Automatically provisioning a WWAN device
First Claim
1. A method of obtaining network connection information for a wireless wide area network device, the method comprising:
- sending a request from a wireless wide area network device to a provisioning server via the internet, the request comprising a user identification and elements defining a request for network connection information related to a wireless wide area network; and
receiving the network connection information from the provisioning server, the network connection information having been selected by the provisioning server based on the information contained in the request sent by the wireless wide area network device.
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Abstract
Network connection information is requested by a wireless wide area network device via the internet. Such information may include configuration information, data roaming partner information, and/or cost information regarding roaming partner connection and/or a subscriber plan related to the wireless wide area network. To retrieve the information, the wireless device sends a request to a redirection server, which in turn provides an internet address for a provisioning server, or instructs a provisioning server to provide the network configuration information to the wireless device. A user and/or the wireless device may use the network connection information when deciding whether and/or how to connect to the network. A network provider may use methods disclosed herein to efficiently update wireless devices that subscribe to the network. The network provider may provide selected network connection information based on information regarding the wireless device, such as the user identification.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of obtaining network connection information for a wireless wide area network device, the method comprising:
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sending a request from a wireless wide area network device to a provisioning server via the internet, the request comprising a user identification and elements defining a request for network connection information related to a wireless wide area network; and receiving the network connection information from the provisioning server, the network connection information having been selected by the provisioning server based on the information contained in the request sent by the wireless wide area network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17)
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13. At least one computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions for performing steps of a method of instructing a wireless wide area network device to retrieve network connection information from a provisioning server, the method comprising:
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initiating a retrieval of network connection information based on a condition; sending a request from a wireless wide area network device to a redirection server for information regarding a URL for a provisioning server; receiving the information regarding the URL for a provisioning server; determining the URL for the provisioning server; sending a request from the wireless wide area network device to the determined URL via the internet, the request comprising a user identification and elements defining a request for network connection information; receiving by the wireless wide area network device the network connection information from the provisioning server via the internet, the network connection information comprising one or more of;
configuration information;an identification of a wireless data roaming network approved for use; and cost information regarding a data subscriber plan associated with the wireless wide area network device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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18. At least one computer-readable medium having a store of information and computer-readable instructions for performing steps of facilitating the provision of network connection information from a provisioning server to a wireless wide area network device, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a wireless wide area network device via the internet, the request indicating that the wireless wide area network device desires to retrieve network connection information; and at least one of (a) or (b); (a) sending information regarding a URL for a provisioning server to the wireless wide area network device, the provisioning server being configured to receive a request for network connection information from the wireless wide area network device, further being configured to select network connection information from a store of network connection information based on an identification of the wireless device, and further being configured to send the selected network connection information to the wireless wide area network; and (b) sending, to a provisioning server, information from the request and instructing the provisioning server to select network connection information from a store of network connection information based on an identification of the wireless device, and instructing the provisioning server to send the selected network connection information to the wireless wide area network device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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