Method and system allowing for one mobile phone number (MSISDN) to be associated with a plurality of wireless devices ('Multi-SIM')

• US 20040229601A1
• Filed: 05/15/2003
• Published: 11/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Redknee Inc.
• Original Assignee: Redknee Inc.
• Inventors: Rahim, Rubens, Zabawskyj, Bohdan Konstantyn, Tait, Steven Robert, Burton, Claire Marion
• Granted Patent: US 7,680,491 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/72 Subscriber identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

The method and system allowing for one mobile phone number (MSISDN) to be associated with a plurality of wireless devices described herein provides the requisite art for a wireless subscriber to present/utilize one phone number (Mobile Station Integrated Services Digital Network (MSISDN) Number) across a plurality of wireless devices (and their inherent, requisite SIMs (Subscriber Identity Modules)).

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