SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCKING AND BRANDING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO A NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of locking and branding a generic mobile communication device to a carrier network, comprising:
- inserting in the device a subscriber or user identification module specifying a selection of a carrier network to which the mobile communication device is to be wirelessly connected;
issuing from the device a request to lock and brand the device to the selected carrier network;
in response to the request, receiving a customized configuration file for the selected network containing a device locking command, and one or more branding commands to brand the device to the selected carrier network;
executing the device locking command to lock the device to the selected carrier network; and
executing the one or more branding commands to brand the device to the selected carrier network with one or more customized features specific to the selected carrier network.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a system and method for locking and branding a generic mobile communication device to a carrier network. In an embodiment, the method comprises: inserting in the device a subscriber or user identification module specifying a selection of a carrier network to which the mobile communication device is to be wirelessly connected; issuing from the device a request to lock and brand the device to the selected carrier network; in response to the request, receiving a customized configuration file for the selected network containing a device locking command, and one or more branding commands to brand the device to the selected carrier network; executing the device locking command to lock the device to the selected carrier network; and executing the one or more branding commands to brand the device to the selected carrier network with one or more customized features specific to the selected carrier network.
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1. A method of locking and branding a generic mobile communication device to a carrier network, comprising:
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inserting in the device a subscriber or user identification module specifying a selection of a carrier network to which the mobile communication device is to be wirelessly connected; issuing from the device a request to lock and brand the device to the selected carrier network; in response to the request, receiving a customized configuration file for the selected network containing a device locking command, and one or more branding commands to brand the device to the selected carrier network; executing the device locking command to lock the device to the selected carrier network; and executing the one or more branding commands to brand the device to the selected carrier network with one or more customized features specific to the selected carrier network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile communication device configured for locking and branding to a carrier network, comprising:
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means for receiving a selection of a carrier network to which the device is to be wirelessly connected based on subscriber or user identification module inserted into the device; means for issuing from the device a request to lock and brand the device to the selected carrier network; means for receiving in response to the request a customized configuration file for the selected network containing a device locking command, and one or more branding commands to brand the device to the selected carrier network; means for executing the device locking command to lock the device to the selected carrier network; and means for executing the one or more branding commands to brand the device to the selected carrier network with one or more customized features specific to the selected carrier network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium storing computer code that when loaded into a generic mobile communication device adapts the device to perform a method of locking and branding the device to a carrier network, comprising:
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code for identifying a selection of a carrier network to which the mobile communication device is to be wirelessly connected based on a subscriber or user identification module inserted into the device; code for issuing from the device a request to lock and brand the device to the selected carrier network; code for receiving, in response to the request, a customized configuration file for the selected network containing a device locking command, and one or more branding commands to brand the device to the selected carrier network; code for executing the device locking command to lock the device to the selected carrier network; and code for executing the one or more branding commands to brand the device to the selected carrier network with one or more customized features specific to the selected carrier network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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