CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A LONG TERM EVOLUTION NETWORK VIA A NON-LONG TERM EVOLUTION ACCESS NETWORK

• US 20160295408A1
• Filed: 04/01/2015
• Published: 10/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: SHAIKH, Imtiaz, PATIL, Sudhakar Reddy, CHEN, Xuming, HUANG, Chien-Yuan
• Granted Patent: US 9,538,378 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/72 Subscriber identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A device may receive, from an access network, a mobile device identifier. The mobile device identifier may identify a mobile device that is connected to the access network. The device may receive or determine subscriber information associated with the mobile device identifier. The subscriber information may identify one or more users associated with the mobile device. The device may provide the mobile device identifier and the subscriber information for determination of an action indicator. The action indicator may indicate an action to perform with respect to the mobile device identifier. The device may receive the action indicator based on providing the mobile device identifier and the subscriber information. The device may provide the action indicator for routing toward the mobile device for performance of the action.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive a mobile device identifier from a mobile device via a secondary access network,

the mobile device identifier identifying the mobile device that is connected to the secondary access network, and

the mobile device identifier including at least one of;

an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI),

a mobile equipment identifier (MEID),

an electronic serial number (ESN),

a mobile directory number (MDN),

a media access control (MAC) address, or

a serial number;

determine subscriber information associated with the mobile device identifier,

the subscriber information identifying one or more users associated with the mobile device, and

the subscriber information including at least one of;

a subscriber identity module (SIM),

a uniform resource identifier (URI),

a mobile identification number (MIN),

an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI),

a mobile subscriber integrated services digital network (MSISDN) identifier, or

a national access identifier (NAI);

provide the mobile device identifier and the subscriber information for determination of an action indicator,

the action indicator indicating an action to perform with respect to the mobile device identifier;

receive the action indicator based on providing the mobile device identifier and the subscriber information; and

provide the action indicator for routing toward the mobile device or for performance of the action.

2. The device of claim 1, where the secondary access network is an access network other than a long term evolution access network.

3. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are to:

determine an association between the mobile device identifier and the subscriber information; and

store the mobile device identifier in association with the subscriber information; and

where the one or more processors, when determining the subscriber information associated with the mobile device identifier, are to;

determine the subscriber information based on the association between the mobile device identifier and the subscriber information.

4. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when providing the mobile device identifier and the subscriber information, are to:

provide the mobile device identifier and the subscriber information to an equipment identity register to cause the action indicator to be determined based on authentication information associated with at least one of the mobile device identifier or the subscriber information.

5. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when receiving the mobile device identifier, are to:

receive the mobile device identifier based on the mobile device attempting to access the network service; and

where the one or more processors, when receiving the subscriber information, are to;

receive the subscriber information based on the mobile device attempting to access the network service.

6. The device of claim 5, where the network service is an Enhanced 911 service;

and

where the action indicator indicates to permit the mobile device to access the Enhanced 911 service.

7. The device of claim 1, where the action indicator indicates an action to perform with respect to a plurality of mobile device identifiers,

the mobile device identifier being one of the plurality of mobile device identifiers.

8. A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to;

receive, from a mobile device and via a secondary access network, a mobile device identifier and subscriber information associated with the mobile device identifier,

the mobile device identifier identifying the mobile device connected to the secondary access network,

the mobile device identifier including at least one of;

an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI),

a mobile equipment identifier (MEID),

an electronic serial number (ESN),

a mobile directory number (MDN),

a media access control (MAC) address, or

a serial number,

the subscriber information identifying a user associated with the mobile device, and

the subscriber information including at least one of;

a subscriber identity module (SIM),

a uniform resource identifier (URI),

a mobile identification number (MIN),

an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI),

a mobile subscriber integrated services digital network (MSISDN) identifier, or

a national access identifier (NAI);

receive a subscriber information request that includes the mobile device identifier and that requests the subscriber information;

provide the subscriber information for determination of an action indicator,

the action indicator indicating an action to perform with respect to at least one of the mobile device or the subscriber;

receive the action indicator based on providing the subscriber information; and

provide the action indicator for routing toward the mobile device or for performance of the action.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the subscriber information, cause the one or more processors to:

provide the subscriber information to an equipment identity register to cause the action indicator to be determined based on authentication information associated with at least one of the mobile device identifier or the subscriber information.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the mobile device is attempting to access an Enhanced 911 network service;

and

where the action indicator indicates to permit the mobile device to access the Enhanced 911 network service.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the action indicator indicates an action to perform with respect to a plurality of mobile device identifiers,

the mobile device identifier received via the secondary access network being one of the plurality of mobile device identifiers.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the action indicator, cause the one or more processors to:

provide the action indicator to one or more devices associated with the secondary access network to cause the action to be performed.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the secondary access network is an access network other than a long term evolution network.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the action further includes at least one of:

ending a network connection with the mobile device,

monitoring the network connection with the mobile device,

denying access to a network service for the mobile device, or

permitting the mobile device to access the network service.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a first device and via an access network, a mobile device identifier,

the mobile device identifier identifying a mobile device that is associated with the access network and that is associated with a user, and

the mobile device identifier including at least one of;

an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI),

a mobile equipment identifier (MEID),

an electronic serial number (ESN),

a mobile directory number (MDN),

a media access control (MAC) address, or

a serial number;

receiving, by the first device and from a second device, a request, for subscriber information, that includes the mobile device identifier,

the subscriber information identifying the user, and

the subscriber information including at least one of;

a subscriber identity module (SIM),

a uniform resource identifier (URI),

a mobile identification number (MIN),

an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI),

a mobile subscriber integrated services digital network (MSISDN) identifier, or

a national access identifier (NAI);

determining, by the first device, the subscriber information based on an association between the mobile device identifier and the subscriber information;

providing, by the first device and to the second device, the subscriber information;

receiving, by the first device and based on providing the subscriber information, an action indicator,

the action indicator indicating one or more actions to perform with regard to at least one of the mobile device or the user; and

providing, by the first device, the action indicator to one or more third devices to cause at least one of the one or more third devices to perform the one or more actions.

16. The method of claim 15, where receiving the mobile device identifier via the access network comprises:

receiving the mobile device identifier from a fourth device based on a logical interface between the mobile device and the fourth device.

17. The method of claim 15, where the action indicator includes a plurality of mobile device identifiers,

the action indicator indicating an action to perform with regard to the plurality of mobile device identifiers, and

the mobile device identifier being one of the plurality of mobile device identifiers.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving, in association with the mobile device identifier and via the access network, the subscriber information; and

determining an association between the mobile device identifier and the subscriber information.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

performing at least one of the one or more actions indicated by the action indicator.

20. The method of claim 15, where the access network includes an access network other than a long term evolution network.