System and method for enabling a mobile phone

• US 20040203355A1
• Filed: 07/03/2002
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Goss, Stephen C., Light, Jeffrey Ross, Hruska, George Jay
• Application Number:
  US10/189,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20040203355A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/66 with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling verifying user identity or authority in secret or secure digital communications H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/667 Preventing unauthorised calls from a telephone set H04M1/677 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A system for enabling a mobile phone for wireless communications operation is provided. The system includes identification means for providing enabling identification information to the mobile phone in a wireless manner. The system also includes a mobile phone having a sensor for sensing the enabling identification information, and a transmitter for transmitting registration information to a wireless communications network thereby enabling the phone for wireless communications operation. A method for enabling a mobile phone for wireless communications operation on a wireless communications network is also provided. The method includes bringing identification means within the proximity of a mobile phone initially in standby mode to transfer enabling identification information to the phone in a wireless manner. The mobile phone registers with the network using the enabling information which enables the mobile phone for wireless communications operation.

Claims

1. A wireless identification module having a transmitter for providing enabling identification information to a mobile phone in a wireless manner to enable the phone for wireless communications operation by a user.

2. The wireless identification module defined in claim 1 wherein the transmitter is a transponder.

3. The wireless identification module defined in claim 1 wherein the transmitter is a low power radio transmitter.

4. The wireless identification module defined in claim 1 wherein the transmitter is included in another mobile phone.

5. The wireless identification module defined in claim 1 wherein the enabling identification information is a mobile identity number.

6. The wireless identification module defined in claim 1 wherein the enabling identification information is an electronic serial number.

7. A system for enabling a mobile phone for wireless communications operation on a wireless communications network by a user comprising:

identification means for providing enabling identification information to the mobile phone in a wireless manner; and

a mobile phone comprising;

a sensor for sensing the enabling identification information, and

a transmitter for transmitting registration information derived from the enabling identification information to the wireless communications network thereby enabling the phone for wireless communications operation by a user.

8. The system for enabling a mobile phone defined in claim 7 wherein the identification means is a fob.

9. The system for enabling a mobile phone defined in claim 7 wherein the identification means is a transponder.

10. The system for enabling a mobile phone defined in claim 7 wherein the identification means is a low power radio transmitter.

11. The system for enabling a mobile phone defined in claim 7 wherein the identification means is included in another mobile phone.

12. The system for enabling a mobile phone defined in claim 7 wherein the enabling identification information is a mobile identity number.

13. The system for enabling a mobile phone defined in claim 7 wherein the enabling identification information is an electronic serial number.

14. A method for enabling a mobile phone for wireless communications operation on a wireless communications network by a user comprising:

bringing identification means for providing enabling identification information within the proximity of a mobile phone;

transferring the enabling identification information from the identification means to the mobile phone in a wireless manner; and

registering the mobile phone with the network to enable the mobile phone for wireless communications operation by a user.

15. The method for enabling a mobile phone defined in claim 14 wherein the registering step includes the phone transmitting registration information derived from the enabling identification information to the wireless communications network

16. The method for enabling a mobile phone defined in claim 14 wherein the transferring step includes transferring the enabling identification information from a transponder.

17. The method for enabling a mobile phone defined in claim 14 wherein the transferring step includes transferring the enabling identification information using low power radio signals.

18. The method for enabling a mobile phone defined in claim 14 wherein the transferring step includes transferring the enabling identification information from another mobile phone.

19. The method for enabling a mobile phone defined in claim 14 wherein enabling identification information is a mobile identity number.

20. The method for enabling a mobile phone defined in claim 14 wherein enabling identification information is an electronic serial number.