SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ENABLE SUBSCRIBER SELF-ACTIVATION OF WIRELESS DATA TERMINALS

• US 20090025070A1
• Filed: 07/23/2008
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Telespree Communications (CCUR Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Telespree Communications (CCUR Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lavine, James F., Netanel, Eran
• Application Number:
  US12/178,551
• Publication Number:
  US 20090025070A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2103 Challenge-response
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/06 for supporting key management in a packet data network cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management H04L9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3247 involving digital signatures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3271 using challenge-response
• 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: H04W 12/0431 Key distribution or pre-distribution; Key agreement
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/72 Subscriber identity

Abstract

A wireless telephone and messaging system provides Secure Immediate Wireless Access (SIWA) to wireless telephones onto existing wireless networks, such as GSM, CDMA, TDMA, and analog (AMPS). The SIWA protocol uses existing wireless network messaging to exchange information between wireless devices and a network server, referred to herein as an Intelligent service manger (ISM). The ISM acts as a gateway between wireless devices and wireless service provider, and provides the wireless devices with an immediate limited or unlimited access to the wireless network. The ISM can also deny access to the wireless network from unauthorized wireless devices.

Claims

1. A method for generating temporary network credentials for a wireless device, the wireless device operable to send and receive data over a wireless network, the wireless network operable to transmit messages between the wireless device and a management server, the method comprising the steps of:

reading a device identity of the wireless device;

creating a temporary network credentials on the wireless device;

establishing a data session between the wireless device and the management server; and

storing permanent network credentials on the wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1, where the step of creating temporary network credentials on the wireless device comprises:

calculating the temporary network credentials as a function of the device identity.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

programming the network to allow connections by devices with valid temporary credentials.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of:

redirecting a connection from a wireless device with temporary credentials to a management server.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

Sending permanent credentials from the management server to the wireless device which indicates a subscription level of the wireless device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

Accepting user input on the wireless device.

7. The method of claim 6, where the step of reading the device identity occurs after user input is accepted on the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 6, where the user input is a button on the wireless device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

determining whether a stored credentials on the wireless device is well formed.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of:

determining whether the device has previously been activated from the stored credentials.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

Storing a function capable of generating a range of valid temporary credentials on the network.

12. The method of claim 11, where the function capable of generating a range of valid temporary credentials is obtained from wireless devices that may be activated on the network.

13. A system for subscribing a wireless device on a network comprising

a processor operable to execute computer program instructions,

an adapter operable for communicating with a network,

an interface capable of accepting user input,

software operational on the wireless device for performing the steps of:

reading a device identity of the wireless device;

creating a temporary network credentials on the wireless device;

establishing a data session between the wireless device and the management server; and

storing permanent network credentials on the wireless device.

14. The system of claim 13, where the step of creating temporary network credentials on the wireless device comprises:

calculating the temporary network credentials as a function of the device identity.

15. The system of claim 13, further comprising the step of:

programming the network to allow connections by devices with valid temporary credentials.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:

sending permanent credentials from the management server to the wireless device which indicate a subscription level of the wireless device.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:

accepting user input on the wireless device.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:

Determining whether a stored credentials on the wireless device is well formed.