Method and mobile telecommunication network for detection of device information

• US 7,505,786 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2004
• Issued: 03/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Giesecke + Devrient Mobile Security GmBH (Giesecke & Devrient GmbH)
• Original Assignee: SmartTrust AB (Giesecke & Devrient GmbH)
• Inventors: Svensson, Britt-Mari, Thorstensson, Tommy, Wennberg, Martin
• Primary Examiner(s): Eng; George
• Assistant Examiner(s): Huynh; Nam
• Application Number:
  US10/569,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20070004455A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,644 Days
• Field of Search: 455/411, 455/435.1, 455/414.2, 455/433, 455/558, 379/114.27
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

The mobile telecommunication network is used for detection of device information, such as subscriber information and equipment information. The network has a mobile station with subscriber information, a base station subsystem, and a network subsystem. The network is characterized by means for detecting device information from signals sent from the mobile station, a detector for handling the detected information, and a repository for storing device information. The method is characterized by detection of device information of a mobile station that attaches to the network. The detected device information is compared with the device information stored in the network and stored if it does not correspond to the information previously stored in the network.

Claims

1. A method in a mobile telecommunication network for detection of subscriber information, the network comprising a mobile station, a repository for storing subscriber and telephone number information, and means for detecting signals sent from the mobile subscriber terminal, the method comprising:

providing the mobile station with a subscriber identity module having subscriber information stored therein,

switching from an old subscriber identity module (SIM) to a new SIM in the mobile station,

detecting subscriber information of a mobile station attaching to the network,

comparing the detected subscriber information with the subscriber and telephone number information stored in the network,

storing the detected subscriber information in the network when the detected subscriber information does not correspond to the information previously stored in the network, and registering that a switch from the old SIM to the new SIM in the mobile station has taken place, and

updating the new SIM with information from the old SIM stored in the network.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the detection of the subscriber information is performed by detecting a location update signal sent from the mobile subscriber terminal when the terminal is attaching the network.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the network is based on GSM or UMTS.

4. A method of claim 3, wherein the repository stores lists of pairs of International Mobile Subscriber Identity(IMSI) numbers and Mobile Station Integrated Service Digital Network (MSISDN) numbers.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the detected subscriber information is the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number.

6. A method of claim 4, wherein a detected IMSI value not corresponding to the IMSI of the repository is stored in said repository storing pairs of IMSI/MSISDN values.