Method and device for providing mobile services with virtual number
First Claim
1. A method of providing a mobile service via a wired communication network, said method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile service server, a mobile service request from a user terminal;
determining whether or not a user of the terminal is a subscriber to the mobile service;
requesting that a virtual number be provided if the user is a non-subscriber;
receiving the virtual number from the user terminal;
providing a corresponding mobile service if the received virtual number is verified; and
charging for use of the mobile service based on the virtual number.
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Abstract
A method and device for providing a mobile subscriber with access to non-subscriber mobile services via the use of a virtual mobile phone number is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises i) receiving a mobile service request from a user terminal, ii) determining whether or not the user is a home subscriber, iii) requesting that a virtual mobile phone number be provided if the user is a non-subscriber, iv) receiving the virtual mobile phone number from the user terminal, v) providing a corresponding mobile service if the received virtual phone number is verified, and vi) charging for use of the mobile service based on the virtual mobile phone number.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of providing a mobile service via a wired communication network, said method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile service server, a mobile service request from a user terminal;
determining whether or not a user of the terminal is a subscriber to the mobile service;
requesting that a virtual number be provided if the user is a non-subscriber;
receiving the virtual number from the user terminal;
providing a corresponding mobile service if the received virtual number is verified; and
charging for use of the mobile service based on the virtual number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of providing a mobile service via a wireless communication network, said method comprising:
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receiving a request to access a mobile web server from a mobile terminal, wherein a user of the mobile terminal is a non-subscriber to the mobile service, and wherein the request includes a mobile identification number (MIN) of the mobile terminal;
extracting a virtual number corresponding to the MIN;
accessing the mobile web server with the use of the extracted virtual number;
receiving a corresponding mobile service from the mobile web server;
restoring the MIN of the mobile terminal based on the virtual number; and
providing the corresponding mobile service to the mobile terminal based on the MIN. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for providing a mobile service via a wired network, the device comprising:
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a virtual number providing part configured to issue a virtual number to a user terminal;
a virtual number database, being in data communication with said virtual number providing part, configured to manage at least one of the virtual number and user information corresponding to the user;
a service providing part, being in data communication with said virtual number providing part, configured to provide the mobile service to the user terminal; and
a billing part, being in data communication with said virtual number providing part and said service providing part, configured to charge a mobile service usage. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A device for providing a mobile service via a wireless communication network, the device comprising:
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a virtual number providing part configured to issue a virtual number to a mobile terminal, wherein a user of the mobile terminal is a non-subscriber to the mobile service, and wherein the virtual number is associated with a mobile identification number (MIN) of the mobile terminal;
a virtual number database, being in data communication with said virtual number providing part, configured to manage at least one of the virtual number and user information corresponding to the user;
a non-subscriber gateway, being in data communication with said virtual number providing part, configured to map the MIN with the virtual number, access a mobile gateway with the use of the virtual number, and transfer a data received from the mobile gateway to the mobile terminal based on the MIN; and
the mobile gateway, being in data communication with said non-subscriber gateway, configured to access a mobile web server, receive and forward a corresponding mobile service to the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of providing a mobile service in a communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile service server, a request for a mobile service from a user via the communication network, wherein a virtual mobile phone number, associated with a mobile terminal of the user, is stored on the mobile service server, and wherein the user is not registered as a subscriber to the mobile service; and
providing the user with the mobile service via the virtual mobile phone number. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device for providing a mobile service in a communication network, the device comprising:
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means for receiving, at a mobile service server, a request for a mobile service from a user via the communication network, wherein a virtual mobile phone number, associated with a mobile terminal of the user, is stored on the mobile service server, and wherein the user is not registered as a subscriber to the mobile service; and
means for providing the user with the mobile service via the virtual mobile phone number.
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