Access point name list based network access management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8971244-B2
Application number	US-201113235295-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2011
Priority date	Nov 9, 2010
Publication date	Mar 3, 2015
Grant date	Mar 3, 2015

Abstract

A method is performed by a device. The method includes determining whether the device is allowed to attach to an operator network based at least partially on whether all access point names in a minimum access point name list are enabled in the device. The device allows itself to attach to the operator network if it is determined that the device is allowed to attach to the operator network. The device prevents itself from attaching to the operator network if it is determined that the device is not allowed to attach to the operator network. The device can wirelessly receive a command to disable an access point name in the device. If an access point name on a detach access point name list is disabled, then the device detaches from the operator network and prevents itself from reattaching until an integrated circuit card in the device is removed and replaced.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method performed by a device, the method comprising:
determining, at the device, whether the device is allowed to attach to an operator network based at least partially on whether all access point names in a minimum access point name list accessible by the device are enabled in the device;
allowing the device to attach to the operator network if it is determined that the device is allowed to attach to the operator network; and
preventing the device fro…

Assignees

• Zhao Suli
• Balasubramanian Srinivasan
• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Zhao Suli
• Balasubramanian Srinivasan

Classifications

• H04W8/20

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W8/183

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W48/20 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic