Patent ID: 9258708
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: obtaining, by a negotiation server, information indicative of foreign networks available at a location of a mobile device, wherein the foreign networks are not roaming partners of a home wireless service provider that provides cellular access to the mobile device, wherein a home network operated by the home wireless service provider is not accessible at the location of the mobile device, and wherein the negotiation server is a third party server that is not affiliated with any of the foreign networks; receiving, by the negotiation server, subscriber credentials from the mobile device to authenticate the mobile device for a lease agreement for providing cellular access to the mobile device; selecting, by the negotiation server, a foreign network among the foreign networks available at the location of the mobile device; and negotiating, by the negotiation server, the lease agreement between the home wireless service provider and a foreign wireless service provider of the foreign network to lease a portion of a universal integrated circuit card of the mobile device, provided by the home wireless service provider, to the foreign wireless service provider for provisioning service credentials to provide the mobile device with cellular access to the foreign network operated by the foreign wireless service provider, wherein the subscriber credentials include a lease duration and charging policies between the home wireless service provider and the foreign wireless service provider of the foreign network.