Method and system for provisioning wireless services

• US 20070099599A1
• Filed: 10/27/2005
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Smith, Christopher, Patterson, Ian, Kruis, Dave
• Granted Patent: US 8,280,354 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method for provisioning wireless devices for use of services offered by a service provider on a wireless network, comprising: receiving at a provisioning system from a wireless device a wireless device identifier, the wireless device having a first subset of the services; identifying from the wireless device identifier a subscriber associated with the wireless device, the subscriber having a second subset of the services; and, if the first and second subsets conflict, enabling none, one, or both of the first and second subsets of services in accordance with conflict resolution information for the service provider.

Claims

1. A method for provisioning wireless devices for use of services offered by a service provider on a wireless network, comprising:

receiving at a provisioning system from a wireless device a wireless device identifier, the wireless device having a first subset of the services;

identifying from the wireless device identifier a subscriber associated with the wireless device, the subscriber having a second subset of the services; and

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if the first and second subsets conflict, enabling none, one, or both of the first and second subsets of services in accordance with conflict resolution information for the service provider.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to enabling none, one, or both of the first and second subsets of services, comparing the first and second subsets for conflict.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting to the service provider an error message if the first and second subsets conflict.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device identifier is stored in a memory device of the wireless device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the memory device is a subscriber identity module (SIM).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the services include electronic mail services.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the provisioning system is operated by a second service provider.

8. A system for provisioning wireless devices for use of services offered by a service provider on a wireless network, comprising:

a processor coupled to memory and an interface to the wireless network and adapted for;

receiving at a provisioning system from a wireless device a wireless device identifier, the wireless device having a first subset of the services;

identifying from the wireless device identifier a subscriber associated with the wireless device, the subscriber having a second subset of the services; and

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if the first and second subsets conflict, enabling none, one, or both of the first and second subsets of services in accordance with conflict resolution information for the service provider.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further adapted for, before enabling none, one, or both of the first and second subsets of services, comparing the first and second subsets for conflict.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further adapted for transmitting to the service provider an error message if the first and second subsets conflict.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the wireless device identifier is stored in a memory device of the wireless device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory device is a subscriber identity module (SIM).

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the services include electronic mail services.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the system is operated by a second service provider.

15. A computer program product having a computer readable medium tangibly embodying computer executable code for directing a provisioning system to provision wireless devices for use of services offered by a service provider on a wireless network, said computer program product comprising:

code for receiving at a provisioning system from a wireless device a wireless device identifier, the wireless device having a first subset of the services;

code for identifying from the wireless device identifier a subscriber associated with the wireless device, the subscriber having a second subset of the services; and

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code for, if the first and second subsets conflict, enabling none, one, or both of the first and second subsets of services in accordance with conflict resolution information for the service provider.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising code for, prior to none, one, or both of the first and second subsets of services, comparing the first and second subsets for conflict.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising code for transmitting to the service provider an error message if the first and second subsets conflict.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the wireless device identifier is stored in a memory device of the wireless device.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the memory device is a subscriber identity module (SIM).

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the services include electronic mail services.

21. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the provisioning system is operated by a second service provider.