Method and system for enabling usage of mobile telephone services on a donor device
AssigneeMovirtu Limited
InventorsChris Horn, Dingani Brian Nkala
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Abstract
A system and method can allow a first subscriber who is unable to use his mobile device due to theft, damage, loss, or any other reason to authenticate himself on a telecommunications network using a second subscriber's mobile device. The system and method can also allow the first subscriber to continue to make and receive calls and messages with the second subscriber's mobile device. Any charges incurred by usage of the second subscriber's mobile device by the first subscriber can be billed to an account associated with the first subscriber.
Claims8
A method for routing a call to a shared mobile device in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
- receiving a call at a MSC or a GMSC, wherein the call is intended for a phone borrower, and wherein the phone borrower is using a shared mobile device belonging to a phone lender;
- sending a first plurality of messages between a HLR and a System Server, wherein the HLR sends to the System Server an IMSI of the phone borrower and a second IMSI of the shared mobile device, and wherein the System Server sends to the HLR a MSISDN of the shared mobile device;
- sending a second plurality of message between the System Server and a VLR of the shared mobile device, wherein the System Server sends the IMSI of the phone borrower to the VLR of the shared mobile device, and wherein the VLR of the shared mobile device sends a MSRN of the shared mobile device to the System Server;
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- sending a virtual MSRN to the MSC or GMSC, wherein the virtual MSRN is associated with the IMSI of the phone borrower and the MSISDN of the shared mobile device.
The method of clam 1, further comprising routing the call from the MSC or GMSC to the System Server, wherein the MSC or GMSC sends a first ISUP IAM to the System Server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.