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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/66 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 36/38 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/12 (2009.01); H04B 1/3816 (2015.01); G06G 7/122 (2006.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 36/385 (2013.01); G06G 7/122 (2013.01); H04B 1/3816 (2013.01); H04W 12/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for associating a mobile station subscriber with at least one application or service are provided. The subscriber is provided with a subscriber identity module ('SIM') identifier, which identities a SIM associated with the subscriber. The SIM identifier is bound to the application or service. The SIM identifier and the application or service are registered with a home location register ('HLR') to bind the SIM identifier to the application or service. If the SIM is a virtual SIM, the provider of an application or service may cover the data costs associated with the use of that application or service.