UICC Registration Rejection Notification System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wireless network service providers face challenges in quickly and consistently determining the cause of registration rejections from mobile devices, leading to unnecessary subscriber downtime and consumer frustration, as conventional techniques lack efficient access and connectivity issue diagnosis.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that utilize a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) component in mobile devices to obtain, analyze, and respond to registration rejection notifications, including the use of an artificial intelligence component to automate actions based on rejection data, facilitating improved diagnosis and communication with service providers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If conventional techniques are used for registration rejection notification, then the mobile device can display rejection messages to users, but service providers cannot quickly and consistently determine the cause of rejections

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverejection cause informationVSAvoiddiagnosis time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback by having the mobile device send rejection notification data back to the service provider's network element. This feedback loop includes detailed rejection information (cause codes, timing, location) that enables service providers to quickly diagnose issues without manual user reports, directly resolving the information loss problem while reducing diagnosis time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism - a network element that receives and processes rejection notification data from mobile devices. This intermediary collects, standardizes, and relays rejection information to service providers, enabling consistent and quick determination of rejection causes without requiring direct user-provider communication.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If no automated rejection analysis system is implemented, then the system remains simple, but subscriber downtime increases and consumer frustration occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice continuityVSAvoidsubscriber downtime
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by having mobile devices automatically send rejection notification data to the network element as soon as rejections occur. This preliminary collection and transmission of data enables service providers to proactively identify and address issues before they cause extended subscriber downtime, improving service continuity while reducing the time loss through automated early warning.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If manual diagnosis methods are used, then the system complexity remains low, but access and connectivity issue diagnosis efficiency is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediagnosis efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by enabling mobile devices to automatically generate, format, and transmit rejection notification data without requiring manual user intervention or complex service provider analysis tools. The devices themselves perform the initial data collection and transmission, improving diagnosis efficiency while keeping the overall system complexity manageable through standardized automated processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS9723544B2Rejection notification to the UICC
Publication Date: 2017.08.01 AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
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AI summary

Registration rejections are reported to a universal integrated circuit card (UICC). Remote access can be provide to registration rejection data stored in the UICC, the registration rejection data can be transmitted to a service provider, one or more UICC applications can be executed based on the registration rejection data, and/or the registration rejection data can be logged or tracked. In addition, action taken by the UICC can be automated based on the registration rejection using artificial intelligence.