METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING USAGE OF MOBILE TELEPHONE SERVICES ON A DONOR DEVICE
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1. A method for enabling communication services on a donor device, the method comprising:
- a mobile device of a device loser including a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) and an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI);
a device loser holding a Mobile Subscriber Integrated Digital Network (MSISDN) number;
at least one system server providing the functions of a Visitor Location Register in a telecommunications network;
said device loser acquiring a donor device;
said device loser authenticating himself with said system server wherein the authentication credentials comprise one or more of MSISDN, IMSI and secret key;
said system server making an association between the MSISDN and IMSI of the device loser and the MSISDN and IMSI belonging to the phone lender using the donor device said system server interacting with the HLR, VLR, MSC, GMSC and SMSC of the operator'"'"'s network such that the phone loser may successfully utilise communication services on the donor device.
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Abstract
A system and method can allow a first subscriber who is unable to use his mobile device due to theft, damage, loss, or any other reason to authenticate himself on a telecommunications network using a second subscriber'"'"'s mobile device. The system and method can also allow the first subscriber to continue to make and receive calls and messages with the second subscriber'"'"'s mobile device. Any charges incurred by usage of the second subscriber'"'"'s mobile device by the first subscriber can be billed to an account associated with the first subscriber.
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1. A method for enabling communication services on a donor device, the method comprising:
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a mobile device of a device loser including a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) and an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI); a device loser holding a Mobile Subscriber Integrated Digital Network (MSISDN) number; at least one system server providing the functions of a Visitor Location Register in a telecommunications network; said device loser acquiring a donor device; said device loser authenticating himself with said system server wherein the authentication credentials comprise one or more of MSISDN, IMSI and secret key; said system server making an association between the MSISDN and IMSI of the device loser and the MSISDN and IMSI belonging to the phone lender using the donor device said system server interacting with the HLR, VLR, MSC, GMSC and SMSC of the operator'"'"'s network such that the phone loser may successfully utilise communication services on the donor device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for enabling a user to access a telecommunications network after their mobile device has been lost or stolen, the method comprising:
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receiving a reporting message at a system server in a telecommunications network indicating that a mobile device is lost or stolen; blocking the lost or stolen phone from accessing the telecommunications network, wherein the network identifies the lost or stolen phone by an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number; generating a secret key to enable a phone loser to access the telecommunications network with a donor device and making the secret key accessible to the phone loser; receiving an authentication request at the system server from the donor device, wherein the authentication request comprises the Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) of the phone loser and the secret key; determining if authentication is successful by comparing the MSISDN and secret key from the authentication request to a stored MSISDN and a stored secret key that are stored in a database in the telecommunications network; and allowing the phone loser to access the telecommunications network using the donor device after successful authentication. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for routing a call to a shared mobile device in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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receiving a call from a foreign network at a GMSC, wherein the call is intended for a phone borrower, and wherein the phone borrower is using a shared mobile device belonging to a phone lender; sending a first plurality of messages between a HLR and a System Server, wherein the HLR sends to the System Server an IMSI of the phone borrower and a second IMSI of the shared mobile device, and wherein the System Server sends to the HLR a MSISDN of the shared mobile device; sending a second plurality of message between the System Server and a VLR of the shared mobile device, wherein the System Server sends the IMSI of the phone borrower to the VLR of the shared mobile device, and wherein the VLR of the shared mobile device sends a MSRN of the shared mobile device to the System Server; and sending a virtual MSRN to the GMSC, wherein the virtual MSRN is associated with the IMSI of the phone borrower and the MSISDN of the shared mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 28)
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- 26. The method of clam 21, further comprising routing the call from the GMSC to the System Server, wherein the GMSC sends a first ISUP IAM to the System Server.
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