Patent ID: 9210035
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for machine-to-machine equipment management comprising a subscription server arranged to provide an electronically transferable subscriber identity module, and a registration server arranged to provide connectivity to a machine-to-machine equipment, wherein the subscription server comprises: a policy storage module arranged to store a location rule to be applied for the machine-to-machine equipment; a communication module arranged to obtain a calculated authorised area from the registration server based on the location rule and a position of the machine-to-machine equipment, to send the electronically transferable subscriber identity module via the registration server to the machine-to-machine equipment, to obtain a position of the machine-to-machine equipment from the registration server; a module creator arranged to receive a request for an electronically transferable subscriber identity module for a machine-to-machine equipment and to generate the electronically transferable subscriber identity module comprising the position; a policy enforcer arranged to restrict operation of the machine-to-machine equipment when the position indicates that the machine-to-machine equipment is outside of the calculated authorised area such that when the position indicates that the machine-to-machine equipment is outside the calculated authorised area but within a warning area, less restrictive restrictions are applied than when the position indicates that the machine-to-machine equipment is outside the warning area; and wherein the registration server comprises: a communication module arranged to receive a location rule message from the subscriber server, the location rule message comprising a location rule to be applied for the machine-to-machine equipment, and to send the calculated authorised area to the subscription server; a position obtainer arranged to obtain a position of the machine-to-machine equipment; and a controller arranged to calculate the calculated authorised area using the location rule and the position.