Multiple IMSI numbers
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1. A computer readable storage device, comprising:
- a register module to store;
a plurality of International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) numbers and a plurality of Mobile Directory Numbers (MDNs) associated with a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein each wireless communication device of the plurality of wireless communication devices is associated with at least two of the plurality of IMSI numbers and at least two of the plurality of MDNs, wherein, for each of the plurality of wireless communications devices, a first IMSI number of the at least two IMSI numbers is associated with a first country, a first MDN of the at least two MDNs corresponds to a telephone number in the first country, a second IMSI number of the at least two IMSI numbers is associated with a second country, and a second MDN of the at least two MDNs corresponds to a telephone number in the second country; and
location information indicating a location of each of the plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein, for each of the plurality of wireless communication devices, the first IMSI number and the first MDN are active when the wireless communication device is located in the first country mad the second IMSI number the second MDN are active when the wireless communication device is located in the second country.
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Abstract
A method includes determining a location of the wireless communication device and transmitting information indicating the location of the wireless communication device to a Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) location register (MILR). The MILR stores information associated with the wireless communication device including a first IMSI number, a first Mobile Directory Number (MDN), a second IMSI number and a second MDN.
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1. A computer readable storage device, comprising:
a register module to store;
a plurality of International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) numbers and a plurality of Mobile Directory Numbers (MDNs) associated with a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein each wireless communication device of the plurality of wireless communication devices is associated with at least two of the plurality of IMSI numbers and at least two of the plurality of MDNs, wherein, for each of the plurality of wireless communications devices, a first IMSI number of the at least two IMSI numbers is associated with a first country, a first MDN of the at least two MDNs corresponds to a telephone number in the first country, a second IMSI number of the at least two IMSI numbers is associated with a second country, and a second MDN of the at least two MDNs corresponds to a telephone number in the second country; and
location information indicating a location of each of the plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein, for each of the plurality of wireless communication devices, the first IMSI number and the first MDN are active when the wireless communication device is located in the first country mad the second IMSI number the second MDN are active when the wireless communication device is located in the second country.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
select, based on location information, a particular International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number and a particular Mobile Directory Number (MDN) for use in routing a communication from a wireless communication device, wherein the particular IMSI number is selected from one of a first IMSI number associated with a first country and a second IMSI number associated with a second country, wherein the particular MDN is selected from one of a first MDN number associated with the first country and a second MDN associated with the second country, wherein the first IMSI number and the first MDN are selected for use in initiating the communication when the location information indicates a first country, and wherein the second IMSI number and the second MDN number are selected for use in initiating the communication when the location information indicates the second country; and
routing the communication using the particular IMSI number and the particular MDN.- View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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determining, by a processor of a wireless communication device, a location of the wireless communication device;
transmitting information indicating the location of the wireless communication device to a Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) location register (MILR), the MILR storing information associated with the wireless communication device, the information including a first IMSI number and a first Mobile Directory Number (MDN) associated with the wireless communication device and a second IMSI number and a second MDN associated with the wireless communication device, wherein the first MDN corresponds to a first telephone number in a first country and the second MDN corresponds to a second telephone number in a second country; andreceiving, from a distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server, communication data, wherein the DMA server routes the communication data to the wireless communication device based on the information associated with the wireless communication device stored at the MILR. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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