Retention of old mobile number on SIM card replacement
US7379754B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/28
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing phone numbers attribution after replacement of a first portable object (SCA) by a second portable object (SCB), the first portable object (SCA) being coupled to a communication device (CD) arranged to communicate with a network, the first portable object (SCA) including a first identification data (IMSIA, ADMA, KiA) identifying a first phone number (MSISDNA). The method includes sending a message that includes a second identification data identifying a second phone number (MSISDNB) assigned to the second portable object (SCB) to an application server (AS); inserting the second portable object (SCB) into the communication device (CD), and subsequently sending a message (M2) for replacing, in the second portable object (SCB), the second identification data (IMSIB, ADMB, KiB) with the first identification data (IMSIA, ADMA, KiA).
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