Patent ID: 6778828
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A system for effecting registration of user identity information for allowing establishment of calls for a new user in a terminal of a telecommunications network comprising:a user identity module coupled to said terminal, said user identity module having storage means for modifiably storing information, for allowing establishment of calls, corresponding to one or more terminal users; means in said terminal and a serving telecommunications system adapted for establishing a communications link therebetween for carrying both user message content and control/administrative traffic; a home telecommunications system associated with said new user and in communication with said serving telecommunications system, said home telecommunications system having a home location register, said home location register having an authentication key information generator; said terminal having a user interface for receiving, from said new user, user identity information, user verification information, and a request for registration; said terminal operative in response to said request for registration and in cooperation with said user identity module to transmit via a communications link established by said establishing means a message destined for said home location register including said user identity and user verification information for said new user; said home location register and said authentication key information generator operative in response to said message to generate authentication key information corresponding to said new user and to transmit via said communications link and destined for said user identity module said authentication key information corresponding to said new user; and said user identity module operative in response to said authentication key information corresponding to said new user to generate a primary authentication key corresponding to said new user and to store said user identity information and said primary authentication key in said storage means.