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 IMSI is not authorized for the user device, displaying a notification on a display of the user device.
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 IMSI is not authorized for the user device, displaying a notification on a display of the user device.
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 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 IMSI is not authorized for the user device, displaying a notification on a display of the user device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.