Process for operating a mobile radiotelephone system utilizing subscriber indentification modules

• US 5,819,176 A
• Filed: 04/22/1996
• Issued: 10/06/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: DeTeMobil Deutsche Telekom Mobilnet GmbH (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Rast, Corinna
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost, Dwayne D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SCOTT, LINWOOD
• Application Number:
  US08/557,090
• Time in Patent Office: 897 Days
• Field of Search: 455/422, 455/432, 455/414, 455/411, 455/433, 455/424, 455/425
• US Class Current: 455/422.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

In a process for operating a mobile radiotelephone system in which mobile stations are actuated with the aid of an identification number transmitted from the mobile station concerned to an active system in that, after the identification number has been checked in the active system in a data set which contains at least the identification number and a call number allocated thereto, a status field is set to "active", and in which, on the receipt of a request for connection with a call number the active system checks whether that call number is active, in which, if there is a match, a connection is made using the call number, the data set contains a reference to a further data set which contains a further identification number, a further call number, a further status field and a reference to the data set. When a request for connection to the call number is received, if the latter is not active, a connection is made using the further data set if it is active.

Claims

1. Method for operation of a mobile radio network where mobile stations, with the aid of an identification number (IMSI_-- 1) assigned to a subscriber identification module (SMI1) transmitted by the mobile station to the mobile radio network, are activated by setting, upon verification of this identification number (IMSI_-- 1), in a record (3) assigned to the identification number (IMSI_-- 1), in which record there are stored at least the identification number (IMSI_-- 1), at least one pertaining calling number (MSISDN_-- 1a, MSISDN_-- 1b) and subscriber service data, a status field (status_-- of_-- DuoCard) to "active," and where upon request for connection with a calling number the mobile radio network verifies whether this calling number is active and, if affirmative, a connection is established using the calling number, characterized in that in the record (3) there is stored a reference to a further record (4) that is assigned to a further subscriber identification module (SIM2) and comprises a further identification number (ISMI_-- 2), at least one further calling number (MSISDN_-- 2a, MSISDN_-- 2b), a further status field (status_-- of_-- DuoCard), subscriber service data and a reference to the record (3), and in that at receiving the request for a connection with the calling number--if that number is not active--a connection is made using the further record (4), provided said record is not active--and at least part of the service data are at activation change of one of the records (3, 4) exchanged between the records (3, 4).

2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that at activation of one of the records the other record is deactivated.

3. Method according to claim 2, characterized in that an activation of one of the records, while the other record is active, is possible only by entering a preset command.

4. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the records contain each two calling numbers, or two further calling numbers for different services.

5. Method according to claim 4, characterized in that the subscriber service data comprise information on usage restriction.

6. Method according to claim 5, characterized in that outgoing calls are allowed also from a mobile station with an inactive identification number.

7. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the records linked by the mutual references are stored in the Home Locations Register of the operating network, and in that two subscriber profiles are interlinked in an Operation Subsystem (OSS) for subscriber administration.

8. Method according to claim 2, characterized in that the records contain each two calling numbers, or two further calling numbers for different services.

9. Method according to claim 3, characterized in that the records contain each two calling numbers, or two further calling numbers for different services.

10. Method according to claim 2, characterized in that the records linked by the mutual references are stored in the Home Locations Register of the operating network, and in that two subscriber profiles are interlinked in an Operation Subsystem (OSS) for subscriber administration.

11. Method according to claim 3, characterized in that the records linked by the mutual references are stored in the Home Locations Register of the operating network, and in that two subscriber profiles are interlinked in an Operation Subsystem (OSS) for subscriber administration.

12. Method according to claim 4, characterized in that the records linked by the mutual references are stored in the Home Locations Register of the operating network, and in that two subscriber profiles are interlinked in an Operation Subsystem (OSS) for subscriber administration.

13. Method according to claim 5, characterized in that the records linked by the mutual references are stored in the Home Locations Register of the operating network, and in that two subscriber profiles are interlinked in an Operation Subsystem (OSS) for subscriber administration.

14. Method according to claim 6, characterized in that the records linked by the mutual references are stored in the Home Locations Register of the operating network, and in that two subscriber profiles are interlinked in an Operation Subsystem (OSS) for subscriber administration.