4G LTE POWER ON ACTIVATIONS
First Claim
1. An activation service system, comprising:
- a computer platform configured as an enterprise activation services server;
a computer platform configured as a provisioning system; and
a computer platform configured as a billing server, wherein;
the enterprise activation services server is configured to;
receive, from a mobile device, a request for the status of a pending order related to the mobile device;
query, in response to the pending order status request, a telephone number inventory server for;
an identifier of an identity module included in the mobile device; and
the status of the identifier;
search, via the billing server and based on the identifier, for the pending order related to the mobile device;
upon finding the pending order related to the mobile device, prompt the billing server to;
release the pending order related to the mobile device; and
initiate a provisioning process to complete the released pending order;
receive, from the provisioning system, a notification related to the status of provisioning the identity module;
send, upon receipt of the notification and to the mobile device, a response to the pending order status request; and
send, to the provisioning system, a status indication that the response to the pending order status request has been sent;
the provisioning system is configured to;
receive, from the billing server, an indication of self-activation related to the identifier;
provision, in response to the self-activation indication, at least one of a plurality of network elements within a mobile communications network to support communications via the mobile communications network related to the mobile device;
send, upon successful provisioning of the at least one of the plurality of network elements, a network element provisioning response to the billing server;
provision the identity module in the mobile device, in response to the self-activation indication and successful network element provisioning; and
send, to the enterprise activation service server, the notification related to the status of provisioning the identity module; and
the billing server is configured to;
send, as part of the enterprise activation services server pending order search, an identifier revalidation request to the telephone number inventory server;
send, as part of the enterprise activation services server prompt to release the pending order, the indication of self-activation related to the identifier to the provisioning system;
receive, from the provisioning system, the network element provisioning response; and
change, upon receipt of the network element provisioning response, a status related to the mobile device to RS.
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Abstract
A customer is permitted to self-activate a mobile device purchased via a commercial sales channel. Upon powering on the mobile device, the mobile device establishes a restricted service session through the network to a self-activation service and the mobile device queries the self-activation service for any pending order related to the mobile device which may have been generated during the purchase process. The communications with the self-activation service, however, support completing the pending order, activating the mobile device and communicating to the user that activation is complete. Part of the activation procedure configures one or more network elements to provide service for the device in a normal unrestricted manner. When provisioning is complete, the restricted access configuration used to establish the session with the self-activation service is removed.
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20 Claims
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1. An activation service system, comprising:
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a computer platform configured as an enterprise activation services server; a computer platform configured as a provisioning system; and a computer platform configured as a billing server, wherein; the enterprise activation services server is configured to; receive, from a mobile device, a request for the status of a pending order related to the mobile device; query, in response to the pending order status request, a telephone number inventory server for; an identifier of an identity module included in the mobile device; and the status of the identifier; search, via the billing server and based on the identifier, for the pending order related to the mobile device; upon finding the pending order related to the mobile device, prompt the billing server to; release the pending order related to the mobile device; and initiate a provisioning process to complete the released pending order; receive, from the provisioning system, a notification related to the status of provisioning the identity module; send, upon receipt of the notification and to the mobile device, a response to the pending order status request; and send, to the provisioning system, a status indication that the response to the pending order status request has been sent; the provisioning system is configured to; receive, from the billing server, an indication of self-activation related to the identifier; provision, in response to the self-activation indication, at least one of a plurality of network elements within a mobile communications network to support communications via the mobile communications network related to the mobile device; send, upon successful provisioning of the at least one of the plurality of network elements, a network element provisioning response to the billing server; provision the identity module in the mobile device, in response to the self-activation indication and successful network element provisioning; and send, to the enterprise activation service server, the notification related to the status of provisioning the identity module; and the billing server is configured to; send, as part of the enterprise activation services server pending order search, an identifier revalidation request to the telephone number inventory server; send, as part of the enterprise activation services server prompt to release the pending order, the indication of self-activation related to the identifier to the provisioning system; receive, from the provisioning system, the network element provisioning response; and change, upon receipt of the network element provisioning response, a status related to the mobile device to RS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer, comprising:
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a processor configured to control operations of the computer; a memory; an enterprise activation services server program in the memory, wherein execution of the enterprise activation services server program by the processor of the computer configures the computer to implement functions, including functions to; receive, from a mobile device, a request for the status of a pending order for mobile network communication service related to the mobile device; query, in response to the pending order status request, a telephone number inventory server for; an identifier of an identity module included in the mobile device; and the status of the identifier; search, via a billing server program executing on another computer and based on the identifier, for the pending order related to the mobile device; upon finding the pending order related to the mobile device, prompt the billing server program to; release the pending order related to the mobile device; and initiate a provisioning process to complete the released pending order; receive, from a provisioning system program executing on another computer, a notification related to the status of provisioning the identity module; send, upon receipt of the notification and to the mobile device, a response to the pending order status request; and send, to the provisioning system program, a status indication that the response to the pending order status request has been sent. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile device, comprising:
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a communication interface system, including at least one wireless communication transceiver; an identity module; at least one user interface element configured to receive user input and to provide output to a user of the mobile device; and a processor coupled to the communication interface system and the at least one user interface element, configured to control operations of the mobile device to implement functions, including functions to; request, upon power on and from an enterprise activation services server, a status of a pending order for mobile network communication service related to the mobile device; and receive, from the enterprise activation services server, a response to the request for the status of the pending order, wherein the identity module is pre-provisioned only for sufficient service provided by a mobile communications network operator related to the pending order to enable self-activation of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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