Securing identities of chipsets of mobile devices
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorsAhmad Arash Obaidi, Darren J. Kress
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Abstract
A method of verifying IMEIs and chipset S/Ns of devices within a wireless communication network. The method comprises receiving a request from a device to access the wireless communication network and receiving an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) and serial number (S/N) from the device, wherein the IMEI and S/N are included on a chipset of the device, and wherein the S/N is the S/N for the chipset. The method further comprises comparing the IMEI and S/N with a database to confirm the authenticity of the IMEI and S/N. Based upon the authenticity of the IMEI and S/N, the request is either granted or not granted for the device to access the wireless communication network.
Claims20
A method of accessing a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a device to access the wireless communication network;
- receiving an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) and serial number (S/N) from the device, wherein the IMEI and S/N are included on a chipset of the device, and wherein the S/N is the S/N for the chipset;
- comparing the IMEI and S/N with a database to confirm the authenticity of the IMEI and S/N;
- and
- based upon the authenticity of the IMEI and S/N, granting the request for the device to access the wireless communication network.
A gateway of a wireless communication network comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the gateway to perform operations including
- receive a request from a device to access the wireless communication network;
- receive an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) and serial number (S/N) from the device, wherein the IMEI and S/N are included on a chipset of the device, and wherein the S/N is the S/N for the chipset;
- compare the IMEI and S/N with a database to confirm the authenticity of the IMEI and S/N;
- and
- based upon the authenticity of the IMEI and S/N, grant the request for the device to access the wireless communication network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.