Subscriber data management
First Claim
1. A method for retrieving an identifier from a register residing in a mobile communication network, wherein the identifier is mobile subscription specific, the method comprising the steps of:
- recognizing, by a network node, a modification of information relating to a mobile subscription in an operator database,determining if the identifier with respect to the mobile subscription, whose information was modified, is missing,performing a query, in response to the determination of missing identifier, towards the register residing in the mobile communication network to request the missing identifier,receiving the missing identifier from the register, anddelivering the received missing identifier to the operator database for storing in a context of the mobile subscription.
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Abstract
A method for retrieving an identifier from a register residing in a mobile communication network, wherein the identifier is mobile subscription specific includes steps of recognizing a modification of information relating to a mobile subscription in a database; determining if the identifier with respect to the mobile subscription, whose information was modified, is missing; performing a query, in response to the determination of missing identifier, towards the register residing in the mobile communication network to request the missing identifier; receiving the missing identifier from the register; delivering the received missing identifier to the database for storing in a context of the mobile subscription. A network node and a system executing the method are also described.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for retrieving an identifier from a register residing in a mobile communication network, wherein the identifier is mobile subscription specific, the method comprising the steps of:
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recognizing, by a network node, a modification of information relating to a mobile subscription in an operator database, determining if the identifier with respect to the mobile subscription, whose information was modified, is missing, performing a query, in response to the determination of missing identifier, towards the register residing in the mobile communication network to request the missing identifier, receiving the missing identifier from the register, and delivering the received missing identifier to the operator database for storing in a context of the mobile subscription. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A network node comprising
at least one processor, and at least one memory including portions of computer program code wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the network node at least to perform: -
recognize a modification of information relating to a mobile subscription in an operator database, into which the network node has access, determine if the identifier with respect to the mobile subscription, whose information were was modified, is missing, perform a query, in response to the determination of missing identifier, towards the register residing in the mobile communication network to request the missing identifier, receive the missing identifier from the register, and deliver the received missing identifier to the operator database for storing in a context of the mobile subscription. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for retrieving an identifier from a register residing in a mobile communication network, wherein the identifier is mobile subscription specific, the system comprising:
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an operator database for maintaining information on at least one mobile subscription, a register comprising the identifier for each mobile subscriptions whose information is maintained in the register, and a network node configured to recognize a modification of information relating to a mobile subscription in the operator database, determine if the identifier with respect to the mobile subscription, whose information was modified, is missing, perform a query, in response to the determination of missing identifier, towards the register residing in the mobile communication network to request the missing identifier, receive the missing identifier from the register, and deliver the received missing identifier to the operator database for storing in a context of the mobile subscription. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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