Management of subscriber identity modules
First Claim
1. A server apparatus comprising:
- a data communication interface;
one or more processors; and
one or more memories including computer program code;
the one or more memories and the computer program code configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the server apparatus at least to;
manage, instead of mobile network operators, by a service provider, subscriptions to wireless communication networks as specified by a set of subscriber identity modules accommodated in a personal portable container communicating with a mobile terminal by a short-range radio link;
maintain subscriber identity module-specific usage records about utilization of the wireless communication networks by the mobile terminal associated with the set of the subscriber identity modules, each usage record comprising a quantity quantifying amount of data transferred with each subscriber identity module and a limit setting the maximum allowed amount of data transfer for each subscriber identity module;
receive from the mobile terminal, with the data communication interface, information on the amount of the data transferred with each subscriber identity module;
update the subscriber identity module-specific usage records with the information on the amount of the data transferred with each subscriber identity module;
compare periodically the quantity in each usage record with the limit in the same usage record, andif the quantity in the usage record is within a predetermined margin of the limit in the same usage record, transmit, with the data communication interface, to the mobile apparatus, a command to limit data transfer speed of the subscriber identity module defined by the usage record; and
detect a roaming of the mobile terminal, and select the cheapest subscriber identity module to provide a required service, at a required quality of service and at a required data transfer rate, from among the set of the subscriber identity modules, taking into account a location of the mobile terminal and the quantities and the limits defined in the usage records for each subscriber identity module.
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Abstract
Management of subscriber identity modules is disclosed. A server apparatus manages, in addition to or instead of mobile network operators, by a service provider, subscriptions to wireless communication networks. The server apparatus maintains subscriber identity module-specific usage records. Each usage record comprises a quantity quantifying amount of data transferred with each subscriber identity module and a limit setting the maximum allowed amount of data transfer for each subscriber identity module. The server apparatus compares periodically the quantity in each usage record with the limit in the same usage record, and if the quantity in the usage record is within a predetermined margin of the limit in the same usage record, transmits, with the data communication interface, to the mobile apparatus, a command to limit data transfer speed of the subscriber identity module defined by the usage record.
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10 Claims
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1. A server apparatus comprising:
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a data communication interface; one or more processors; and one or more memories including computer program code; the one or more memories and the computer program code configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the server apparatus at least to; manage, instead of mobile network operators, by a service provider, subscriptions to wireless communication networks as specified by a set of subscriber identity modules accommodated in a personal portable container communicating with a mobile terminal by a short-range radio link; maintain subscriber identity module-specific usage records about utilization of the wireless communication networks by the mobile terminal associated with the set of the subscriber identity modules, each usage record comprising a quantity quantifying amount of data transferred with each subscriber identity module and a limit setting the maximum allowed amount of data transfer for each subscriber identity module; receive from the mobile terminal, with the data communication interface, information on the amount of the data transferred with each subscriber identity module; update the subscriber identity module-specific usage records with the information on the amount of the data transferred with each subscriber identity module; compare periodically the quantity in each usage record with the limit in the same usage record, and if the quantity in the usage record is within a predetermined margin of the limit in the same usage record, transmit, with the data communication interface, to the mobile apparatus, a command to limit data transfer speed of the subscriber identity module defined by the usage record; and detect a roaming of the mobile terminal, and select the cheapest subscriber identity module to provide a required service, at a required quality of service and at a required data transfer rate, from among the set of the subscriber identity modules, taking into account a location of the mobile terminal and the quantities and the limits defined in the usage records for each subscriber identity module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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