Method and system for provisioning wireless services using SIM information

• US 20060030315A1
• Filed: 08/06/2004
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Inventors: Gilhuly, Barry, Smith, Christopher, Kruis, Dave, Chin, Jerry
• Application Number:
  US10/912,243
• Publication Number:
  US 20060030315A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/432.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A method for provisioning wireless devices for use of services offered by service providers through carriers on a wireless network, comprising: receiving at a provisioning system from a wireless device a service provider identifier and a carrier identifier; identifying a set of services provided by a service provider with the service provider identifier, the service provider being associated with a carrier; and, transmitting to the wireless device a service profile having provisioning information for the set of services.

Claims

1. A method for provisioning wireless devices for use of services offered by service providers through carriers on a wireless network, comprising:

receiving at a provisioning system from a wireless device a service provider identifier and a carrier identifier;

identifying a set of services provided by a service provider with the service provider identifier, the service provider being associated with a carrier; and

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transmitting to the wireless device a service profile having provisioning information for the set of services.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the service profile includes a web site address for accessing a site hosted by the provisioning system and associated with the service provider for downloading the provisioning information for the set of services.

3. The method of claim 1 and further comprising:

identifying for the carrier the service provider for the set of services.

4. The method of claim 1 and further comprising:

determining whether the service provider is associated with the carrier by comparing the service provider identifier to a list of associated service provider identifiers corresponding to the carrier identifier.

5. The method of claim 4 and further comprising:

if the service provider is not associated with the carrier, identifying a set of services provided by the carrier with the carrier identifier.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the site is associated with the carrier.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the service provider and carrier identifiers are stored in a memory device of the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the memory device is a subscriber identity module (SIM).

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the service provider identifier is stored in an elementary file (EF) stored in the subscriber identity module (SIM).

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the carrier identifier is stored in one or more of a mobile country code (MCC) field and a mobile network code (MNC) field stored in the subscriber identity module (SIM).

11. The method of claim 2 wherein the web site address is a uniform resource locator (URL).

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the set of services includes electronic mail services.

13. The method of claim 1 and further comprising:

enabling the set of services in the provisioning system for the service provider.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the provisioning system is operated by a second service provider.

15. A system for provisioning wireless devices for use of services offered by service providers through carriers on a wireless network, comprising:

a processor coupled to memory and an interface to the wireless network and adapted for;

receiving from a wireless device a service provider identifier and a carrier identifier;

identifying a set of services provided by a service provider with the service provider identifier, the service provider being associated with a carrier; and

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transmitting to the wireless device a service profile having provisioning information for the set of services.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the service profile includes a web site address for accessing a site hosted by the system and associated with the service provider for downloading the provisioning information for the set of services.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein the processor is further adapted for:

identifying for the carrier the service provider for the set of services.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the processor is further adapted for:

determining whether the service provider is associated with the carrier by comparing the service provider identifier to a list of associated service provider identifiers corresponding to the carrier identifier.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the processor is further adapted for:

if the service provider is not associated with the carrier, identifying a set of services provided by the carrier with the carrier identifier.

20. The system of claim 16 wherein the site is associated with the carrier.

21. The system of claim 15 wherein the service provider and carrier identifiers are stored in a memory device of the wireless device.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the memory device is a subscriber identity module (SIM).

23. The system of claim 22 wherein the service provider identifier is stored in an elementary file (EF) stored in the subscriber identity module (SIM).

24. The system of claim 22 wherein the carrier identifier is stored in one or more of a mobile country code (MCC) field and a mobile network code (MNC) field stored in the subscriber identity module (SIM).

25. The system of claim 16 wherein the web site address is a uniform resource locator (URL).

26. The system of claim 15 wherein the set of services includes electronic mail services.

27. The system of claim 15 wherein the processor is further adapted for:

enabling the set of services in the system for the service provider.

28. The system of claim 15 wherein the system is operated by a second service provider.

29. A computer program product having a computer readable medium tangibly embodying computer executable code for directing a provisioning system to provision wireless devices for use of services offered by service providers through carriers on a wireless network, said computer program product comprising:

code for receiving from a wireless device a service provider identifier and a carrier identifier;

code for identifying a set of services provided by a service provider with the service provider identifier, the service provider being associated with a carrier; and

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code for transmitting to the wireless device a service profile having provisioning information for the set of services.

30. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein the service profile includes a web site address for accessing a site hosted by the provisioning system and associated with the service provider for downloading the provisioning information for the set of services.

31. The computer program product of claim 29 and further comprising:

code for identifying for the carrier the service provider for the set of services.

32. The computer program product of claim 29 and further comprising:

code for determining whether the service provider is associated with the carrier by comparing the service provider identifier to a list of associated service provider identifiers corresponding to the carrier identifier.

33. The computer program product of claim 32 and further comprising:

code for, if the service provider is not associated with the carrier, identifying a set of services provided by the carrier with the carrier identifier.

34. The computer program product of claim 30 wherein the site is associated with the carrier.

35. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein the service provider and carrier identifiers are stored in a memory device of the wireless device.

36. The computer program product of claim 35 wherein the memory device is a subscriber identity module (SIM).

37. The computer program product of claim 36 wherein the service provider identifier is stored in an elementary file (EF) stored in the subscriber identity module (SIM).

38. The computer program product of claim 36 wherein the carrier identifier is stored in one or more of a mobile country code (MCC) field and a mobile network code (MNC) field stored in the subscriber identity module (SIM).

39. The computer program product of claim 30 wherein the web site address is a uniform resource locator (URL).

40. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein the set of services includes electronic mail services.

41. The computer program product of claim 29 and further comprising:

code for enabling the set of services in the provisioning system for the service provider.

42. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein the provisioning system is operated by a second service provider.