Methods and apparatus for implementing telemetry applications on a subscriber identity module

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses for implementing telemetry applications with the SIM card of a mobile equipment. For one embodiment of the invention the telemetry application allows the encoding of TAD within a supplementary services message and transmission of the TAD over a control channel of a GMS telecommunications system. For one embodiment of the invention the telemetry application allows the decoding of caller identification message received from a CMS to obtain the TAD.

1 . A mobile station, to operate in a wireless telecommunications system, comprising:
 a device to collect telemetry application data;   a mobile equipment communicably interfaced with the device and enabled to communicate with a remote location via the wireless telecommunications system;   a subscriber identity module (SIM) coupled with the mobile equipment, having a telemetry application implemented thereon, the telemetry application to receive the telemetry application data from the device via the mobile equipment and cause the mobile equipment to transmit the telemetry application data to the remote location via the wireless telecommunications system.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile station of  claim 1 , wherein the device to collect telemetry data comprises any one or more of: a remote device that measures information, a telemetry device, a machine to machine (M2M) device and an audio device. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile station of  claim 1 , wherein the telemetry application to further encode the telemetry application data within a supplementary services message; 
     
     
         4 . The mobile station of  claim 3 , wherein the supplementary services message comprises a call forwarding message selected from the group comprising:
 a call forwarding unconditional message,   a call forwarding on mobile subscriber busy message,   a call forwarding on no reply message, and   a call forwarding on mobile subscriber unreachable message.   
     
     
         5 . The mobile station of  claim 3 , wherein the mobile equipment to transmit the supplementary services message over the control channel of the wireless telecommunications system comprises the mobile equipment to transmit the call forwarding message over a standalone dedicated control channel of the wireless telecommunications system. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile station of  claim 4 , wherein the telemetry application data is included in a forward-to-number of the call forwarding message. 
     
     
         7 . A method in a mobile equipment comprising:
 executing a telemetry application stored within a subscriber identity module (SIM) coupled with the mobile equipment, wherein the telemetry application causes the mobile equipment to perform operations comprising:   receiving telemetry application data from a device communicably interfaced with the mobile equipment, wherein the telemetry application data comprises measurement data collected by the device,   encoding the telemetry application data within a supplementary services message of a wireless communications system accessible to the mobile equipment; and   transmitting the supplementary services message to a remote location via the wireless communications system.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the device to collect telemetry data comprises any one or more of: a remote device that measures information, a telemetry device, a machine to machine (M2M) device and an audio device. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the supplementary services message comprises a call forwarding message selected from the group comprising:
 a call forwarding unconditional message,   a call forwarding on mobile subscriber busy message,   a call forwarding on no reply message, and   a call forwarding on mobile subscriber unreachable message.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein transmitting the supplementary service message over the control channel of the wireless communications system comprises transmitting the call forwarding message over a standalone dedicated control channel of the wireless communications system. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the telemetry application data is included in a forward-to-number of the call forwarding message. 
     
     
         12 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable instructions stored therein that, when executed, cause one or more processors corresponding to a system including a mobile station and a device communicably interfaced with the mobile station, wherein the mobile station comprises a mobile equipment, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card coupled to the mobile equipment, a telemetry application and a transmitter to perform operations comprising:
 accessing the telemetry application from the SIM card via the mobile equipment;   executing the telemetry application from the SIM card via the mobile equipment;   collecting telemetry application data at the mobile station via the device; and   transmitting the telemetry application data to a remote location over the wireless communications network via the mobile equipment.   
     
     
         13 . The mobile station of  claim 1 , wherein the device to collect telemetry data comprises any one or more of: a remote device that measures information, a telemetry device, a machine to machine (M2M) device and an audio device. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the telemetry application further comprises an encoder, wherein the encoder encodes the telemetry application data within a supplementary services message. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the transmitter transmits the supplementary service message over a control channel of the wireless communications network to a central monitoring station. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the supplementary services message comprises a call forwarding message selected from the group comprising:
 a call forwarding unconditional message;   a call forwarding on mobile subscriber busy message;   a call forwarding on no reply message; and   a call forwarding on mobile subscriber unreachable message.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein transmitting the supplementary service message over a control channel of the wireless communications network comprises a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the call forwarding message over a standalone dedicated control channel of the wireless communications network. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the telemetry application data is included in a forward-to-number of the call forwarding message. 
     
     
         19 . A mobile station for a wireless telecommunications system comprising:
 a mobile equipment; and   a subscriber identity module (SIM) coupled to the mobile equipment, the SIM having implemented thereon a telemetry application.   
     
     
         20 . The mobile station of  claim 19  wherein the wireless communications system is selected from the group consisting of a Global System for Mobile (GSM) system, a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and other cellular communication technologies.