Method for registering with a communication service
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1. A method comprising:
- pursuant to a registration process for a potential subscriber to a wireless service, accessing filtering information to determine whether to permit the potential subscriber to receive the service, the filtering information relating to whether a mobile device associated with the potential subscriber is technically capable of receiving the service, and to whether, based on the potential subscriber'"'"'s home location, the potential subscriber is eligible to receive the service;
if the mobile device is technically capable of receiving the service and the potential subscriber is eligible to receive the service based on the home location, registering the potential subscriber to receive the service; and
if the mobile device is not technically capable of receiving the service, proposing an alternative service to the potential subscriber, wherein the alternative service is compatible with the mobile device.
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Abstract
A method determines whether a given mobile communication device is eligible to register for a particular service. A first database tracks the equipment capabilities of various mobile devices. A second database tracks which regions, of a plurality, of geographic regions are eligible to receive the service. These databases are checked when the system receives a request to register for the service.
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1. A method comprising:
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pursuant to a registration process for a potential subscriber to a wireless service, accessing filtering information to determine whether to permit the potential subscriber to receive the service, the filtering information relating to whether a mobile device associated with the potential subscriber is technically capable of receiving the service, and to whether, based on the potential subscriber'"'"'s home location, the potential subscriber is eligible to receive the service; if the mobile device is technically capable of receiving the service and the potential subscriber is eligible to receive the service based on the home location, registering the potential subscriber to receive the service; and if the mobile device is not technically capable of receiving the service, proposing an alternative service to the potential subscriber, wherein the alternative service is compatible with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a capabilities database including identifiers of mobile devices associated with subscribers to wireless services, wherein the capabilities database relates, via their respective identifiers, the mobile devices to technical capabilities thereof; an eligibility database including location identifiers correlated with wireless services provided for areas respectively associated with the location identifiers; and
a processor coupled to the capabilities database and the eligibility database to access the capabilities database and the eligibility database pursuant to a registration process for a potential subscriber to a given wireless service, to determine whether to permit the potential subscriber to receive the given wireless service, the registration process to further propose an alternative service to the potential subscriber if the given wireless service is incompatible with a mobile device associated with the potential subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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