Method, apparatus and article to remotely associate wireless communications devices with subscriber identities and/or proxy wireless communications devices
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1. A method of facilitating remote access to subscriber identity modules by wireless communications devices, the method comprising:
- remotely receiving a first request from a wireless communications device for an action by a subscriber identity module;
passing the received first request to the subscriber identity module;
receiving a first response to the first request from the subscriber identity module;
remotely passing the first response from the subscriber identity module to the wireless communications device; and
caching the first response received from the subscriber identity module.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods provide remote access to subscriber identity information and subscriber configuration information stored on one or more subscriber identity modules (SIMs), to allow remote configuration of wireless communications devices. A SIM server provides access to the SIMs, a SIM librarian catalogs the SIMs, and a SIM accounting system tracks and/bills for SIM usage. Apparatus and methods provide remote access to proxy wireless communications devices, allowing such devices to operate as if actually present in the remote locations.
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1. A method of facilitating remote access to subscriber identity modules by wireless communications devices, the method comprising:
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remotely receiving a first request from a wireless communications device for an action by a subscriber identity module; passing the received first request to the subscriber identity module; receiving a first response to the first request from the subscriber identity module; remotely passing the first response from the subscriber identity module to the wireless communications device; and caching the first response received from the subscriber identity module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of facilitating remote access to subscriber identity modules by wireless communications devices, the method comprising:
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remotely receiving a plurality of requests from a wireless communications device for an action by a subscriber identity module; passing a number of the received plurality of requests to the subscriber identity module; receiving a number of responses to the respective requests from the subscriber identity module; remotely passing the number of received responses from the subscriber identity module to the wireless communications device; recognizing a relationship between at least one of the requests and at least one of the responses; and caching the at least one of the responses having a recognized relationship to the at least one of the requests. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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