Dynamic configuration of subscriber data, such as data for subscribers of mobile device services

• US 10,064,152 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2016
• Issued: 08/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Theppasandra, Janardhan, Piscopo, Rob, Bostdorff, Nancy
• Primary Examiner(s): Wyche, Myron K
• Application Number:
  US15/096,086
• Publication Number:
  US 20160262125A1
• Time in Patent Office: 869 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 using triggered events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/12 between location registers or mobility servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A system for registering a mobile device located in a network outside a device'"'"'s home network is described. In some examples, the system receives a message including contents associated with a location of the mobile device, and extracts the contents of the received message. The system matches the extracted contents to one or more rules associated with an adjustment of subscriber data within a registration database for the home network, adjusts the data, and registers the mobile device having the adjusted data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining if a received message is a location update registration message generated when a mobile device attempts to connect to a foreign network that differs from the network operated by a home network service provider of the mobile device;

extracting, when the message is determined to be a location update registration message, data from the received message to identify the foreign network and a type of the mobile device or type of wireless plan for the mobile device; and

altering subsequent call characteristics between the mobile device and the foreign network while the mobile device is roaming in the foreign network by updating an entry in a registration database associated with the home network service,

wherein the altering of subsequent call characteristics is based at least in part on the data extracted from the received message that includes the type of the mobile device or type of wireless plan for the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data extracted from the received message also includes contents that identify the type of mobile device, functionality of the mobile device, location of a cell tower, or information identifying an IP address accessed by the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the mobile device has returned to the home network and restoring the entry in the registration database.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, in response to a determination that the received message is not a location update registration message, if the received message is an application related trigger; and

restoring, when the received message is the application related trigger, original subscriber data in the entry in the registration database.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the application related trigger is a customized applications for mobile networks enhanced logic (CAMEL) or session initiation protocol (SIP) based trigger.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining, when the received message is determined to not be the application related trigger, if the received message is data from a network probe;

preprocessing data in the received message when the data is in an invalid format; and

matching the data against a program rule set.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

extracting, when the received message is determined to be a location update registration message, data from the received message;

determining if the data is in an invalid format; and

preprocessing, when the data is in an invalid format, the data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the data extracted from the received message includes services available in the foreign network.

9. A system comprising:

a message reception component configured to receive a message including contents indicating a mobile device is roaming in a partner network of a home network for the mobile device;

a content extraction component configured to extract the contents of the received message,

wherein the contents of the received message comprise a type of the mobile device or type of wireless plan for the mobile device; and

a data adjustment component configured to alter subsequent call characteristics between the mobile device and the partner network while the mobile device is roaming in the partner network by updating an entry in a registration database,

wherein the updating is based on the contents extracted from the received message that include the type of the mobile device or type of wireless plan for the mobile device.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a match component configured to match the contents extracted from the received message to one or more rules associated with an adjustment of subscriber data within the registration database; and

a device registration component configured to register the mobile device with the adjusted data.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the data adjustment component is located within a home location registry for the home network.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the message received by the message reception component includes a LocationUpdate registration message, registration message, or session initiation protocol (SIP) message that initiates a session between the mobile device and the home network.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the contents of the received message also identify, functionality of the mobile device, location of a cell tower, services available from the partner network, or information identifying an IP address accessed by the mobile device.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the message reception component is further configured to determine if the received message is a location update registration message or an application related trigger.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the application related trigger is a customized applications for mobile networks enhanced logic (CAMEL) or session initiation protocol (SIP) based trigger.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein altering the subsequent call characteristics includes:

modifying a handling of incoming communications to the mobile device within the partner network;

or

forwarding all calls to the mobile device to a voice mail system associated with the mobile device.

17. A computer-readable medium, excluding transitory signals, having instructions stored thereon that when executed by one or more processors cause a machine to:

determine if a received message is a location update registration message generated when a mobile device attempts to connect to a foreign network that differs from the network operated by a home network service provider of the mobile device;

extract, when the message is determined to be a location update registration message, data from the received message to identify the foreign network and a type of the mobile device or type of wireless plan for the mobile device; and

alter subsequent call characteristics between the mobile device and the foreign network while the mobile device is roaming in the foreign network by updating an entry in a registration database associated with the home network service provider,

wherein the altering of subsequent call characteristics is, based at least in part on the data extracted from the received message that includes the type of the mobile device or type of wireless plan for the mobile device.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the machine to match the data extracted from the location update message to one or more rules associated with an adjustment of subscriber data within the registration database for the home network service provider.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the subsequent call characteristics being altered include:

altering reception of incoming calls to the mobile device;

or

altering services to only include services provided by the foreign network.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the machine to determine the mobile device has returned to the home network and restoring the entry in the registration database.