Device and method for provisioning services to mobile communication device
AssigneeGiesecke+Devrient Mobile Security America, Inc.
InventorChristoph Jahr
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed which can allow a mobile device, which is no longer being updated by the device manufacturer, to receive updates from the manufacturer. In an implementation, an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) is received from the mobile device that identifies a model of the mobile device. The mobile device can have at least one application that is unable to communicate with a server of the mobile device's manufacturer. A provisioning server may determine that the mobile device is depreciated based upon the IMEI, and obtain a key unique to the mobile device. The key and at least one Access Point Name may be transmitted to the mobile device, which can allow the mobile device to direct its data traffic to the server of the manufacturer.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a non-transitory memory configured to store data associated with a model for each of a plurality of mobile devices made by a manufacturer;
- one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) from one of the plurality of mobile devices that identifies the model associated with the one of the plurality of mobile devices, the one of the plurality of mobile devices having at least one application that is unable to communicate with a server of a manufacturer of the one of the plurality of mobile devices;
- determining, by a provisioning server, that the at least one application is unable to communicate with the server of the manufacturer because the one of the plurality of mobile devices is depreciated based upon the received IMEI, wherein the provisioning server is separate from the server of the manufacturer and is configured to communicate with the one of the plurality of mobile devices;
- obtaining, by the provisioning server, a key unique to the one of the plurality of mobile devices;
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- transmitting to the one of the plurality of mobile devices the key obtained by the provisioning server, the key comprising at least one Access Point Name (APN), wherein the APN directs traffic from the one of the plurality of mobile devices to the server of the manufacturer.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) from a mobile device that identifies a model of the mobile device, the mobile device having at least one application that is unable to communicate with a server of a manufacturer of the mobile device;
- determining, by a provisioning server, that the at least one application is unable to communicate with the server of the manufacturer because the one of the plurality of mobile devices is depreciated based upon the received IMEI;
- obtaining, by the provisioning server, a key unique to the mobile device, wherein the provisioning server is separate from the server of the manufacturer and is configured to communicate with the mobile device;
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- transmitting to the mobile device the key obtained by the provisioning server, the key comprising at least one Access Point Name (APN), wherein the APN directs traffic from the at least one application of the mobile device to the server of the manufacturer.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer readable instructions that are executable to cause one or more processors to perform operations, comprising:
- receiving an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) from a mobile device that identifies a model of the mobile device, the mobile device having at least one application that is unable to communicate with a server of a manufacturer of the mobile device;
- determining, by a provisioning server, that the at least one application is unable to communicate with the server of the manufacturer because the one of the plurality of mobile devices is depreciated based upon the IMEI;
- obtaining, by the provisioning server, a key unique to the mobile device, wherein the provisioning server is separate from the server of the manufacturer and is configured to communicate with the mobile device;
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- transmitting to the mobile device the key obtained by the provisioning server, the key comprising at least one Access Point Name (APN), wherein the APN directs traffic from the at least one application of the mobile device to the server of the manufacturer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.