Identification of SIM based device

• US 7,610,062 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2004
• Issued: 10/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Koro, Zlata, Twigg, Rebecca L., Beeman, Bonnie L., Ying, Wen-Ping, Prise, Michael E., Tat, Dinh C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah; Charles N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Peaches; Randy
• Application Number:
  US10/833,412
• Publication Number:
  US 20050059430A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,009 Days
• Field of Search: 455/433, 455/435.1, 455/414.1, 455/466, 455/558, 455/550, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/559
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42178 by downloading data to substation equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• 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 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A subscriber identity module includes at least one processor and logic that, when applied to the processor(s), results in a terminal device providing a device identifier to the subscriber identity module. The subscriber identity module forms a message including the device identifier and causes the terminal device to communicate the message to a network.

Claims

1. A method of identifying a communication device without a subscriber identity module (SIM) with a SIM located in a separate terminal device, comprising:

the communication device communicating with the SIM through an analog interface in the terminal device;

the terminal device providing a device identifier to the subscriber identity module;

the subscriber identity module forming a message comprising the device identifier; and

the device communicating the message to a network;

wherein the SIM-generated message is generated in response to activation of the SIM in the terminal device, the SIM requesting device information from the terminal device and the device providing the device information to the SIM.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the subscriber identity module forming one of an Short Message Service, Enhanced Message Service, Multimedia Message Service, and SyncML message.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the message comprising a subscriber identifier.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the message comprising subscriber information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the device identifier comprising an International Mobile Equipment Identity.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

the subscriber identifier comprising at least one of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity and an Integrated Circuit Card ID.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the message communicated to the network only when the device identifier is different than a device identifier stored by the subscriber identity module.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the subscriber identity module storing the device identifier as a result of receiving an acknowledgement from the network that the message was received.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the terminal device providing the device identifier to the subscriber identity module in response to the device being powered on.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the subscriber identity module requesting the device identifier from the terminal device in response to subscriber identity module activation.

11. An analog telephone adaptor having a subscriber identity module (SIM), the adaptor comprising:

a SIM including;

at least one processors;

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in a terminal device providing a device identifier to the subscriber identity module;

the subscriber identity module forming a message comprising the device identifier; and

the subscriber identity module causing the device to communicate the message to a network, wherein the SIM-generated message is generated in response to activation of the SIM in the terminal device, the SIM requesting device information from the terminal device and the device providing the device information to the SIM;

an analog and/or wireless interface in communication with the SIM for passing communication from analog and/or wireless devices.

12. The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming a message that is one of Short Message Service, Enhanced Message Service, Multimedia Message Service, and SyncML.

13. The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming a message comprising a subscriber identifier.

14. The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming a message comprising subscriber information.

15. The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming a message comprising a device identifier comprising an International Mobile Equipment Identity.

16. The subscriber identity module of claim 13, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming a message comprising a subscriber identifier comprising at least one of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity and an Integrated Circuit Card ID.

17. The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in communicating the message to the network only when the device identifier is different than a device identifier stored by the subscriber identity module.

18. The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in storing the device identifier as a result of receiving an acknowledgement from the network that the message was received.

19. The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in the subscriber identity module receiving the device identifier in response to the terminal device being powered on.

20. The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in the subscriber identity module requesting the device identifier from the terminal device in response to subscriber identity module activation.

21. An analog adaptor for a mobile device comprising:

a subscriber identity module (SIM);

at least one processors;

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in the mobile device providing a device identifier to a subscriber identity module;

the subscriber identity module forming a message comprising the device identifier; and

the mobile device communicating the message to a network, wherein the SIM-generated message is generated in response to activation of the SIM in the mobile device, the SIM requesting device information from the mobile device and the device providing the device information to the SIM;

an analog and/or wireless interface in communication with the SIM for passing communication from analog and/or wireless devices.

22. The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising:

at least some of at the least one processors and at least some of the logic comprised by the subscriber identity module.

23. The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming the message as one of Short Message Service, Enhanced Message Service, Multimedia Message Service, and SyncML.

24. The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming the message to comprise a subscriber identifier.

25. The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming the message to comprise subscriber information.

26. The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming the message to comprise an International Mobile Equipment Identity for the device identifier.

27. The mobile device of claim 24, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming a message to comprise at least one of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity and Integrated Circuit Card ID for the subscriber identifier.

28. The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in communicating the message to the network only when the device identifier is different than a device identifier stored by the subscriber identity module.

29. The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in the subscriber identity module storing the device identifier as a result of receiving an acknowledgement from the network that the message was received.

30. The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in the mobile device providing the device identifier to the subscriber identity module in response to the mobile device being powered on.

31. The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising:

logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in the subscriber identity module requesting the device identifier from the mobile device in response to subscriber identity module activation.

32. A method of identifying a communication device without a subscriber identity module (SIM) with a SIM located in a separate terminal device, comprising:

a terminal device providing a device identifier to an analog telephone adapter;

the analog telephone adapter forming a message that is one of Short Message Service, Enhanced Message Service, Multimedia Message Service, and SyncML; and

the analog telephone adapter communicating the message to a network using Internet Protocol;

wherein a SIM-generated message is generated in response to activation of the SIM in the terminal device, the SIM requesting device information from the terminal device and the device providing the device information to the SIM.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising:

the analog telephone adapter providing the device identifier to the subscriber identity module; and

the subscriber identity module forming the message.

34. The method of claim 33, further comprising:

the subscriber identity module forming the message to comprise a subscriber identifier.

35. The method of claim 33, further comprising:

the subscriber identity module forming the message to comprise subscriber information.

36. The method of claim 32, further comprising:

the device identifier comprising an International Mobile Equipment Identity.

37. The method of claim 34, further comprising:

the subscriber identifier comprising at least one of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity and an Integrated Circuit Card ID.

38. The method of claim 32, further comprising:

the message communicated to the network only when the device identifier is different than a device identifier stored by the subscriber identity module.

39. The method of claim 34, further comprising:

the subscriber identity module storing the device identifier as a result of receipt of an acknowledgement from the network that the message was received.