Methods and Apparatus for Mobile Equipment Depersonalization
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1. A method for unlocking a mobile station operating in a limited service state comprising the steps of:
- storing one or more predetermined contacts on the mobile station, and allowing, while said mobile station is operating in said limited service state, the mobile station to communicate with said one or more predetermined contacts, whereby said one or more predetermined contacts allow a user to obtain unlocking information for said mobile station.
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A method and apparatus for unlocking a mobile station operating in a limited service state, the method having the steps of: storing one or more predetermined contacts on the mobile station, and allowing, while said mobile station is operating in the limited service state, the mobile station to communicate with the one or more predetermined contacts, whereby the one or more predetermined contacts allow a user to obtain unlocking information for the mobile station.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for unlocking a mobile station operating in a limited service state comprising the steps of:
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storing one or more predetermined contacts on the mobile station, and allowing, while said mobile station is operating in said limited service state, the mobile station to communicate with said one or more predetermined contacts, whereby said one or more predetermined contacts allow a user to obtain unlocking information for said mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile station operable in a limited service state comprising:
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a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor, said memory adapted to store one or more predetermined contacts;
a user interface;
personalization data stored in the memory;
a radio coupled to the processor; and
a depersonalization module adapted to allow, while said mobile station is operating in said limited service state, the mobile station to communicate with said one or more predetermined contacts to allow a user to obtain unlocking information for said mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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