# US 7,610,062 B2 · Identification of SIM based device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,610,062 B2 - Document ID: US7610062B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/833,412 - Filed: 2004-04-27 - Published: 2005-03-17 - Granted: 2009-10-27 - Earliest claimed: 2003-09-15 - Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC - Inventors: Bonnie L. Beeman; Michael E. Prise; Wen-Ping Ying; Dinh C. Tat; Zlata Koro; Rebecca L. Twigg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7610062B2 ## CPC - H04L 63/0853: {using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234)} - H04M 3/42178: {by downloading data to substation equipment} - H04W 12/06: Authentication - H04M 2207/18: wireless networks - H04W 8/18: Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data - H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A subscriber identity module includes at least one processor and logic that, when applied to the processor(s), results in a terminal device providing a device identifier to the subscriber identity module. The subscriber identity module forms a message including the device identifier and causes the terminal device to communicate the message to a network. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of identifying a communication device without a subscriber identity module (SIM) with a SIM located in a separate terminal device, comprising: the communication device communicating with the SIM through an analog interface in the terminal device; the terminal device providing a device identifier to the subscriber identity module; the subscriber identity module forming a message comprising the device identifier; and the device communicating the message to a network; wherein the SIM-generated message is generated in response to activation of the SIM in the terminal device, the SIM requesting device information from the terminal device and the device providing the device information to the SIM. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: the subscriber identity module forming one of an Short Message Service, Enhanced Message Service, Multimedia Message Service, and SyncML message. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: the message comprising a subscriber identifier. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: the message comprising subscriber information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: the device identifier comprising an International Mobile Equipment Identity. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising: the subscriber identifier comprising at least one of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity and an Integrated Circuit Card ID. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: the message communicated to the network only when the device identifier is different than a device identifier stored by the subscriber identity module. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: the subscriber identity module storing the device identifier as a result of receiving an acknowledgement from the network that the message was received. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: the terminal device providing the device identifier to the subscriber identity module in response to the device being powered on. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: the subscriber identity module requesting the device identifier from the terminal device in response to subscriber identity module activation. ### Claim 11 An analog telephone adaptor having a subscriber identity module (SIM), the adaptor comprising: a SIM including: at least one processors; logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in a terminal device providing a device identifier to the subscriber identity module; the subscriber identity module forming a message comprising the device identifier; and the subscriber identity module causing the device to communicate the message to a network, wherein the SIM-generated message is generated in response to activation of the SIM in the terminal device, the SIM requesting device information from the terminal device and the device providing the device information to the SIM; an analog and/or wireless interface in communication with the SIM for passing communication from analog and/or wireless devices. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming a message that is one of Short Message Service, Enhanced Message Service, Multimedia Message Service, and SyncML. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming a message comprising a subscriber identifier. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming a message comprising subscriber information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming a message comprising a device identifier comprising an International Mobile Equipment Identity. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The subscriber identity module of claim 13, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming a message comprising a subscriber identifier comprising at least one of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity and an Integrated Circuit Card ID. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in communicating the message to the network only when the device identifier is different than a device identifier stored by the subscriber identity module. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in storing the device identifier as a result of receiving an acknowledgement from the network that the message was received. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in the subscriber identity module receiving the device identifier in response to the terminal device being powered on. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The subscriber identity module of claim 11, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in the subscriber identity module requesting the device identifier from the terminal device in response to subscriber identity module activation. ### Claim 21 An analog adaptor for a mobile device comprising: a subscriber identity module (SIM); at least one processors; logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in the mobile device providing a device identifier to a subscriber identity module; the subscriber identity module forming a message comprising the device identifier; and the mobile device communicating the message to a network, wherein the SIM-generated message is generated in response to activation of the SIM in the mobile device, the SIM requesting device information from the mobile device and the device providing the device information to the SIM; an analog and/or wireless interface in communication with the SIM for passing communication from analog and/or wireless devices. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising: at least some of at the least one processors and at least some of the logic comprised by the subscriber identity module. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming the message as one of Short Message Service, Enhanced Message Service, Multimedia Message Service, and SyncML. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming the message to comprise a subscriber identifier. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming the message to comprise subscriber information. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming the message to comprise an International Mobile Equipment Identity for the device identifier. ### Claim 27 (depends on 24) The mobile device of claim 24, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in forming a message to comprise at least one of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity and Integrated Circuit Card ID for the subscriber identifier. ### Claim 28 (depends on 21) The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in communicating the message to the network only when the device identifier is different than a device identifier stored by the subscriber identity module. ### Claim 29 (depends on 21) The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in the subscriber identity module storing the device identifier as a result of receiving an acknowledgement from the network that the message was received. ### Claim 30 (depends on 21) The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in the mobile device providing the device identifier to the subscriber identity module in response to the mobile device being powered on. ### Claim 31 (depends on 21) The mobile device of claim 21, further comprising: logic that, when applied to one or more of the at least one processors, results in the subscriber identity module requesting the device identifier from the mobile device in response to subscriber identity module activation. ### Claim 32 A method of identifying a communication device without a subscriber identity module (SIM) with a SIM located in a separate terminal device, comprising: a terminal device providing a device identifier to an analog telephone adapter; the analog telephone adapter forming a message that is one of Short Message Service, Enhanced Message Service, Multimedia Message Service, and SyncML; and the analog telephone adapter communicating the message to a network using Internet Protocol; wherein a SIM-generated message is generated in response to activation of the SIM in the terminal device, the SIM requesting device information from the terminal device and the device providing the device information to the SIM. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The method of claim 32, further comprising: the analog telephone adapter providing the device identifier to the subscriber identity module; and the subscriber identity module forming the message. ### Claim 34 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, further comprising: the subscriber identity module forming the message to comprise a subscriber identifier. ### Claim 35 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, further comprising: the subscriber identity module forming the message to comprise subscriber information. ### Claim 36 (depends on 32) The method of claim 32, further comprising: the device identifier comprising an International Mobile Equipment Identity. ### Claim 37 (depends on 34) The method of claim 34, further comprising: the subscriber identifier comprising at least one of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity and an Integrated Circuit Card ID. ### Claim 38 (depends on 32) The method of claim 32, further comprising: the message communicated to the network only when the device identifier is different than a device identifier stored by the subscriber identity module. ### Claim 39 (depends on 34) The method of claim 34, further comprising: the subscriber identity module storing the device identifier as a result of receipt of an acknowledgement from the network that the message was received.