Method and arrangement for controlling access to data in mobile communications networks

• US 20020199011A1
• Filed: 06/05/2002
• Published: 12/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Boehmer, Bernhard, Leitgeb, Manfred
• Granted Patent: US 7,689,662 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/232
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method and an arrangement of access to data by users in mobile communications networks which can be controlled. Data which is stored in one or more data memories in the mobile communications network for a user of the mobile communications network is addressed by a data processing device, after which a central control device in the mobile communications network uses predetermined checking criteria to check whether the data processing device is authorized to access such data, and the central control device allows access if the check result is positive.

Claims

1. A method for controlling access to data in mobile communications networks, comprising:

addressing data stored in one or more data memories in a respective mobile communications network for a user of the mobile communications network when prompted by a data processing device;

sending at least one of a read addressing message or a write addressing message from the data processing device to a respective data memory in order to address the data;

sending a checking request to a central control device;

checking, using predetermined checking criteria, whether the data processing device is authorized to access the data; and

allowing access if the check result is positive.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein if the check result is positive, the central control device allows access by

sending a positive check response message to the respective data memory, and

the data memory transmits the addressed data to the data processing device.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein if the check result is positive, the central control device allows access by

sending a positive check response message to the respective data memory, and

the data memory then amends the addressed data by writing.

4. An arrangement for controlling access to data in mobile communications networks, comprising:

one or more data memories to store data for users of the mobile communications networks;

one or more data processing devices having access to the data; and

a central control device, which is connected by the data memory to the data processing device, to check whether the data processing device is authorized to access the data when data access occurs.