Systems and methods for automatically provisioning wireless services on a wireless device
First Claim
1. A method for automatically activating wireless services on a wireless device, the wireless services provided by a wireless service provider on a wireless network, the method comprising:
- providing an activation web site for a wireless device user to submit device-specific, personal, and billing information to the wireless service provider;
providing an activation web server to process the information submitted on the activation web site;
assigning an IP address to the wireless device;
creating a data record to store the IP address and the information submitted on the activation web site;
sending the data record to a plurality of wireless application servers;
creating an activation code for activating the wireless services on the wireless device;
sending the activation code to the wireless device user;
providing an activation module on the wireless device to register the activation code on the wireless device; and
billing the wireless device user for accessing the wireless services on the wireless device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically activating wireless services on a wireless device are provided. The systems and methods of the present invention comprise a software and hardware infrastructure that enables a wireless service provider to automatically register a wireless device on a wireless network and a wireless device user to automatically activate wireless services on the wireless device. The wireless services may be part of a wireless service plan provided by the wireless service provider to the wireless device user on a per fee basis.
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1. A method for automatically activating wireless services on a wireless device, the wireless services provided by a wireless service provider on a wireless network, the method comprising:
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providing an activation web site for a wireless device user to submit device-specific, personal, and billing information to the wireless service provider;
providing an activation web server to process the information submitted on the activation web site;
assigning an IP address to the wireless device;
creating a data record to store the IP address and the information submitted on the activation web site;
sending the data record to a plurality of wireless application servers;
creating an activation code for activating the wireless services on the wireless device;
sending the activation code to the wireless device user;
providing an activation module on the wireless device to register the activation code on the wireless device; and
billing the wireless device user for accessing the wireless services on the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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24. A system for automatically activating wireless services on a wireless device, the wireless services provided by a wireless service provider on a wireless network, the system comprising:
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an activation web site for a wireless device user to submit device-specific, personal, and billing information to the wireless service provider;
an activation web server to process the information submitted on the activation web site and create an activation code for activating the wireless services on the wireless device;
an IP address database storing a plurality of IP addresses for use by the wireless device on the wireless network;
a user database to store a data record containing the information submitted on the activation web site;
a plurality of wireless application servers;
a messaging server for sending the data record to the plurality of wireless application servers;
an activation module on the wireless device for registering the activation code on the wireless device; and
a billing server for generating a financial statement to the wireless device user for accessing the wireless services on the wireless device.
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