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Method, apparatus and article to remotely associate wireless communications devices with subscriber identities and/or proxy wireless communications devices

  • US 7,127,241 B2
  • Filed: 07/11/2002
  • Issued: 10/24/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system to remotely operate wireless communications devices, the system comprising:

  • a first subscriber identity module bank having a number of positions for receiving a number of subscriber identity modules;

    a first subscriber identity module server associated with the first subscriber identity module bank and responsive to requests to provide subscriber identity information from the subscriber identity modules, if any, received at the positions of the associated subscriber identity module bank; and

    a controller having a processor programmed to remotely control operation of a number of remote wireless communications clients at respective remote locations with respect to the controller, by transmitting commands over a communications channel to a network port residing in the remote wireless communications clients, the communications channel established over a communications network coupled to the network port, where the communications network is distinct from a cellular communications network employed by a respective wireless communications device of the wireless communications clients for communications, and where at least one of the commands includes a subscriber identity module identifier.

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