Patent ID: 8478227

Claim:
A method for providing information related to user devices in a telecommunications system, the method comprising: receiving, in a Device Configuration Register, a first request to store user identity information related to a plurality of user devices, wherein the Device Configuration Register communicates with a plurality of network domains, the Device Configuration Register detects when a non-provisioned enhanced service capable user device is introduced into the system, and each user device among the plurality of user devices (1) notifies attachment to at least one network domain among the plurality of network domains and (2) further fulfills a given criterion common to each user device among the plurality of user devices; in response to receiving the first request, storing the user identity information related to the plurality of user devices; detecting, in the Device Configuration Register, an attachment notification to the at least one network domain among the plurality of different network domains from a new user device that fulfills the given criterion common to each user device among the plurality of user devices; storing, in the Device Configuration Register, user identity information related to the new user device; receiving, in the Device Configuration Register, a second request to provide user identity information related to the plurality of user devices to at least one data analysis function; in response to receiving the second request, identifying, in the Device Configuration Register, the user identity information related to the new user device; and sending, from the Device Configuration Register to the at least one data analysis function, the user identity information related to the new user device.