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Machine-type communication subscription control

  • US 9,113,322 B2
  • Filed: 06/03/2011
  • Issued: 08/18/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus configured to operate as a subscriber server, the apparatus comprising:

  • a memory configured to store subscription information of one or more Machine Type Communications (MTC) subscribers in a subscription information database, the subscription information of a MTC subscriber including one or more MTC Features and information regarding the MTC subscriber'"'"'s subscribed services, and store executable instructions for a processor to implement a determination unit and a message generation unit;

    a processor configured to execute the instructions of the determination unit in order to assess which of the one or more subscribed MTC Features are supported, assess if interactions occur among the supported subscribed MTC Features, assess interactions that may occur between each of the supported subscribed MTC Features and the subscribed services, and determine based on the outcome of the assessments the subscription information to be sent in a message to a serving node, the processor being configured to execute the instructions of the message generation unit in order to generate the message with the determined subscription information; and

    a transmitter configured to send the message with the determined subscription information to the serving node.

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