Patent ID: 8594622
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for enabling internet usage on a shared mobile device, the method comprising: sending a first message from a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) in a telecommunication network; receiving the first message at a system server, wherein the first message includes an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) relating to a subscription of a phone lender; providing commands to activate a virtual IMSI relating to a phone borrower; replacing the IMSI in the first message with the virtual IMSI thereby resulting in a second message; and sending the second message from the system server to a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN); wherein a combination of the virtual IMSI and a Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) is held in an MXNet Server.