Granted Patent B2

US 12,439,239 · App. 17/877,416 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Inventor: Paul Avetoom (Bellevue, WA)

Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.

H04W8/22H04W8/20H04W12/06

Abstract

Claims (59)

1. A computer-implemented method for managing network services for a cellular network provider, the method comprising:

providing a graphical user interface (GUI) including at least one search input field and a subscriber identifier selection field;

receiving, via the GUI and from a user, a user selection of an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) identifier type via the subscriber identifier selection field and a query input of an ICCID number associated with a subscriber;

based on the user selection of the ICCID identifier type, querying a switch control using the ICCID number received via the GUI;

in response to querying the switch control using the ICCID number, receiving, from the switch control, a first set of subscriber information associated with the subscriber, the first set of subscriber information including an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number associated with the subscriber;

in response to receiving the IMSI number, querying a first additional system using the IMSI number;

in response to querying the first additional system using the IMSI number, receiving, from the first additional system, a second set of subscriber information associated with the subscriber;

populating one or more fields of the GUI with the first and second set of subscriber information;

in response to receiving the IMSI number, querying a second additional system using the IMSI number;

in response to querying the second additional system with the IMSI number, receiving a third set of subscriber information associated with the subscriber, wherein the third set of subscriber information includes a mobile station integrated services digital network (MSISDN) number associated with the subscriber;

in response to receiving the MSISDN number, querying a third additional system using the MSISDN number;

querying an identity and access measurement (IAM) system using the MSISDN number retrieved from the third additional system; and

in response to querying the IAM system, receiving a UserID associated with the subscriber.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first additional system queried using the IMSI number is at least one of a secure entitlement server (SES) or a provisioning gateway (PGW).

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a third set of subscriber information in response to a query using the UserID.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third additional system queried using the MSISDN number is at least one of an identity and access management (IAM) system, a messaging system, a voicemail system, a network access point (NAP), or an enhanced equipment identity register (EEIR).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second additional system is a provisioning gateway (PGW).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first additional system is a switch control.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the query of the first additional system server is performed via an application programming interface (API).

8. A computer-implemented method for managing network services for a cellular network provider, the method comprising:

receiving, via a graphical user interface (GUI), a query input of an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) number associated with a subscriber;

querying a first external system using the ICCID number;

in response to the query of the first external system, receiving a first set of subscriber information including an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number associated with the subscriber;

querying a second external system using the IMSI number;

in response to the query of the second external system with the IMSI number, receiving a second set of subscriber information including a mobile station integrated services digital network (MSISDN) associated with the subscriber;

querying a third external system using the MSISDN number;

in response to the query of the third external system with the MSISDN number, receiving a third set of subscriber information; and

populating one or more fields of the GUI with the first, second, and third set of subscriber information.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first external system is a switch control.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second external system is at least one of a secure entitlement server (SES) or a provisioning gateway (PGW).

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the third external system is at least one of an identity and access management (IAM) system, a messaging system, a voicemail system, a network access point (NAP), or an enhanced equipment identity register (EEIR).

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the query of the first external system is performed via an application programming interface (API).

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving a user selection from a user;

receiving user credentials for the user;

determining an access level for the user based on the user credentials;

filtering the first, second, and third set of subscriber information based on the access level for the user; and

populating the GUI with the filtered subscriber information.

14. A system for managing network services, the system comprising:

at least one internal application server connected to a core network;

a first external system server connected to the core network;

a second external system server connected to the core network;

a third external system server connected to the core network; and

a network services manager server connected to the core network, the network services manager server including one or more processors in communication with a memory containing processor-executable instructions to:

receive, from the at least one internal application server, an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) identifier type via a subscriber identifier selection field and a query input of an ICCID number associated with a subscriber;

based on user selection of the ICCID identifier type, query the first external system server using the ICCID number;

in response to the query of the first external system server using the ICCID number, receive, from the first external system server, a first set of subscriber information associated with the subscriber, the first set of subscriber information including a second subscriber identifier associated with a second subscriber identifier type including an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number associated with the subscriber;

in response to receiving the second subscriber identifier, query the second external system server using the second subscriber identifier;

in response to the query of the second external system server using the second subscriber identifier, receive a second set of subscriber information;

populate one or more fields of a graphical user interface (GUI) with the first and second set of subscriber information;

in response to receiving the IMSI number, querying the third external system server using the IMSI number;

in response to querying the third external system server with the IMSI number, receiving a third set of subscriber information associated with the subscriber, wherein the third set of subscriber information includes a mobile station integrated services digital network (MSISDN) number associated with the subscriber;

in response to receiving the MSISDN number, querying a fourth external server system using the MSISDN number;

querying an identity and access measurement (IAM) system using the MSISDN number retrieved from the fourth external server system; and

in response to querying the IAM system, receiving a UserID associated with the subscriber.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the first external system server is a switch control.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the second external system server is at least one of a secure entitlement server (SES) or a provisioning gateway (PGW).

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the third external system server is a provisioning gateway (PGW).

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the query of the first external system server is performed via an application programming interface (API).

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