Automatic device configuration to receive network services

• US 20050059385A1
• Filed: 09/15/2003
• Published: 03/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Koro, Zlata, Twigg, Rebecca L., Beeman, Bonnie L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,613,479 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42178 by downloading data to substation equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• 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 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

In response to activation of a SIM in a terminal device, the SIM requests device information from the terminal device. The device provides the device information to the SIM and the SIM formulates a communication comprising the device information and subscriber information and causes the communication to be transmitted to a network.

Claims

1. A network element comprising:

a processor; and

logic which, when applied to the processor and in response to a communication from a terminal device, locates subscriber data, identifies subscriber services, determines terminal device settings, and communicates the settings to the terminal device.

2. The network element of claim 1 further comprising:

logic which, when applied to the processor, communicates configuration logic to the terminal device.

3. The network element of claim 1 further comprising:

logic which, when applied to the processor, communicates with the terminal device using one of SMS, EMS, MMS, and SyncML.

4. A terminal device comprising:

a processor;

device information; and

logic which, when applied to the processor, provides the device information to a SIM, receives from the SIM a communication comprising the device information, and transmits the communication to a network.

5. The terminal device of claim 4 further comprising:

location information; and

logic which, when applied to the processor, provides the location information to the SIM.

6. The terminal device of claim 4 further comprising:

logic which, when applied to the processor, receives at least one of settings and logic from the network, and applies the settings and logic to effect configuration.

7. A SIM comprising:

a processor; and

logic which, when applied to the processor and in response to activation of the SIM in a terminal device, receives device information from the terminal device, and, when the terminal device is different than the terminal device used with the previous activation of the SIM, formulates a communication comprising the device information, and causes the communication to be transmitted to a network.

8. The SIM of claim 7 further comprising:

logic which, when applied to the processor, receives location information from the terminal device, formulates a communication comprising the location information, and causes the communication to be transmitted to a network.

9. The SIM of claim 7 further comprising:

user information; and

logic which, when applied to the processor, formulates a communication comprising the user information, and causes the communication to be transmitted to a network.

10. The SIM of claim 7 further comprising:

logic which, when applied to the processor, communicates the device information to the network via at least one of SMS, EMS, and MMS.

11. A network comprising:

a base station subsystem (BSS);

subscriber information; and

logic which, when executed by one or more network elements of the network, locates subscriber data in response to a communication from a terminal device, identifies subscriber services, determines terminal device settings, and communicates the settings to the terminal device.

12. The network of claim 11 further comprising:

logic which, when executed, communicates with the terminal device using one of SMS, EMS, MMS, and SyncML.

13. The network of claim 11 further comprising:

logic which, when executed, communicates configuration logic to the terminal device.

14. A method comprising:

in response to activation of a SIM in a terminal device, the SIM requesting device information from the terminal device;

the device providing the device information to the SIM; and

when the device is different than a device used in a previous activation of the SIM, the SIM formulating a communication comprising the device information and causing the communication to be transmitted to a network.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

the SIM formulating the communication according to one of SMS, EMS, MMS, and SyncML.

16. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

the device providing location information to the SIM;

the SIM formulating a communication comprising the location information; and

the SIM causing the communication to be transmitted to a network.

17. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

receiving at least one of settings and logic from the network; and

applying the settings and logic to effect communication of the terminal device to receive services from the network.

18. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

the SIM formulating a communication comprising user information; and

the SIM causing the communication to be transmitted to a network.