Method and Apparatus for Secure Immediate Wireless Access in a Telecommunications Network

Abstract

A wireless telephone and messaging system provides Secure Immediate Wireless Access (SIWA) to wireless telephones onto existing wireless networks, such as GSM, CDMA, TDMA, and analog (AMPS). The SIWA protocol uses existing wireless network messaging to exchange information between wireless devices and a network server, referred to herein as an Intelligent Service Manager (ISM). The ISM acts as a gateway between wireless devices and wireless service provider, and provides the wireless devices with an immediate limited or unlimited access to the wireless network. The ISM can also deny access to the wireless network from unauthorized wireless devices.

1 . A method for activating a user account in a mobile telecommunication network, said method comprising the following steps:
 a) providing a personal token storing a temporary account identifier and a permanent account identifier, said token being associated with a mobile terminal,   b) providing a remote telecommunication system supporting said temporary account and able to support said permanent account,   c) connecting said personal token to the network using said temporary account identifier,   d) disabling said temporary account and activating said permanent account for future connections between the personal token and the remote telecommunication system, wherein the method further comprises:
 the intermediary step which consists of the personal token collecting and sending personal information about the user by means of the terminal to the remote telecommunication system before performing step d). 
   
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the personal token implements an application which questions the user about his personal information and prepares a message to the attention of the remote telecommunication system. 
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the method comprises the step which consists in checking whether the user's personal information is valid before performing step d). 
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein step d) further comprises:
 the remote telecommunication system sending a message to the personal token which message allows the personal token to replace the temporary account identifier by the permanent account identifier as active identifier in the personal token.   
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein step d) further comprises:
 the remote telecommunication system replacing the temporary account by the permanent account as the active account attached to the personal token.   
   
   
       6 . A remote telecommunication system in a mobile telecommunication network, the remote telecommunication system supporting a temporary account attached to at least one personal token associated with a mobile terminal in the network and being able to support a permanent account attached to said personal token the remote telecommunication system including:
 an authority entity which receives personal information about a user of said personal token by means of a message originating from said personal token, which checks validity of the personal information about the user, and which provides allowance as to   replacement of an identifier of the temporary account by an identifier of the permanent account in the personal token in case the personal information about the user turns out to be valid.   
   
   
       7 . The remote telecommunication system according to  claim 6 , wherein the remote telecommunication system stores and runs a set of instructions for sending a message to the personal token via the terminal in case the personal information about the user turns out to be valid, which message entitles the personal token to replace the temporary account identifier by the permanent account identifier in the token.