Method for simplifying the exchange of a SIM card of subscribers of a digital mobile communications network
First Claim
1. Method for the simplified exchange of a SIM card by the subscribers of a digital mobile communication network, where a subscriber has at his disposal an old active SIM card and a new inactive SIM card for operation in a mobile terminal device, comprising the steps of utilizing the old active SIM card within a terminal device to activate a new SIM card (8) by communicating with a migration server and subsequently deactivating the old SIM card by carrying out a dialog with the subscriber (10) through a migration server (12) connected to the mobile communication network 11;
- and informing the subscriber, following activation of the new SIM card, that the old SIM card can be exchanged for the new SIM card in the mobile terminal device.
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Abstract
With the present method for simplifying the exchange of a SIM card of subscribers of a digital mobile communications network, the subscriber disposes of an old active SIM card and makes us of a new inactive SIM card in a mobile terminal. The invention provides that the proper activation of the new SIM card and deactivation of the old SIM are carried out while in dialog with subscribers via a migration server connected to the mobile communication network.
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7 Claims
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1. Method for the simplified exchange of a SIM card by the subscribers of a digital mobile communication network, where a subscriber has at his disposal an old active SIM card and a new inactive SIM card for operation in a mobile terminal device, comprising the steps of utilizing the old active SIM card within a terminal device to activate a new SIM card (8) by communicating with a migration server and subsequently deactivating the old SIM card by carrying out a dialog with the subscriber (10) through a migration server (12) connected to the mobile communication network 11;
- and informing the subscriber, following activation of the new SIM card, that the old SIM card can be exchanged for the new SIM card in the mobile terminal device.
- View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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2. Method for the simplified exchange of a SIM card by the subscribers of a digital mobile communication network, where the subscriber has at his disposal an old active SIM card and a new inactive SIM card for operation in a mobile terminal device,
comprising the steps of utilizing the old active SIM card to activate a new SIM card (8) and subsequently deactivating the old SIM card by carrying out a dialog with the subscriber (10) through a migration server (12) connected to the mobile connection network 11, wherein sending a message with given content from the mobile terminal device to the migration terminal (12) utilizes the old SIM card within the terminal device; -
activating the new SIM card (8) takes place through the migration server (12); the subscriber (10), following activation of the new SIM card, is informed that the new SIM card 8 can be exchanged for the old SIM card; exchanging the old SIM card (8) with the new SIM card in the mobile terminal device, and deactivating the old SIM card through the migration server (12) as soon as the subscriber logs in for the first time with the new SIM card (8) into the mobile communication network (11).
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