METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ASSOCIATE A MOBILE DEVICE WITH A PANELIST PROFILE
First Claim
1. A method to conditionally enable a metering application on a mobile device, comprising:
- initializing a metering application on the mobile device to operate with partial functionality;
parsing a message log with the metering application to identify an installation message;
extracting a telephone number from the installation message and saving to a memory of the mobile device;
sending an initialization message based on the extracted telephone number to prompt an authorization message; and
enabling full functionality of the metering application in response to receiving the authorization message.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to associate a mobile device with a panelist profile. An example method includes initializing a metering application on the mobile device to operate with partial functionality, parsing a message log with the metering application to identify an installation message, extracting a telephone number from the installation message and saving to a memory of the mobile device, sending an initialization message based on the extracted telephone number to prompt an authorization message, and enabling full functionality of the metering application in response to receiving the authorization message.
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28 Claims
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1. A method to conditionally enable a metering application on a mobile device, comprising:
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initializing a metering application on the mobile device to operate with partial functionality; parsing a message log with the metering application to identify an installation message; extracting a telephone number from the installation message and saving to a memory of the mobile device; sending an initialization message based on the extracted telephone number to prompt an authorization message; and enabling full functionality of the metering application in response to receiving the authorization message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7-14. -14. (canceled)
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15. A tangible machine accessible medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to, at least:
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initialize a metering application on the mobile device to operate with partial functionality; parse a message log with the metering application to identify an installation message; extract a telephone number from the installation message and saving to a memory of the mobile device; send an initialization message based on the extracted telephone number to prompt an authorization message; and enable full functionality of the metering application in response to receiving the authorization message. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19-24. -24. (canceled)
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25. An apparatus to conditionally enable a metering application on a mobile device, comprising:
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a metering application on the mobile device to initialize with partial functionality; an installation message parser to identify an installation message and extract a telephone number from the installation message; and a mobile message generator to send an initialization message based on the extracted telephone number to prompt an authorization message that enables full functionality of the metering application. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28-30. -30. (canceled)
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