METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE IMMEDIATE WIRELESS ACCESS IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

• US 20120040658A1
• Filed: 10/24/2011
• Published: 02/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eran Netanel
• Original Assignee: Eran Netanel
• Inventors: NETANEL, Eran
• Application Number:
  US13/279,965
• Publication Number:
  US 20120040658A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0869 for achieving mutual authentication cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for mutual authentication H04L9/3273
• 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 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/265 for initial activation of new user

Abstract

A wireless telephone and messaging system provides Secure Immediate Wireless Access (SIWA) to wireless telephones onto existing wireless networks. 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 Manager (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 bootstrap system for secure immediate wireless access by at least one non-active wireless device for exchange of information via one or more existing networks, comprising:

a server; and

a wireless device, where the server and the wireless device are programmed to perform computer-implemented operations comprising;

upon being powered on, said wireless device requesting access to a wireless network, and being issued a limited profile from said on said wireless network;

said wireless device automatically registering on said wireless network using said limited profile;

said wireless device automatically requesting access to an IP (internet protocol) network, wherein said wireless device is assigned an IP address and granted access to an activation realm on said IP network;

said wireless device initiating contact with said server on said activation realm; and

during an interaction with said server, said server performing at least one of the operations of;

provisioning an account on said network;

assigning parameters for programming said wireless device; and

programming said wireless device;

wherein when assigning and programming are complete, said wireless device is activated.