Patent ID: 8942673
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a cellular communication service for any device via a communications network, comprising: receiving, by a processor, a log-in request of a guest user from a device, the log-in request comprising a username and a password entered into the device by the guest user, wherein the device is associated with a first subscription plan from a first cellular communication service provider of an owner user, wherein the owner user is the owner of the device, wherein the log-in request comprises a guest mode, wherein the guest mode comprises: when the log-in request is authenticated, synchronizing, by the processor, the device with the configuration associated with the guest user; and providing, by the processor, the cellular communication service via the second subscription plan of the second cellular communication service provider subscribed to by the guest user, wherein the second cellular communication service provider subscribed to by the guest user is different from the first cellular communication service provider associated with the device, wherein the second subscription plan of the second cellular communication service provider subscribed to by the guest user is stored in an application server in the communications network to provide the cellular communication service in accordance with the second subscription plan to any device used by the guest user, wherein the second subscription plan comprises a performance parameter comprising a quality of service associated with the cellular communication service.