Method, apparatus and article to remotely associate wireless communications devices with subscriber identities and/or proxy wireless communications devices
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1. An accounting system to track usage of a plurality of subscriber identity modules, comprising:
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at least one communications port coupled to each of a number of subscriber identity module servers to receive subscriber module request information; and
at least one computer-readable media having instructions that cause the processor to track usage of the subscriber identity modules by;
monitoring usage of the subscriber identity modules by at least one of a number of tracking entities.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods provide remote access to subscriber identity information and subscriber configuration information stored on one or more subscriber identity modules (SIMs), to allow remote configuration of wireless communications devices. A SIM server provides access to the SIMs, a SIM librarian catalogs the SIMs, and a SIM accounting system tracks and/bills for SIM usage. Apparatus and methods provide remote access to proxy wireless communications devices, allowing such devices to operate as if actually present in the remote locations.
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1. An accounting system to track usage of a plurality of subscriber identity modules, comprising:
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a processor;
at least one communications port coupled to each of a number of subscriber identity module servers to receive subscriber module request information; and
at least one computer-readable media having instructions that cause the processor to track usage of the subscriber identity modules by;
monitoring usage of the subscriber identity modules by at least one of a number of tracking entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of accounting in a wireless communications system, comprising:
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receiving subscriber identity module usage information from each of a number of subscriber identity module servers; and
for each of a number of tracking entities, monitoring the usage of each of a number of subscriber identity modules based on the received subscriber identity module usage information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of allocating access to subscriber identity information, comprising:
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providing remote access by a tracking entity to a plurality of subscriber identity modules over a communications channel, each of the subscriber identity modules capable of providing a respective set of subscriber identity information; and
automatically tracking usage of the subscriber identity modules by the tracking entity. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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