Access Control According to a Policy Defined for a Group of Associated Electronic Devices Comprising a Cellular Modem
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Abstract
Access control according to a policy defined for a plurality of electronic devices comprising a cellular modem and associated with the same user If an end user has two electronic devices, such as a fire alarm or an electricity meter, which both have a cellular modem and are allowed to operate in parallel under the same subscription, the end user can abuse this subscription by lending or selling one of the devices to another person. This abuse can be prevented by the present invention in that the network access is controlled according to a policy defined for the plurality of electronic devices operating under the same subscription. In particular, the policy defines a threshold distance between a primary electronic device and each additional electronic device belonging to said plurality of electronic devices operating under the same subscription which specifies the maximum distance from the primary electronic device which still allows to gain access to the network.
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28 Claims
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15. A method, in a wireless telecommunication network, comprising:
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determining that a first user equipment device and a second user equipment device have connected to the network, the first user equipment device and the second user equipment device being first and second user equipment devices of a plurality of user equipment devices associated with a common user; in response thereto, controlling network access of the first user equipment device according to a policy defined for the plurality of user equipment devices, the controlling network access comprising controlling the network access of the first user equipment device according to the distance between the first user equipment device and the second user equipment device of the plurality of user equipment devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An in a wireless telecommunication network, comprising:
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interface circuitry configured to determine that a first user equipment device and a second user equipment device have connected to the network, the first user equipment device and the second user equipment device being first and second user equipment devices of a plurality of user equipment devices associated with a common user; a controller configured to control the network access of the first user equipment device according to a policy defined for the plurality of user equipment devices, the control based on the distance between the first user equipment device and the second user equipment device of the plurality of user equipment devices. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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