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Systems and methods for facilitating communications originating from a non-terrestrial network

  • US 9,503,956 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2014
  • Issued: 11/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of processing communication requests, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a data center, a communication request that is (1) initiated by a communication application installed on a first electronic device connected to a non-terrestrial network and (2) intended for a destination electronic device, the communication request comprising an identification of the first electronic device, wherein the identification of the first electronic device is an international mobile subscriber identify (IMSI), and wherein the communication request is received via a connection with the first electronic device initiated using a digital certificate previously issued by the data center to the first electronic device when the communication application was registered with the data center;

    using, by a processor, the identification of the first electronic device to identify a subscription identification associated with the first electronic device, wherein the subscription identification associated with the first electronic device is a mobile subscriber integrated services for digital network (MSISDN) number;

    modifying, by the processor, the communication request to replace, in an origin field of the communication request, the identification of the first electronic device with the subscription identification associated with the first electronic device; and

    transmitting the communication request that was modified to a service provider network for delivery to the destination electronic device.

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