Method and apparatus for utilizing mobile subscriber identification information with multiple devices based on registration requests
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1. A network server, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
receiving a first international mobile subscriber identity associated with a registration request that is directed to a registration function server by a first communication device;
determining that the first international mobile subscriber identity is included in a group of international mobile subscriber identities that are shared with other communication devices, wherein the group of international mobile subscriber identities are configured to be utilized in registration for communication services;
determining that the first communication device is not associated with a particular location; and
reassigning, via an over-the-air interface, a second international mobile subscriber identity to the first communication device, wherein the over-the-air interface utilizes a transport key that is stored by the first communication device and is not stored by a second communication device that shares the first international mobile subscriber identity.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that manages utilization of mobile subscriber identity information including enabling use of such information by different communication devices. The use of the same mobile subscriber identity information by multiple devices can be based on locations and other mobile subscriber identity information can be assigned to devices based on the locations. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A network server, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; receiving a first international mobile subscriber identity associated with a registration request that is directed to a registration function server by a first communication device; determining that the first international mobile subscriber identity is included in a group of international mobile subscriber identities that are shared with other communication devices, wherein the group of international mobile subscriber identities are configured to be utilized in registration for communication services; determining that the first communication device is not associated with a particular location; and reassigning, via an over-the-air interface, a second international mobile subscriber identity to the first communication device, wherein the over-the-air interface utilizes a transport key that is stored by the first communication device and is not stored by a second communication device that shares the first international mobile subscriber identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a system including a processor, a first international mobile subscriber identity associated with a registration request that is directed to a registration function server by a first communication device; determining, by the system, that the first international mobile subscriber identity is included in a group of international mobile subscriber identities that are shared with other communication devices, wherein the group of international mobile subscriber identities are configured to be utilized in registration for communication services; determining, by the system, that the first communication device is not associated with a particular location; reassigning, by the system via an over-the-air interface, a second international mobile subscriber identity to the first communication device; and transmitting an over-the-air message to the first communication device that causes the first communication device to perform a re-registration utilizing the second international mobile subscriber identity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system of a first communication device that includes a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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transmitting a first international mobile subscriber identity associated with a registration request that is directed to a registration function server; receiving, from a network server via an over-the-air interface, a second international mobile subscriber identity, wherein the receiving of the second international mobile subscriber identity is based on first and second determination by the network server, wherein the first determination is that the first international mobile subscriber identity is included in a group of international mobile subscriber identities that are shared with other communication devices, wherein the group of international mobile subscriber identities are configured to be utilized in registration for communication services, wherein the second determination is that the first communication device is not associated with a particular location, wherein the over-the-air interface utilizes a transport key that is stored by the first communication device and is not stored by a second communication device that shares the first international mobile subscriber identity; and registering, via the registration function server, utilizing the second international mobile subscriber identity. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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