Generic activation and registration framework for wireless devices

• US 20060030306A1
• Filed: 08/31/2005
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Kuhn, Brian Gerald
• Granted Patent: US 7,894,847 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]

Abstract

A system and a method are provided for managing network activation with a carrier and registration with a service provider. In one example, the method determines a network activation status. If the network is not activated, a utility is used to perform the activation. Further, the status of registration with a provider is determined. If not registered, a request is sent to a server of the service provider for a registration file configured to gather user registration information. The registration file is then received from the server. The registration file is executed on the personal computer. Data gathered by the registration file is then returned to the service provider'"'"'s server to complete the registration procedures.

Claims

1. A generic framework for network activation and registration comprising:

a generic driver device configured to manage network activation procedures and registration procedures; and

a plug-in device configured to initiate registration procedures based on commands received from the driver, wherein the plug-in device is tailored to a particular service provider.

2. The framework of claim 1, wherein the generic driver device and the plug-in device are applications in a personal digital assistant.

3. The framework of claim 1, wherein the generic driver device comprises a selection mechanism configured to launch the generic driver device upon selection by a user, and wherein the generic driver device is further configured to launch the plug-in device.

4. The framework of claim 1, wherein the generic driver device is compatible with at least (1) a wireless network operating in a particular verbal language and (2) the plug-in device.

5. The framework of claim 4, further comprising another plug-in device tailored to another service provider, wherein the generic driver device is further compatible with the other plug-in device.

6. The framework of claim 1, wherein the plug-in device includes an address to a registration file configured to gather user registration information for the particular service provider.

7. The framework of claim 6, wherein the generic driver device is further configured to send a request to a server of the particular service provider upon receiving the address of the registration file from the plug-in device.

8. The framework of claim 6, wherein the address of the registration file is a uniform resource locator (URL), and wherein communications between the generic driver device and the server are handled in a protocol that includes Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) over Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

9. The framework of claim 1, wherein the generic driver device is further configured to receive a network registration file from the service provider and to launch the network registration file upon receiving the network registration file from the service provider.