Method and an apparatus for publishing assertions in a distributed database of a mobile telecommunication network and for personalising internet-of-things devices
US11012860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a method for granting, for a mobile device which is not provisioned with a subscription to access a wireless network, the establishment of an initial wireless communication over a second wireless network (Se-PLMN) operated by a second wireless network operator (Se-MNO), the mobile device belonging to a user, the method comprising the steps of: receiving (801) by the second wireless network (Se-PLMN) an identifier of the mobile device; verifying (802), in an immutable distributed database hosted by a first wireless network operator (Fi-MNO) and the second mobile network operator (Se-MNO) in which data is replicated across a plurality of compute nodes of a network, if at least a published assertion comprising said identifier of the mobile device demonstrates that the user owns a first subscription to the first mobile network operator (Fi-MNO), said subscription allowing said first operator (Fi-MANO) to be charged by the second mobile network operator (Se-MNO) for the establishment of a wireless communication over the second wireless network; in case of a positive verification, granting the establishment of a wireless communication (804) over the second wirel…
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