Detection of a delinquent mobile device
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorsSenthil Kumar Mulluppadi Velusamy, Kevin Lau
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Abstract
A method and system of detecting a delinquent mobile user device. An international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of a subscriber identity module (SIM) card of the user device is determined by the user device. The IMSI is sent to a Remote Recovery Server (RRS). A message is received from the RRS as to whether the IMSI is authorized for the user device. Upon determining that the IMSI is not authorized for the user device, a notification is displayed on a display of the user device.
Claims20
A user device comprising:
- a processor;
- a network interface coupled to the processor configured to enable communications via a communication network;
- a storage device for content and programming;
- a program stored in the storage device, wherein execution of the program by the processor configures the user device to perform acts comprising:
- determining an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of a subscriber identity module (SIM) card of the user device;
- sending the IMSI to a Remote Recovery Server (RRS);
- receiving a message from the RRS as to whether the IMSI is authorized for the user device;
- and
- upon determining that the message indicates the IMSI is not authorized for the user device, displaying a notification on a display of the user device that indicates a first time period for making a payment, and limiting a functionality of the user device when the payment is not made within the first time period.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- determining, at a user device, an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of a subscriber identity module (SIM) card of the user device;
- sending the IMSI from the user device to a Remote Recovery Server (RRS);
- receiving, at the user device, a message from the RRS as to whether the IMSI is authorized for the user device;
- and
- upon determining that the message indicates the IMSI is not authorized for the user device, displaying a notification on a display of the user device that indicates a time period for making a payment, and limiting a functionality of the user device when the payment is not made within the time period.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media of a user device storing computer-executable instructions that upon execution cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
- determining a most frequently used feature on the user device over a predetermined time period;
- determining an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of a subscriber identity module (SIM) card of the user device;
- sending the IMSI to a Remote Recovery Server (RRS);
- receiving a message from the RRS as to whether the IMSI is authorized for the user device;
- and
- upon determining that the message indicates the IMSI is not authorized for the user device, disabling the most frequently used feature on the user device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.