Installation of a voice client for roaming devices in a wireless network

• US 9,832,591 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2014
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Aksu, Arda, Stone, William H., Shamsunder, Sanyogita
• Primary Examiner(s): Yao, Kwang B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Loo, Juvena
• Application Number:
  US14/194,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20140185526A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,369 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/12 between location registers or mobility servers

Abstract

A mobile device may obtain wireless network connectivity from a local telecommunications provider by replacing a card in a mobile device associated with the user. In one implementation, a method may include receiving identification information relating to a mobile device; determining, based on the identification information, that the mobile device is compatible with a wireless network; transmitting, based on the determination that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network, a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) client application to the mobile device, the VoLTE client application providing functionality, for the mobile device, relating to usage of VoLTE services in the wireless network; and communicating, with the mobile device and the VoLTE client application, to provide one or more VoLTE services to the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more devices, identification information relating to a mobile device;

determining, by the one or more devices and based on the identification information, that the mobile device is compatible with a wireless network, the determination that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network being further based on;

a determination that a radio interface of the mobile device is compatible with a radio interface of the wireless network, and

a determination that the mobile device supports installation of a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) client application;

transmitting, by the one or more devices and based on the determination that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network, the VoLTE client application to the mobile device, the VoLTE client application enabling the mobile device to use VoLTE services that are provided by the wireless network, wherein the mobile device does not support the VoLTE services, that are provided by the wireless network, without installation of the VoLTE client application; and

communicating, by the one or more devices, with the mobile device and the VoLTE client application, to provide one or more VoLTE services to the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination that the radio interface of the mobile device is compatible with the radio interface of the wireless network further comprises:

comparing supported frequency bands of the mobile device to supported frequency bands of the network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting of the VoLTE client application is performed as part of an initial registration process of the mobile device with the wireless network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information includes a value uniquely associated with the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the value uniquely associated with the mobile device includes an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) value.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information includes an indication of a telecommunications provider associated with a home network of the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

dispensing, via an automated vending machine, a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) for installation in the mobile device, the communication being provided via the UICC.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information is obtained via an application downloaded, by the one or more devices, to the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network is based on a database query.

10. A system comprising:

a point-of-sale component to;

receive identification information relating to a mobile device; and

determine, based on the identification information, that the mobile device is compatible with a wireless network, the determination that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network including determining that the mobile device supports installation of a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) client application; and

one or more network devices to;

transmit, based on the determination that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network, the VoLTE client application to the mobile device, the VoLTE client application enabling the mobile device to use VoLTE services that are provided by the wireless network, wherein the mobile device does not support the VoLTE services, that are provided by the wireless network, without installation of the VoLTE client application; and

communicate with the mobile device and the VoLTE client application, to provide one or more VoLTE services to the mobile device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein, when determining that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network, the point-of-sale component is further to:

determine that a radio interface of the mobile device is compatible with a radio interface of the wireless network.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein transmitting of the VoLTE client application is performed as part of an initial registration process of the mobile device with the wireless network.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the identification information includes a value uniquely associated with the mobile device.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the identification information includes an indication of a telecommunications provider associated with a home network of the mobile device.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the network includes a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the determination that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network is based on a database query.

17. A device comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor to execute instructions in the memory to;

receive identification information relating to a mobile device;

determine, based on the identification information, that the mobile device is compatible with a wireless network, the determination that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network being further based on;

a determination, based on a query to a mobile device database, that a radio interface of the mobile device is compatible with a radio interface of the wireless network, and

a determination that the mobile device supports installation of a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) client application; and

provide, based on the determination that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network, a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) for the mobile device, the UICC including data or processing instructions to cause the mobile device to connect to the wireless network and download the VoLTE client application to the mobile device, the VoLTE client application enabling the mobile device to use VoLTE services that are provided by the wireless network, wherein the mobile device does not support the VoLTE services, that are provided by the wireless network, without installation of the VoLTE client application.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the identification information includes a value uniquely associated with the mobile device.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein the value uniquely associated with the mobile device includes an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) value.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein the identification information is obtained via an application downloaded, by the devices, to the mobile device.