System and Method for Real Time Self-Provisioning for a Mobile Communication Device
First Claim
1. A provisioning authority for communication with a service provider system and a plurality of mobile communication devices, comprising:
- a billing system associated with the provisioning authority;
the provisioning authority provisioning the plurality of mobile communication devices, and communicating provisioning information of the plurality of mobile communication devices to the service provider system.
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Abstract
A system and method of provisioning services for a mobile communication device are disclosed. A provisioning request including provisioning information and specifying a provisioning operation and a first communication service is prepared on the mobile communication device and sent to a provisioning system. Processing of the provisioning request is dependent upon whether or not a second communication service has been activated for the mobile communication device. If the mobile communication device is outside a coverage area of a wireless communication network when a provisioning request is prepared, the request is stored at the mobile communication device and sent to the provisioning system when the mobile communication device enters the coverage area. The provisioning system preferably manages service provisioning for multiple services, any of which may be hosted by different service providers.
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18 Claims
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1. A provisioning authority for communication with a service provider system and a plurality of mobile communication devices, comprising:
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a billing system associated with the provisioning authority; the provisioning authority provisioning the plurality of mobile communication devices, and communicating provisioning information of the plurality of mobile communication devices to the service provider system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A provisioning authority associated with a service provider system and in communication with a plurality of mobile communication devices, comprising:
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a billing system; a provisioning application associated with a respective one of the mobile communication devices for communication with the provisioning authority; wherein said provisioning application provisions a service on the respective one of the mobile communication devices, said service associated with the service provider system; and wherein provisioning information of the plurality of mobile communication devices is communicated from the provisioning authority to the service provider system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A provisioning system associated with a service provider system and in communication with a plurality of mobile devices comprising:
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a provisioning application associated with a respective one of the mobile devices for communication with the provisioning system; wherein said provisioning application provisions a service on the respective one of the mobile devices, said service associated with the service provider system; and wherein provisioning information of the plurality of mobile devices is communicated from the provisioning system to the service provider system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of provisioning a plurality of mobile communication devices in communication with a provisioning authority, the provisioning authority being associated with a service provider system, the method comprising:
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associating a billing system with the provisioning authority; configuring the provisioning authority to provision the plurality of mobile communication devices; and configuring the provisioning authority to communicate provisioning information of the plurality of mobile communication devices to the service provider system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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