Mobile radiotelephony device with a features that can be released wirelessly by the service provider
First Claim
1. Radiotelephony device, in particular a mobile telephone, with an input means (12) and a storage means, in which features of the mobile telephone (10) that can be requested via the input means (12), such as a fax or modem functionality, are implemented and can be requested via the input means (12), and with a transmitting/receiving component, characterized in that at least some of the implemented features are blocked to prevent access via the input means (12) and can be released by means of a release code, supplied by a (service) provider (16) in the form of a radio signal that can be received by the transmitting/receiving component.
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Abstract
A mobile radiotelephony device is provided which allows features to be added on to a low-cost/entry-level device, without having to access the hardware in the device, wherein the features are already contained in the basic equipment of the mobile radiotelephony device but are also blocked to prevent their access, until such time that the functions are released by a user of the mobile radiotelephony device with the aid of a release code that is supplied wirelessly by a service provider in the form of a radio signal.
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6 Claims
- 1. Radiotelephony device, in particular a mobile telephone, with an input means (12) and a storage means, in which features of the mobile telephone (10) that can be requested via the input means (12), such as a fax or modem functionality, are implemented and can be requested via the input means (12), and with a transmitting/receiving component, characterized in that at least some of the implemented features are blocked to prevent access via the input means (12) and can be released by means of a release code, supplied by a (service) provider (16) in the form of a radio signal that can be received by the transmitting/receiving component.
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