METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR M2M DEVICE SUBSCRIPTION
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Abstract
An apparatus may include a processor circuit and a machine type communication (MTC) device setup module operable on the processor circuit to determine when the apparatus is provisioned with a subscription to a local network, and to provide a device setup interface to automatically connect the apparatus to a machine type communication (MTC) subscriber independently of an operator of the local network. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
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46 Claims
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor circuit; and a machine type communications (MTC) device setup module operable on the processor circuit to determine when a device is without a local subscription to a local network, provide a device setup interface to automatically connect the device to an MTC subscriber through the local network without a local subscription, and receive a local subscription to the local network from the MTC subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method, comprising:
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determining a device is not provisioned to operate with a network; connecting the device to an MTC subscriber through the network via a device setup interface; receiving a subscription to the network from the MTC subscriber via the device setup interface, the MTC subscriber independent of an operator of the network; and subscribing the device to the network with the received subscription. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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- 38. At least one computer-readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions that, when executed, cause a system to determine when a device is without a local subscription to a local network, provide a device setup interface to automatically connect the device to an MTC subscriber through the local network without a local subscription, and receive a local subscription to the local network from the MTC subscriber.
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