Method and apparatus for associating identity modules and terminal equipment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9628474
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13129660

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The present invention provides method, apparatus and computer program product for facilitating verification of an identity module, such as associated with a UICC, operatively coupled to a terminal equipment, such as a machine-type communication device. Upon determining that the identity module is in a bonded state, one or more bonding identifiers are read from the identity module and compared with at least a predetermined portion of the terminal equipment identifier, such as an IMEI, stored in the terminal equipment. If at least one of the bonding identifiers corresponds with at least a predetermined portion of the terminal equipment identifier, the identity module and/or the terminal equipment are shifted into predetermined operating conditions. A bonding process may also be performed, whereby the identity module acquires the terminal equipment identifier of currently associated terminal equipment and stores a bonding identifier in identity module memory based thereon.

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SEMTECH CORPORATION200 FLYNN ROAD CAMARILLO CA 93012

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gielty, Steven Lawrence British Columbia, CA 5 231
Vos, Gustav Gerald British Columbia, CA 69 1017

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