Method and apparatus for remotely establishing a cellular service account for a cellular radiotelephone
First Claim
1. A method for remotely establishing a cellular service account for a cellular radiotelephone within a cellular system, said method comprising the steps of:
- said cellular system generating prompts for user input of account information;
said cellular system sending said prompts to said cellular radiotelephone, wherein said prompts are sent as an electronic page;
said cellular radiotelephone providing said prompts for user input of said account information;
said cellular radiotelephone accepting user input of said account information;
said cellular radiotelephone generating a data signal within said cellular radiotelephone in response to said user input of said account information, said data signal including said account information;
said cellular radiotelephone sending said data signal from said cellular radiotelephone to said cellular system; and
said cellular system storing said account information to establish said cellular service account.
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Abstract
In a method for remotely establishing a cellular service account for a cellular radiotelephone within a cellular system, prompts for user input of account information are generated by the cellular system and sent to the cellular radiotelephone. The cellular radiotelephone provides the prompts for user input of the account information, accepts user input of the account information, and generates a data signal within the cellular radiotelephone in response to the user input of the account information. The cellular radiotelephone sends the data signal from the cellular radiotelephone to the cellular system, and the cellular system stores the account information to establish the cellular service account.
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1. A method for remotely establishing a cellular service account for a cellular radiotelephone within a cellular system, said method comprising the steps of:
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said cellular system generating prompts for user input of account information; said cellular system sending said prompts to said cellular radiotelephone, wherein said prompts are sent as an electronic page; said cellular radiotelephone providing said prompts for user input of said account information; said cellular radiotelephone accepting user input of said account information; said cellular radiotelephone generating a data signal within said cellular radiotelephone in response to said user input of said account information, said data signal including said account information; said cellular radiotelephone sending said data signal from said cellular radiotelephone to said cellular system; and said cellular system storing said account information to establish said cellular service account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5)
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3. A method for remotely establishing a cellular service account for a cellular radiotelephone within a cellular system, said method comprising the steps of:
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said cellular system generating prompts for user input of account information; said cellular system sending said prompts to said cellular radiotelephone; said cellular radiotelephone providing said prompts for user input of said account information; said cellular radiotelephone accepting user input of said account information; said cellular radiotelephone generating a data signal within said cellular radiotelephone in response to said user input of said account information, said data signal including said account information; said cellular radiotelephone sending said data signal including said account information from said cellular radiotelephone to said cellular system wherein said cellular radiotelephone sending step comprises sending said data signal as an SMS message; and said cellular system storing said account information from said data signal to establish said cellular service account.
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6. A cellular radiotelephone for operation in a cellular system, said cellular radio telephone comprising:
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a receiver for receiving prompts for user input of account information from said cellular system, wherein said prompts from said cellular system are received as a portion of an electronic page; prompting means for prompting for user input of said account information; input means for accepting user input of said account information; generating means for generating a data signal in response to said user input of said account information, said data signal including said account information; and a transmitter for transmitting said data signal from said cellular radiotelephone to said cellular system wherein said account information is stored to establish a cellular service account. - View Dependent Claims (7, 9, 13)
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8. A cellular radiotelephone for operation in a cellular system, said cellular radio telephone comprising:
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a receiver for receiving prompts for user input of account information from said cellular system; prompting means for prompting for user input of said account information; input means for accepting user input of said account information; generating means for generating a data signal in response to said user input of said account information, said data signal including said account information; and a transmitter for transmitting said data signal including said account information from said cellular radiotelephone to said cellular system wherein said account information is stored to establish a cellular service account wherein said data signal is transmitted as an SMS message.
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10. A cellular system for providing communications with at least one cellular radiotelephone, said cellular system comprising:
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generating means for generating prompts for user input of account information, wherein said prompts for user input of said account information are sent as an electronic page; a transmitter for sending said prompts for user input of said account information to said cellular radiotelephone; a receiver for receiving a data signal from said cellular radiotelephone, said data signal including account information generated by said cellular radiotelephone in response to prompts for user input followed by user input of said account information; and memory means for storing said account information to establish a cellular service account for said cellular radiotelephone. - View Dependent Claims (11, 14)
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12. A cellular system for providing communications with at least one cellular radiotelephone, said cellular system comprising:
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generating means for generating prompts for user input of account information; a transmitter for sending said prompts for user input of said account information to said cellular radiotelephone; a receiver for receiving a data signal from said cellular radiotelephone, said data signal including account information generated by said cellular radiotelephone in response to prompts for user input followed by user input of said account information wherein said data signal comprises an SMS message; and memory means for storing said account information from said data signal to establish a cellular service account for said cellular radiotelephone.
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