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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
Makoto Hamatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Hamatsu, Yokohama, JP;
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Server devicestores contract identification information with UIM (Universal Identity Module) identification information for identifying a UIMissued in accordance with a subscription contract between a subscriber and a communication carrier for services provided by the communication carrier, the contract identification information identifying the subscription contract. The UIMstores UIM identification information. After receiving the UIM identification information from the mobile station, which obtained the UIM identification information from UIM, server devicetransmits the contract identification information corresponding to the UIM identification information to the mobile station. Then the contract identification information is stored in UIM. Consequently, the present invention allows a communication apparatus to distinguish a user who attempts to use the communication apparatus.