Mediation Server, Control Method Therefor, Subscription Information Managing Apparatus, Control Method Therefor, Subscription Management Server, and Control Method Therefor
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Abstract
There is provided a mediation server. The mediation server comprises, among other things, a device identity receiving unit configured to receive, from a communication device, a device identity which enables the communication device to connect to a network operated by a network operator associated with the mediation server, a login request sending unit configured to send, to the communication device, a login request for requesting login credentials for one of at least one user identity associated with the device identity, and a login credentials receiving unit configured to receive the login credentials from the communication device. The mediation server also comprises a subscription information relaying unit configured to obtain subscription information for use by the communication device from a selected network, and forward the obtained subscription information to the communication device.
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50 Claims
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26. A mediation server comprising:
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a device identity receiving unit configured to receive, from a communication device, a device identity which enables the communication device to connect to a network operated by a network operator associated with the mediation server; a user identity obtaining unit configured to obtain at least one user identity associated with the device identity; a login request sending unit configured to send, to the communication device, a login request for requesting login credentials for one of the at least one user identity; a login credentials receiving unit configured to receive the login credentials from the communication device; a verifying unit configured to verify the login credentials by comparing the login credentials with login credentials associated with said one of the at least one user identity; an identifying unit configured to, if the login credentials are successfully verified, identify, based on said one of the at least one user identity, network operators that offer to provide the communication device with subscription information which enables the communication device to connect to a network operated by the network operator; a list sending unit configured to send a list of the identified network operators to the communication device; a selection information receiving unit configured to receive selection information indicating one of the network operators in the list from the communication device; and a subscription information relaying unit configured to obtain subscription information for use by the communication device from the network operator indicated by the selection information, and forward the obtained subscription information to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for controlling a mediation server, comprising:
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a device identity receiving step of receiving, from a communication device, a device identity which enables the communication device to connect to a network operated by a network operator associated with the mediation server; a user identity obtaining step of obtaining at least one user identity associated with the device identity; a login request sending step of sending, to the communication device, a login request for requesting login credentials for one of the at least one user identity; a login credentials receiving step of receiving the login credentials from the communication device; a verifying step of verifying the login credentials by comparing the login credentials with login credentials associated with said one of the at least one user identity; an identifying step of, if the login credentials are successfully verified, identifying, based on said one of the at least one user identity, network operators that offer to provide the communication device with subscription information which enables the communication device to connect to a network operated by the network operator; a list sending step of sending a list of the identified network operators to the communication device; a selection information receiving step of receiving selection information indicating one of the network operators in the list from the communication device; and a subscription information relaying step of obtaining subscription information for use by the communication device from the network operator indicated by the selection information, and forwarding the obtained subscription information to the communication device.
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34. A subscription information managing apparatus for use in a communication device, comprising:
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a subscription information maintaining unit configured to store a device identity which enables the communication device to connect to a network operated by a network operator associated with a mediation server; a device identity sending unit configured to send the device identity to the mediation server; a login request relaying unit configured to receive, from the mediation server, a login request for requesting login credentials for a certain user identity associated with the device identity, and forward the received login request to the communication device; a login credentials relaying unit configured to receive the login credentials from the communication device, and forward the received login credentials to the mediation server; a list relaying unit configured to receive, from the mediation server, a list of network operators identified by the mediation server based on said certain user identity, and forward the list to the communication device; a selection information relaying unit configured to receive, from the communication device, selection information indicating one of the network operators in the list, and forward the received selection information to the mediation server; and a provisioning unit configured to receive, from the mediation server, subscription information which enables the communication device to connect to a network operated by the network operator indicated by the selection information, and provision the received subscription information in the subscription information maintaining unit. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for controlling subscription information managing apparatus for use in a communication device, the subscription information managing apparatus having a subscription information maintaining unit configured to store a device identity which enables the communication device to connect to a network operated by a network operator associated with a mediation server, the method comprising:
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a device identity sending step of sending the device identity to the mediation server; a login request relaying step of receiving, from the mediation server, a login request for requesting login credentials for a certain user identity associated with the device identity, and forwarding the received login request to the communication device; a login credentials relaying step of receiving the login credentials from the communication device, and forwarding the received login credentials to the mediation server; a list relaying step of receiving, from the mediation server, a list of network operators identified by the mediation server based on said certain user identity, and forwarding the list to the communication device; a selection information relaying step of receiving, from the communication device, selection information indicating one of the network operators in the list, and forwarding the received selection information to the mediation server; and a provisioning step of receiving, from the mediation server, subscription information which enables the communication device to connect to a network operated by the network operator indicated by the selection information, and provisioning the received subscription information in the subscription information maintaining unit.
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40. A subscription management server comprising:
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a detecting unit configured to detect a communication device which tries to connect to a network by use of subscription information issued by a network operator associated with the subscription management server; a user identity obtaining unit configured to obtain at least one user identity associated with the subscription information; a login request sending unit configured to send, to the communication device, a login request for requesting login credentials for one of the at least one user identity; a login credentials receiving unit configured to receive the login credentials from the communication device; a verifying unit configured to verify the login credentials by comparing the login credentials with login credentials associated with said one of the at least one user identity; and an authorizing unit configured to, if the login credentials are successfully verified, authorize the communication device to connect to the network by use of the subscription information. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for controlling a subscription management server, the method comprising:
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a detecting step of detecting a communication device which tries to connect to a network by use of subscription information issued by a network operator associated with the subscription management server; a user identity obtaining step of obtaining at least one user identity associated with the subscription information; a login request sending step of sending, to the communication device, a login request for requesting login credentials for one of the at least one user identity; a login credentials receiving step of receiving the login credentials from the communication device; a verifying step of verifying the login credentials by comparing the login credentials with login credentials associated with said one of the at least one user identity; and an authorizing step of, if the login credentials are successfully verified, authorizing the communication device to connect to the network by use of the subscription information.
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46. A subscription information managing apparatus for use in a communication device, comprising:
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a subscription information maintaining unit configured to store subscription information issued by a network operator associated with a subscription management server; a login request relaying unit configured to receive, from the subscription management server, a login request for requesting login credentials for a certain user identity associated with the subscription information, and forward the received login request to the communication device; and a login credentials relaying unit configured to receive the login credentials from the communication device, and forward the received login credentials to the subscription management server. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for controlling a subscription information managing apparatus for use in a communication device, the subscription information managing apparatus having a subscription information maintaining unit configured to store subscription information issued by a network operator associated with a subscription management server, the method comprising:
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a login request relaying step of receiving, from the subscription management server, a login request for requesting login credentials for a certain user identity associated with the subscription information, and forwarding the received login request to the communication device; and a login credentials relaying step of receiving the login credentials from the communication device, and forwarding the received login credentials to the subscription management server.
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