Method, network entity, system, mobile device and computer program product for automatic provisioning of a service
First Claim
1. A method of automatically provisioning a service, said method comprising:
- receiving a request for authorization to establish a session of a service with a mobile device, wherein establishment of the session with the mobile device requires service provisioning; and
automatically provisioning the service for the mobile device in response to receipt of the request.
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Abstract
A method, system, network entity and computer program product are provided for automatically provisioning a service in the instance where a need for provisioning of the service arises. In particular, a provisioning system is configured to automatically provision a service for a mobile device as a result of there being a current desire or need to establish a session of the service with the mobile device. In one exemplary embodiment, this includes provisioning a messaging service for a mobile device as a result of the mobile device becoming the intended recipient of a message that requires such service provisioning. Provisioning the service may involve arranging for various settings needed to implement the service to be transmitted to the mobile device, as well as updating the mobile device'"'"'s subscription information to include the subscriptions needed for the particular messaging service.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of automatically provisioning a service, said method comprising:
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receiving a request for authorization to establish a session of a service with a mobile device, wherein establishment of the session with the mobile device requires service provisioning; and
automatically provisioning the service for the mobile device in response to receipt of the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network entity capable of automatically provisioning a service, said network entity comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory in communication with the processor, said memory storing an application executable by the processor, wherein the application is capable, upon execution, of receiving a request for authorization to establish a session of a service with a mobile device, wherein establishment of the session with the mobile device requires service provisioning, and automatically provisioning the service for the mobile device in response to receipt of the request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for automatically provisioning a service, said system comprising:
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a mobile device;
a service center configured to receive a request to establish a session of a service with the mobile device, and, in response, to transmit a request for authorization to establish the session of the service with the mobile device, wherein establishment of the session with the mobile device requires service provisioning; and
a network entity configured to receive the request and to automatically provision the service for the mobile device in response to receipt of the request. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer program product for automatically provisioning a service, wherein the computer program product comprises at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for receiving a request for authorization to establish a session with a mobile device, wherein establishment of the session with the mobile device requires service provisioning; and
a second executable portion for automatically provisioning the service for the mobile device in response to receipt of the request. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A mobile device comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory in communication with the processor, said memory storing an application executable by the processor, wherein the application is capable, upon execution, of;
receiving a notification of a requested session establishment, said notification requesting that said mobile device authorize provisioning of a service needed for the requested session establishment; and
authorizing provisioning of the service. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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