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US 11,330,548 B2Granted
Methods, systems, and devices for registering a communication device utilizing a virtual network
AssigneesAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorsWalter Cooper Chastain, Stephen Emille Chin
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that registers a communication device with a temporary IMSI shared among multiple communication devices with a virtual registration function. Further, the system provisions an active IMSI using a virtual Over-the-Air (OTA) function onto the communication device and indicates to the communication device to register with a registration function using the active IMSI. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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A device, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
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- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- receiving a first registration request that includes a temporary international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) from a communication device;
- sending the first registration request to a virtual registration function;
- receiving a first registration confirmation from the virtual registration function;
- sending the first registration confirmation to the communication device;
- sending a first notification to an identity provisioning function indicating that the communication device has sent the first registration request that includes the temporary IMSI, wherein the identity provisioning function sends an indication to a virtual Over-the-Air (OTA) function to send a virtual OTA message;
- receiving the virtual OTA message from the virtual OTA function;
- sending the virtual OTA message to the communication device, wherein the virtual OTA message includes a first active IMSI, the virtual OTA message indicates to provision the first active IMSI onto the communication device and for the communication device to send a second registration request utilizing the first active IMSI to a registration function;
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- sending a second notification to the identity provisioning function, wherein the identity provisioning function sends a first indication to an OTA function to send an OTA message to the communication device in response to receiving the second notification, wherein the OTA message directs the communication device to utilize the temporary IMSI and operate in dormant mode.
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A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- receiving a first registration request that includes a temporary international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) from a communication device;
- determining that the temporary IMSI is shared by a group of communication devices;
- sending the first registration request to a virtual registration function;
- receiving a first registration confirmation from the virtual registration function;
- sending the first registration confirmation to the communication device;
- sending a first notification to an identity provisioning function indicating that the communication device has sent the first registration request that includes the temporary IMSI, wherein the identity provisioning function sends an indication to a virtual Over-the-Air (OTA) function to send a virtual OTA message;
- receiving the virtual OTA message from the virtual OTA function;
- sending the virtual OTA message to the communication device, wherein the virtual OTA message includes a first active IMSI, the virtual OTA message indicates to provision the first active IMSI onto the communication device and for the communication device to send a second registration request utilizing the first active IMSI to a registration function;
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- sending a second notification to the identity provisioning function, wherein the identity provisioning function sends a first indication to an OTA function to send an OTA message to the communication device in response to receiving the second notification, wherein the OTA message directs the communication device to utilize the temporary IMSI and operate in dormant mode.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a first registration request that includes a temporary international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) from a communication device;
- sending, by the processing system, the first registration request to a virtual registration function;
- receiving, by the processing system, a first registration confirmation from the virtual registration function;
- sending, by the processing system, the first registration confirmation to the communication device;
- sending, by the processing system, a first notification to an identity provisioning function indicating that the communication device has sent the first registration request that includes the temporary IMSI, wherein the identity provisioning function sends an indication to a virtual Over-the-Air (OTA) function to send a virtual OTA message;
- receiving the virtual OTA message from the virtual OTA function;
- identifying a first active IMSI associated with the communication device;
- sending, by the processing system, the virtual OTA message to the communication device, wherein the virtual OTA message includes the first active IMSI, the virtual OTA message indicates to provision the first active IMSI onto the communication device and for the communication device to send a second registration request utilizing the first active IMSI to a registration function;
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- sending, by the processing system, a second notification to the identity provisioning function, wherein the identity provisioning function sends a first indication to an OTA function to send an OTA message to the communication device in response to receiving the second notification, wherein the OTA message directs the communication device to utilize the temporary IMSI and operate in dormant mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.