Roaming profiles for wireless devices

• US 20060223528A1
• Filed: 03/31/2005
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Smith, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US11/094,245
• Publication Number:
  US 20060223528A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/432.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method in a provisioning system for provisioning a wireless device, the method comprising: receiving from the wireless device information for identifying a current network of operation for the wireless device; identifying one or more services with the current network; and, transmitting to the wireless device provisioning information for the one or more services.

Claims

1. A method in a provisioning system for provisioning a wireless device, the method comprising:

receiving from the wireless device information for identifying a current network of operation for the wireless device;

identifying one or more services with the current network; and

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transmitting to the wireless device provisioning information for the one or more services.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

comparing the current network with information pertaining to a home network for the wireless device to determine if the wireless device has roamed away from a coverage area of the home network.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

receiving from a user of the wireless device instructions for defining the provisioning information.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

receiving the instructions from a remote system, wherein the instructions are received at the remote system from the user and wherein the remote system provides the one or more services to the user.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

in response to the comparing, transmitting to the remote system a message indicating that the wireless device has roamed away from the coverage area of the home network.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

providing a web site for receiving the instructions.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more services is one or more options for one or more services.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more services includes an electronic mail service.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the information for identifying the current network of operation for the wireless device includes at least one of:

a mobile country code (MCC);

a mobile network code (MNC);

a home system identification (Home SID);

a current system identification (SID);

an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI);

an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID);

an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI);

an electronic serial number (ESN); and

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a mobile station integrated services digital network (MSISDN) number.

10. A system for provisioning a wireless device, the system coupled to a wireless network by an interface, the system comprising:

a processor coupled to memory and the interface and adapted to;

receive from the wireless device information for identifying a current network of operation for the wireless device;

identify one or more services with the current network; and

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transmit to the wireless device provisioning information for the one or more services.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further adapted to compare the current network with information pertaining to a home network for the wireless device to determine if the wireless device has roamed away from a coverage area of the home network.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further adapted to receive from a user of the wireless device instructions for defining the provisioning information.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further adapted to receive the instructions from a remote system, wherein the instructions are received at the remote system from the user and wherein the remote system provides the one or more services to the user.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor is further adapted to, in response to the compare, transmit to the remote system a message indicating that the wireless device has roamed away from the coverage area of the home network.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the processor is further adapted to provide a web site for receiving the instructions.

16. The system claim 10, wherein the one or more services is one or more options for one or more services.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more services includes an electronic mail service.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the information to identify the current network of operation for the wireless device includes at least one of:

a mobile country code (MCC);

a mobile network code (MNC);

a home system identification (Home SID);

a current system identification (SID);

an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI);

an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID);

an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI);

an electronic serial number (ESN); and

,

a mobile station integrated services digital network (MSISDN) number.

19. A computer program product having a computer readable medium tangibly embodying computer executable code for directing a provisioning system to provision a wireless device, the computer program product comprising:

code for receiving at the provisioning system from the wireless device information for identifying a current network of operation for the wireless device;

code for identifying one or more services with the current network; and

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code for transmitting to the wireless device provisioning information for the one or more services.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

code for comparing the current network with information pertaining to a home network for the wireless device to determine if the wireless device has roamed away from a coverage area of the home network.

21. The computer program product of claim 20 further comprising:

code for receiving at the provisioning system from a user of the wireless device instructions for defining the provisioning information.

22. The computer program product of claim 21 further comprising:

code for receiving the instructions from a remote system, wherein the instructions are received at the remote system from the user and wherein the remote system provides the one or more services to the user.

23. The computer program product of claim 22 further comprising:

code for, in response to the comparing, transmitting to the remote system a message indicating that the wireless device has roamed away from the coverage area of the home network.

24. The computer program product of claim 23 further comprising:

code for providing a web site for receiving the instructions.

25. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the one or more services is one or more options for one or more services.

26. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the one or more services includes an electronic mail service.

27. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the information for identifying the current network of operation for the wireless device includes at least one of:

a mobile country code (MCC);

a mobile network code (MNC);

a home system identification (Home SID);

a current system identification (SID);

an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI);

an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID);

an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI);

an electronic serial number (ESN); and

,

a mobile station integrated services digital network (MSISDN) number.