF CONTROL PLANE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention provides a method for controlling an access in a server in charge of a control plane in a visited network. The method for controlling the access comprises the step of the server in charge of receiving from a Home (e)Node B an access request message or an update request message by a roaming terminal. The Home (e)Node B can be operated as a closed subscriber group (CSG) or in a mixed access mode. The access request message or the update request message can include one or more of local CSG related information defined in the visited network or CSG related information in a home network. | 02-06-2014 |
20140066056 | User Plane Location based Service Using Message Tunneling to Support Roaming - An improved User Plane location based service (LBS) architecture and message flow, enabling seamless User Plane location based services even when a mobile or wireless device has roamed among different carrier networks. The present invention overcomes constraints inherent in the current protocol for roaming support defined by the Secure User Plane Location Service specification. A location system is enabled to automatically fall back to a message tunneling mechanism to ensure the security of a communication path between the location service system and the target wireless device, ensuring that the communication path is uninterrupted as the wireless device travels. | 03-06-2014 |
20140113624 | PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICE IDENTITIES - A mechanism to handle Public Service Identities identifying services in a network when a given Public Service Identity (PSI) belongs to a range of Public Service Identities defined as a ‘Wildcard PSI’ range. An enhanced Home Subscriber Server, serving entity, and routing entity, all co-operating to carry out the invention by handling an identifier of the ‘Wildcard PSI’ range, which includes the given Public Service Identity, the ‘Wildcard PSI’ range being associated with a common service profile to be applied for services identified by those Public Service Identities belonging to the ‘Wildcard PSI’ range. | 04-24-2014 |
20140128061 | METHOD OF MANAGING INBOUND COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON THE CURRENT LOCATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method of managing inbound communications received by a roaming wireless communications device entails enabling a user of the roaming wireless communications device to activate an inbound communications filter having filter criteria based on a current location of a sender of an inbound communication. Once the wireless device has determined whether the inbound communication satisfies the filter criteria, the wireless device notifies the user that the inbound communication has been received provided that the inbound communication satisfies the filter criteria. | 05-08-2014 |
20140256315 | Method of Improving the Management of Mobility in a Cellular Mobile Communications System - In one of its aspects, the present invention provides a method of improving the management of mobility in a cellular mobile communications system in which cells are grouped together in location structures comprising cells that support different radio access technologies, said method comprising steps in which:
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20140274037 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF POTENTIAL ACCESS POINTS FOR PROPAGATING CLIENT INFORMATION - A method includes determining a subset, of a set of access points, that a client device is likely to roam to from a first access point in the set of access points; transmitting to each of the subset of access points, without transmitting to a second access point in the set of access points that is not included in the subset, information associated with the client device; wherein the information associated with the client device is used by the client device or by the third access point during (a) an association process for the client device associating with the third access point or (b) an authentication process for the authentication of the client device by the third access point. | 09-18-2014 |
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 |
20140357264 | Method and Arrangement For Connectivity in a Communication Network - Method and arrangement for supporting connectivity of a wireless device to a network infrastructure. An infrastructure provider associates a set of device identification numbers to a first radio access provider in a subscription database of the infrastructure provider. The infrastructure provider also sets the first radio access provider as a preferred roaming partner in a SIM that comprises a subscriber identifier with a network identifier of the infrastructure provider. The SIM is provided for use in the device, to enable access to the network infrastructure over a radio access network of the first radio access provider based on the subscriber identifier and the preferred roaming partner in the SIM. | 12-04-2014 |
20150024739 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND OPERATING THE SAME - A communications device for use on a communications network comprising: at least two communications profiles, each communications profile being associated with a geographic region within which the communications device is to be used processing means arranged to allow an active communications profile to be selected from the at least two communications profiles. | 01-22-2015 |
20150031355 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SINGLE-RADIO-VOICE-CALL CONTINUITY - A method and apparatus can be configured to receive, by a service-centralization-&-continuity application server, an identifier from an access-transfer-control-function entity. The method can also include transmitting a message to the access-transfer-control-function entity, wherein the message comprises the identifier, and the identifier allows the access-transfer-control-function entity to authorize the transmitted message. | 01-29-2015 |
20150072677 | TRANSFERRING OPERATING ENVIRONMENT OF REGISTERED NETWORK TO UNREGISTERED NETWORK - The disclosure is related to providing an operation environment of a registered network having first devices to a user in an unregistered network having second devices. In order to provide, the second devices in the unregistered network may be detected when user equipment associated with the user enters a service area of the unregistered network. As compatible devices, devices compatible with the first devices in the registered network may be selected from the detected second devices. Then, system images of the first devices compatible with the selected compatible devices may be obtained. The obtained system images of the first devices may be installed at the selected compatible devices, respectively. | 03-12-2015 |
20150087300 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING EMPS IN A CSFB MECHANISM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for processing an eMPS in a CSFB mechanism. The method in the embodiment of the present invention mainly includes: receiving a CSFB access request of a user equipment; determining that the user equipment has a CSFB priority service right according to acquired priority service information of the user equipment; and providing a CSFB access service preferentially for the user equipment with the CSFB priority service right. | 03-26-2015 |
20150126184 | Updating Subscription Information - Various methods are described for providing updated network subscription information for a device to one or more other devices. One example method may comprise establishing a first subscription associated with a first network operator for a device. The method may further comprise transferring the device from the first subscription associated with the first network operator to a second subscription associated with a second network operator. Additionally, the method may comprise updating one or more other devices identified in a connection map associated with the device of the transfer to the second subscription. Similar and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are also provided. | 05-07-2015 |
20150126185 | User Plane Location Based Service Using Message Tunneling to Support Roaming - An improved User Plane location based service (LBS) architecture and message flow, enabling seamless User Plane location based services even when a mobile or wireless device has roamed among different carrier networks. The present invention overcomes constraints inherent in the current protocol for roaming support defined by the Secure User Plane Location Service specification. A location system is enabled to automatically fall back to a message tunneling mechanism to ensure the security of a communication path between the location service system and the target wireless device, ensuring that the communication path is uninterrupted as the wireless device travels. | 05-07-2015 |
20150148033 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING POLICY INFORMATION FOR MAKING TRAFFIC DETOUR - The present invention provides a method for user equipment obtaining policy information for making a traffic detour. The method for obtaining the policy information may comprise a step of the user equipment receiving via an access point (AP), policy information related to Hotspot 2.0, wherein the policy information related to the Hotspot 2.0 may include policy information related to a roaming consortium established between AP enterprises. The method for obtaining the policy information may further comprise a step of transmitting to a 3GPP-based network node a policy information request message including the policy information related to the Hotspot 2.0 that is received, in order to obtain 3GPP-based policy information that reflects the policy information related to the Hotspot 2.0 that is received. | 05-28-2015 |
20150327050 | Method, Apparatus, and MME for Processing Circuit Switched Network Service - A method, an apparatus, and a mobility management entity (MME) for processing a circuit switched network service are provided. The method for processing a circuit switched network service includes: the MME receives a request for processing a circuit switched network service; and the MME interacts with a user equipment (UE) corresponding to the request, and processes the circuit switched network service. The technical solution solves the problem in the prior art that the UE needs to fall back to the traditional circuit switched network so as to receive the circuit switched network service, thereby reducing the network consumption, enhancing the network efficiency, and improving the user experience. | 11-12-2015 |
20150341780 | ENHANCED PROFILE AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PMMS) FOR LTE ENVIRONMENT - The present invention provides systems and methods for providing additional or modified subscriber profile information of an outbound roamer of a Home Public Mobile Network (HPMN), wherein the outbound roamer is roaming in a Visited Public Mobile Network (VPMN) in an LTE environment. The system includes a monitoring block to monitor Diameter and MAP transaction messages on S6, SI and Cx interfaces. The system includes subscriber and roamer databases storing subscriber or roamer records, wherein each record comprises at least the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) of the subscriber or roamer. The system includes a detection block to detect whether provisioning of an alternate roaming profile is required for the subscriber or roamer, and further includes a provisioning block to provision the generated alternate roaming profile of the subscriber or roamer to LTE nodes holding a subscriber or roamer profile (i.e., MME, the IM-SSF or the SCSCF). | 11-26-2015 |
20160066365 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TERMINATING TELEPHONY COMMUNICATIONS TO MOBILE TELEPHONY DEVICES - Systems and methods for terminating telephony communications to a mobile telephony device associated with a first native telephone number are disclosed. The method comprises: receiving, from a native mobile telephony provider network associated with the first native telephone number, a telephony communication that was originally directed to the first native telephone number but which has been forwarded to a forwarding access number, where the telephony communication includes a header comprising the first native telephone number; retrieving the native telephone number from the header; mapping the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber; and terminating the received telephony communication to the mobile telephony device associated with the native telephone number. | 03-03-2016 |
20160112864 | PROACTIVE TRANSFER OF NETWORK SERVICES DATA USING NETWORK MAP DATA - The disclosure includes a system and method for proactively providing the transfer of network services data using network map data. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: estimate a present journey for a user based on time synchronicity data and historical journey data; determine one or more preferred network services for the user based on preference hierarchy data; determine that a mobile system associated with the user will enter a dead zone based on the estimation of the present journey and network map data describing the dead zone; determine network services data configured to enable the mobile system to consume the preferred network services while in the dead zone; and transmit a request for network services data configured to enable the mobile system to consume the preferred network services while in the dead zone. | 04-21-2016 |
20160127886 | ROAMING SUPPORT FOR SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING ARCHITECTURE IN MOBILE NETWORK - A software defined networking controller can be provided to manage sharing of information relating to roaming requests for mobile devices that are roaming on visited networks. The software defined networking controller can be a sub-instance of a main software defined networking controller that manages traffic within the home network, and the software defined networking controller can sit at the edge of the home network and control edge routing elements. The edge software defined networking controller may communicate with roaming partner's edge software defined networking controller and/or with the roaming interconnect operator's software defined networking controller to exchange roaming related information. | 05-05-2016 |