Mobile hardware identity in an environment with multiple radio access networks

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016183166-A1
Application number	US-201414578658-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 22, 2014
Priority date	Dec 22, 2014
Publication date	Jun 23, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A device may receive, from a mobile device and via a first radio access network, a request for a service. The device may receive a mobile device identifier that identifies the mobile device on a second radio access network. The second radio access network may be a different type of radio access network than the first radio access network. The device may provide the mobile device identifier to an equipment identity register. The device may receive, from the equipment identity register, an authentication indicator that indicates whether to permit or deny access to the service by the mobile device and via the first radio access network. The device may selectively permit or deny the mobile device access to the service, via the first radio access network, based on the authentication indicator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A device, comprising:
one or more processors to:
receive, from a mobile device and via a first radio access network, a request for a service;
receive a mobile device identifier that identifies the mobile device on a second radio access network,
the second radio access network being a different type of radio access network than the first radio access network;

provide the mobile device identifier to an equipment identity register;
receive, from the equipment identity register, an authentication indicator that indicates whether to permit or deny access to the service by the mobile device and via the first radio access network; and
selectively permit or deny the mobile device access to the service via the first radio access network, based on the authentication indicator.

2 . The device of claim 1 , where the mobile device identifier is included in the request for the service.

3 . The device of claim 1 , where the first radio access network includes a WiFi network; and where the second radio access network includes a cellular network.

4 . The device of claim 1 , where the mobile device identity is an international mobile station equipment identity used to identify the mobile device on the second radio access network; and
where the first radio access network includes a WiFi network.

5 . The device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors, when receiving the request, are further to:
receive the request via an SWm interface,
the SWm interface being configured to provide the request to the device; and
where the one or more processors, when receiving the mobile device identifier, are further to:
receive the mobile device identifier via the SWm interface,
the SWm interface being configured to provide the mobile device identifier to the device.

6 . The device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors, when receiving the request, are further to:
receive, from the mobile device and via the first radio access network, a request for an E911 service; and where the one or more processors, when selectively permitting or denying access to the service, are further to:
permit the mobile device to access the E911 service via the first radio access network.

7 . The device of claim 1 , where the authentication indicator indicates that the mobile device is to be denied access to a network,
the authentication indicator indicating that the mobile device is on a black list,
the black list being a list of mobile devices that have been reported lost or stolen; and
where the one or more processors, when selectively permitting or denying the mobile device access to the service, are further to: deny the mobile device access to the network, via the first radio access network, based on the authentication indicator.

8 . A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive, from a mobile device and via a first radio access network, a request for a service;
receive a mobile device identifier that identifies the mobile device on a second radio access network,
the second radio access network being a different type of radio access network than the first radio access network;

provide the mobile device identifier to an equipment identity register;
receive, from the equipment identity register, an authentication indicator that indicates whether to permit or deny access to the service by the mobile device, and via the first radio access network; and
selectively permit or deny the mobile device access to the service via the first radio access network, based on the authentication indicator.

9 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to receive the mobile device identifier, further cause the one or more processors to:
receive, from the mobile device and via the first radio access network, the mobile device identifier.

10 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to receive the request, further cause the one or more processors to:
receive, from the mobile device and via the first radio access network, a request for an E911 service; and where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to selectively permit or deny the mobile device access to the service, further cause the one or more processors to:
permit the mobile device to access the E911 service via the first radio access network.

11 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the authentication indicator indicates that the mobile device is on a grey list,
the grey list being a list of mobile devices that are subject to information collection,
the information collection relating to activity of the mobile device; and
where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to selectively permit or deny the mobile device access to the service, further cause the one or more processors to: cause information to be collected relating to the activity of the mobile device, based on the authentication indicator.

12 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the authentication indicator indicates that the mobile device is on a white list,
the white list being a list of mobile devices that are permitted to access the network; and where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to selectively permit or deny the mobile device access to the service, further cause the one or more processors to: permit the mobile device to access the service, based on the authentication indicator.

13 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to receive the mobile device identifier, further cause the one or more processors to:
receive, via the first radio access network, an international mobile station equipment identity that identifies the mobile device.

14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to receive the mobile device identifier, further cause the one or more processors to:
receive the mobile device identifier via a gateway that provides access to the first radio access network,
the first radio access network including a wireless local area network.

15 . A method, comprising:
receiving, from a mobile device and by a device of a first radio access network, a request for a service; receiving, by the device, a mobile device identifier that identifies the mobile device on a second radio access network,
the second radio access network being a different type of radio access network than the first radio access network;
determining, by the device, an authentication indicator that indicates whether to permit or deny access to the service by the mobile device; and selectively, by the device, permitting or denying the mobile device access to the service via the first radio access network, based on the authentication indicator.

16 . The method of claim 15 , where determining the authentication indicator further comprises:
providing the mobile device identifier to an equipment identity register,
the equipment identity register associating mobile device identifiers with authentication indicators; and
receiving, from the equipment identity register, the authentication indicator.

17 . The method of claim 15 , where the request is a fir

Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Chen Xuming
• Shaikh Imtiaz
• Li Mingxing S
• Huang Chien-Yuan
• King William C

Classifications

• H04W4/90

  Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] · CPC title

• H04W12/08 Primary

  Access security · CPC title

• H04W76/50

  for emergency connections · CPC title

• H04W48/08 Primary

  Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00) · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title