APPARATUS, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD, BY WHICH TO ACTIVATE A WIRELESS DEVICE FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD
First Claim
1. An apparatus for facilitating access to temporary-user data pursuant to a selected temporary-user communication service at a first wireless device, said apparatus comprising:
- an approver configured to effectuate approval of temporary use of the first wireless device to be used for access to the temporary-user data pursuant to the temporary-user communication service; and
a session terminator configured to terminate access to the temporary-user data pursuant to the temporary-user communication service at the first wireless device upon termination of a selected period.
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Abstract
An apparatus, and an associated method, for providing secured effectuation of a communication service at a substitute mobile station. A user desiring temporarily to use a substitute mobile station to carry out the communication service initiates a request at the mobile station for its use. The communication service is available to be performed at the substitute mobile station for a selected period. Upon termination of the selected period, the communication service session ends, and data associated with the communication service session is deleted from the substitute mobile station.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for facilitating access to temporary-user data pursuant to a selected temporary-user communication service at a first wireless device, said apparatus comprising:
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an approver configured to effectuate approval of temporary use of the first wireless device to be used for access to the temporary-user data pursuant to the temporary-user communication service; and a session terminator configured to terminate access to the temporary-user data pursuant to the temporary-user communication service at the first wireless device upon termination of a selected period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for a network device of a radio network, said apparatus comprising:
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a user account manager configured to manage a multiple-device, single-user account that permits both a first-device, temporary-user communication service and a second-device permanent-user communication service; a data communicator configured to effectuate first-device data communication pursuant to the temporary-user communication service and to effectuate second-device data communication pursuant to the second-device permanent-user communication service. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for facilitating access to temporary-user data pursuant to a selected temporary-user communication service at a first wireless device, said method comprising:
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approving temporary use of the first wireless device for the communication of the temporary-user data pursuant to the temporary-user communication service; and terminating the temporary-user communication service at the first wireless device upon termination of a selected period.
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23. A method for facilitating performance of communication services, said method comprising:
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managing a multiple-device, single-user account that permits both a first-device, temporary-user communication service and a second-device permanent-user communication service; and effectuating first-device data communication pursuant to the temporary-user communication service.
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