IP Library Granted Patent US 7,809,372
Granted Patent B2
US 7,809,372 · App. 11/449,025 · Granted Oct 5, 2010

Method for a secure detach procedure in a radio telecommunication network

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Patent No.
US 7,809,372
App. No.
11/449,025
Granted
Oct 5, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

Discloses are systems, methods, devices, including a method for performing a detach of a terminal registered to a telecommunication network by associating an identification for the terminal, deriving a signature for the identification, and allocating a pair containing the identification and the signature to the terminal. The method includes sending a detach request including the identification and the identification signature from the registered terminal to the network, receiving the detach request at the network side, comparing the received detach request with a record of registration data of the terminal kept at the network side, and detaching the terminal from the network if the received detach request coincides with the record of registration data.

Claims (19)

1. A wireless terminal adapted to perform a detach of said wireless terminal when registered to a telecommunication network by associating an identification for said wireless terminal, deriving a signature for said identification, and allocating a pair containing said identification and said signature to said wireless terminal, the wireless terminal comprising:

sending means adapted to send a detach request including said identification and said identification signature from said wireless terminal to said network in response to detection of a predetermined state of said wireless terminal, said predetermined state including one or more of a power off state, a low battery state and a removal of an SIM module from said wireless terminal.

2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein said identification is the temporary mobile subscriber identity.

3. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein said identification is the international mobile subscriber identity IMSI.

4. A network controlling device configured to perform a detach of a wireless terminal registered to a telecommunication network by associating an identification for said wireless terminal, deriving a signature for said identification, and allocating a pair containing said identification and said signature to said wireless terminal, said network controlling device comprising:

receiving means adapted to receive a detach request including said identification and said identification signature from said registered wireless terminal, said detach request sent from said wireless terminal in response to detection of a predetermined state of said wireless terminal, said predetermined state including one or more of a power off state, a low battery state and a removal of an SIM module from said wireless terminal;

comparison means adapted to compare said received detach request with a record of registration data of said wireless terminal kept at the network side; and

detaching means adapted to detach said wireless terminal from said network, if said received detach request coincides with said record of registration data.

5. The network controlling device according to claim 4 , wherein

said record of registration data contains said pair consisting of said identification and said identification signature, and

said comparison means is adapted to effect the comparison for each of said data items forming said pair.

6. The network controlling device according to claim 4 , wherein said identification is the temporary mobile subscriber identity.

7. The network controlling device according to claim 4 , wherein said identification is the international mobile subscriber identity.

8. A telecommunication system comprising:

at least one wireless terminal configured to perform a detach of said wireless terminal when registered to a telecommunication network by associating an identification for said terminal, deriving a signature for said identification, and allocating a pair containing said identification and said signature to said wireless terminal, the wireless terminal comprising sending means adapted to send a detach request including said identification and said identification signature from said wireless terminal to said network in response to detection of a predetermined state of said wireless terminal, said predetermined state including one or more of a power off state, a low battery state and a removal of an SIM module from said wireless terminal; and

at least one network controlling device controlling at least one radio transceiver device, wherein the at least one network controlling device comprises

receiving means adapted to receive a detach request including said identification and said identification signature from said registered wireless terminal;

comparison means adapted to compare said received detach request with a record of registration data of said wireless terminal kept at the network side; and

detaching means adapted to detach said wireless terminal from said network, if said received detach request coincides with said record of registration data.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2015
From: NOKIA CORPORATION
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 034840/0740 →
MERGER Recorded Oct 5, 2010
From: NOKIA NETWORKS OY; MARINELAND OY; NOKIA MATKAPUHELIMET OY; NOKIA DISPLAY PRODUCTS OY; NOKIA MULTIMEDIA TERMINALS
To: NOKIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025084/0675 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2010
From: RAJANIEMI, JAAKKO
To: NOKIA NETWORKS OY
Reel/Frame 025092/0083 →