Dynamic configuration of subscriber data, such as data for subscribers of mobile device services

• US 9,313,647 B2
• Filed: 05/07/2013
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Theppasandra, Janardhan, Piscopo, Rob, Bostdorff, Nancy
• Primary Examiner(s): WYCHE, MYRON
• Application Number:
  US13/889,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20140004855A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,071 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/432.1, 455/432.2, 455/432.3
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 using triggered events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/12 between location registers or mobility servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A system for registering a mobile device located in a network outside a device'"'"'s home network is described. In some examples, the system receives a message including contents associated with a location of the mobile device, and extracts the contents of the received message. The system matches the extracted contents to one or more rules associated with an adjustment of subscriber data within a registration database for the home network, adjusts the data, and registers the mobile device having the adjusted data.

Claims

1. A system in a telecommunications network for modifying call handling procedures for a mobile device, the system comprising:

at least one processor;

a match component,

wherein the match component is configured to match contents from a received message to one or more rules associated with an adjustment of subscriber data within a registration database for the home network,

wherein the received message includes data indicating a mobile device is roaming in a partner network of a home network for the mobile device; and

wherein contents of the received message or the one or more rules identify services available to the mobile device in the partner network that are not available in the home network;

a data adjustment component,

wherein the data adjustment component is configured to adjust data within the registration database related to services provided by the home network to a subscriber associated with the mobile device in response to the match to the one or more rules; and

wherein the data adjustment module adjusts the data within the registration database to provide the mobile device with the services available in the partner network; and

a device registration component,

wherein the device registration component is configured to register the mobile device with the adjusted data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the data adjustment component is located within a home location registry for the telecommunications network, and wherein the system further comprises a device registration component,

wherein the device registration component is configured to register the mobile device with the adjusted data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the data adjustment component is located in a device within the telecommunications network but outside of a home location registry for the telecommunications network.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the received message includes a LocationUpdate registration message.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the received message includes an application trigger.

6. A method for use with a registration database for a home network in a wireless communication system that communicates with at least one mobile device, the method comprising:

matching contents from a received message to at least one rule associated with an adjustment of subscriber data within a registration database for the home network,

wherein the mobile device is roaming in another network;

adjusting data within the registration database for the home network to provide services that are available in the other network that are not provided by the home network to the mobile device when the mobile device is roaming in the other network,

wherein the registration database includes a home location register or a home subscriber server; and

,

re-adjusting the data within the registration database to a previous state after a message is received indicating the mobile device is back within the home network for the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein adjusting the data within the registration database includes adjusting data associated with reception of incoming calls to the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein adjusting the data within the registration database includes adjusting data associated with data services provided to the mobile device by the home network.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the services provided by the other network and not provided by the home network include one or more of call forwarding services, call barring services, call hold services, call waiting services, calling name presentation services, calling name restriction services, asynchronous circuit switched data services, synchronous circuit switched data services, or faxed services.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by at least one data processing apparatus, registers a mobile device located in a network outside a home carrier network providing services to the mobile device, comprising:

determining that information from a received message related to the mobile device matches one or more rules associated with services provided to the mobile device by the home carrier network,

wherein the message includes information indicating that the mobile device is located outside the home carrier network,

wherein the one or more rules includes at least one rule that defines an adjustment to the services provided to the mobile device by the home carrier network when the information indicating that the mobile device is located outside the home carrier network indicates that the mobile device is roaming;

wherein the adjustment to the service includes adding a service that is available to the mobile device in the network outside the home carrier network that is not available in the home carrier network; and

temporarily adjusting subscriber data associated with the mobile device and associated with the provided services based on the matched one or more rules,

wherein the subscriber data is temporarily adjusted in a home location register or a home subscriber server.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the information indicating that the mobile device is located outside the home carrier network includes information identifying a cell tower.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the information indicating that the mobile device is located outside the home carrier network includes information identifying an IP address accessed by the mobile device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the determining includes determining that the mobile device is roaming on an international network.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the determining includes determining that the mobile device is proximate to a certain access point.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the determining includes determining that the mobile device is a certain device type.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the determining includes determining that the location of the mobile device provides services not provided by the home carrier network.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein temporarily adjusting the subscriber data includes adjusting subscriber data associated with basic services provided by the home carrier network to the mobile device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein temporarily adjusting the subscriber data includes adjusting subscriber data associated with supplementary services provided by the home carrier network to the mobile device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein temporarily adjusting the subscriber data includes adjusting Customised Applications for Mobile networks Enhanced Logic (CAMEL) subscription information for the mobile device.