Patent ID: 8626164

Claim:
A system operating in a mobile wireless network comprising: a first home location register (HLR) containing a plurality of International Mobile Subscriber Identities (IMSIs) allocated to the system; and a provisioning server coupled to the first HLR and operative to communicate with the mobile wireless network including a plurality of mobile switching centers (MSCs) and a plurality of mobile devices operating in the mobile wireless network, wherein the provisioning server receives a signal from the mobile wireless network specifying a transition condition has been met corresponding to a first mobile device having a first IMSI and operating in the mobile wireless network under a first condition, provisions the first IMSI in the first HLR based on a state transition rule from a first provisioning state to a second provisioning state, provisions a second IMSI in the first HLR based on the state transition rule from a third provisioning state to the first provisioning state, and transmits a provisioning instruction to at least one of an Authentication Center (AuC), a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN), a Billing system, or an Authentication Authorization Accounting (AAA) system according to the state transition rule.