Self provisioning of wireless terminals in wireless networks
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Abstract
A method of acquiring telecommunications service is disclosed. The method comprises listening to a wireless signal from a wireless network and decoding a country code from the wireless signal. The method further comprises selecting a subscriber identity based at least in part on the country code of the wireless signal and acquiring wireless service from the wireless network.
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41 Claims
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26. A system operating in a mobile wireless network comprising:
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a first home location register (HLR) containing a plurality of International Mobile Subscriber Identities (IMSIs) allocated to the system; and a provisioning server coupled to the first HLR and operative to communicate with the mobile wireless network including a plurality of mobile switching centers (MSCs) and a plurality of mobile devices operating in the mobile wireless network, wherein the provisioning server receives a signal from the mobile wireless network specifying a location of a first mobile device having a first IMSI and operating in the mobile wireless network under a first condition, provisions the first HLR to add a second IMSI corresponding to the first mobile device and the location, and transmits data identifying the second IMSI to the first mobile device to allow the first mobile device to operate in the mobile wireless network under a second condition. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of operating a mobile wireless network comprising:
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receiving, by a provisioning server, a signal from a mobile wireless network specifying a location of a first mobile device having a first International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and operating in the mobile wireless network under a first condition, the mobile wireless network including a plurality of mobile switching centers (MSCs) and a plurality of mobile devices operating in the mobile wireless network; provisioning a first home location register (HLR) to add a second IMSI corresponding to the first mobile device and the location, the first HLR containing a plurality of IMSIs; and transmitting data identifying the second IMSI to the first mobile device to allow the first mobile device to operate in the mobile wireless network under a second condition. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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