OTA file upload servers

• US 9,572,013 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2014
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Inlow, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): TAYLOR, BARRY W
• Application Number:
  US14/330,769
• Publication Number:
  US 20150011200A1
• Time in Patent Office: 946 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/178 Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

Devices and methods are disclosed which relate to gathering a plurality of data from a SIM card on a wireless communications device and recording the plurality of data onto a database where the plurality of data can be viewed at a later time. A network device requests a plurality of data from a SIM card on a wireless communications device. An OTA platform receives the request and gathers the plurality of data from the SIM card. The OTA platform, which normally sends the plurality of data back to the network device, sends the plurality of data to a file upload server instead. The file upload server records the plurality of data to a database where the plurality of data can be viewed by the network device. In certain examples, the file upload server sends a notification to the network device that the plurality of data is ready for viewing.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a server, from an over the air platform, a plurality of data obtained by the over the air platform from a subscriber identity module card on a wireless communications device, wherein the plurality of data is obtained, by the over the air platform, from the subscriber identity module card on the wireless communications device, in response to a first request received by the over the air platform from a network device, the first request from the network device comprising a uniform resource locator corresponding to an address of the server;

recording, by the server, to a database, the plurality of data obtained from the subscriber identity module card on the wireless communications device;

after receiving, from the over the air platform, the plurality of data obtained from the subscriber identity module card on the wireless communications device, submitting, by the server, to the over the air platform, a second request; and

receiving, by the server, from the over the air platform, in response to the second request, an updated plurality of data obtained from the subscriber identity module card on the wireless communications device, wherein the over the air platform uses the uniform resource locator of the first request from the network device when providing the updated plurality of data to the server in response to the second request.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing, by the server, once at least a portion of the plurality of data is recorded to the database, a notification to the wireless communications device, the notification notifying a user of the network device that the plurality of data is ready for viewing.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising decoding, by the server, the plurality of data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first request further comprises an identification associated with the wireless communications device and a type of data requested from the subscriber identity module card on the wireless communications device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second request comprises an entry field with a time and a count.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the server, from the network device, a communication requesting access to the plurality of data.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the communication from the network device requesting access to the plurality of data is received by the server at a time later than receipt of the first request from the network device by the over the air platform.

8. A server comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising

receiving, from an over the air platform, a plurality of data obtained from a subscriber identity module card on a wireless communications device, wherein the plurality of data is obtained, by the over the air platform, from the subscriber identity module card on the wireless communications device in response to a first request received by the over the air platform from a network device, the first request from the network device comprising a uniform resource locator corresponding to an address of the server,

recording, to a database, the plurality of data obtained from the subscriber identity module card on the wireless communications device,

after receiving, from the over the air platform, the plurality of data obtained from the subscriber identity module card on the wireless communications device, submitting, to the over the air platform, a second request, and

receiving, from the over the air platform, in response to the second request, an updated plurality of data obtained from the subscriber identity module card on the wireless communications device, wherein the over the air platform uses the uniform resource locator of the first request from the network device when providing the updated plurality of data to the server in response to the second request.

9. The server of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise providing, once at least a portion of the plurality of data is recorded to the database, a notification to the wireless communications device, the notification notifying a user of the network device that the plurality of data is ready for viewing.

10. The server of claim 8, further comprising decoding the plurality of data.

11. The server of claim 8, wherein the first request further comprises an identification associated with the wireless communications device and a type of data requested from the subscriber identity module card on the wireless communications device.

12. The server of claim 8, wherein the second request comprises an entry field with a time and a count.

13. The server of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving, from the network device, a communication requesting access to the plurality of data.

14. The server of claim 13, wherein the communication from the network device requesting access to the plurality of data is received by the server at a time later than receipt of the first request from the network device by the over the air platform.

15. A method comprising:

receiving, by an over the air platform, from a network device, a first request for a plurality of data stored on a subscriber identity module card of a wireless communications device, the first request including a uniform resource locator corresponding to an address of a server;

forwarding, by the over the air platform, the first request to the wireless communications device;

receiving, by the over the air platform, in response to the first request, the plurality of data from the wireless communications device;

transmitting, by the over the air platform, to the server at the address corresponding to the uniform resource locator, the plurality of data;

after transmitting the plurality of data to the server, receiving, by the over the air platform, from the server, a second request; and

transmitting, by the over the air platform, in response to the second request, an updated plurality of data to the server, the updated plurality of data obtained from the subscriber identity module card of the wireless communications device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first request further comprises an identification associated with the wireless communications device and a type of data requested from the subscriber identity module card of the wireless communications device.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the second request comprises an entry field with a time and a count.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

encrypting the first request before forwarding the first request to the wireless communications device; and

decrypting the plurality of data before transmitting the plurality of data to the server.