Identity Management for Mobile Devices
First Claim
1. A method of managing identities used in a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
- scanning available telecommunications networks at the location of a mobile communications device,detecting a parameter of at least one available telecommunications network,searching a database of at least one record comprising an identity and additional identity information comprising a parameter,selecting an identity from the database when the additional identity information parameter in the record containing the identity matches the detected parameter,modifying the active identity of the mobile communications device to the selected identity, andauthenticating the mobile communications device on a telecommunications network with the selected identity.
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Abstract
A method of managing identities for use in a mobile telecommunications device in a telecommunications network has the following features. The identity management process is triggered and one or more parameters of a currently available mobile telecommunications network detected. An identity database is searched—each record in the identity database comprises an identity and additional identity information for each identity. The additional identity information includes the one or more parameters. The identity management process involves selecting an identity when a first record comprising the one or more parameters detected is found in said searching and modifying an active identity of the mobile telecommunications device to be the selected identity when the active identity is not already the selected identity. This process can be carried out by a subscriber information module of a mobile telecommunications device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing identities used in a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
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scanning available telecommunications networks at the location of a mobile communications device, detecting a parameter of at least one available telecommunications network, searching a database of at least one record comprising an identity and additional identity information comprising a parameter, selecting an identity from the database when the additional identity information parameter in the record containing the identity matches the detected parameter, modifying the active identity of the mobile communications device to the selected identity, and authenticating the mobile communications device on a telecommunications network with the selected identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for managing the identities used in a mobile communications device comprising:
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a network scanner, a memory for storing a database with at least one record comprising an identity and additional identity information comprising a parameter, and a processor adapted to; detect a parameter of at least one telecommunications network identified by the network scanner, search the database of at least one record comprising an identity and additional identity information comprising a parameter, select an identity from the database when the additional identity information parameter in the record containing the identity matches the detected parameter, modify the active identity of a mobile communications device to the selected identity, and authenticate the mobile communications device on a telecommunications network with the selected identity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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