Wireless subscription portability
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1. A method for providing secure and automatic initial provisioning and/or subscription portability of a wireless terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving a wireless subscription identifier into the wireless terminal;
receiving a password into the wireless terminal; and
communicating over the air with a home system to complete initial provisioning and/or subscription portability.
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Abstract
A short Personal Identification Number (PIN) is used to transfer a subscription for wireless service to a new wireless terminal 104, thereby providing enhanced personal mobility to the subscriber. The transfer is rendered secure by the exchange of Diffie-Hellnan Encrypted Key Exchange (DH-EKE) messages 110, 114.
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1. A method for providing secure and automatic initial provisioning and/or subscription portability of a wireless terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a wireless subscription identifier into the wireless terminal;
receiving a password into the wireless terminal; and
communicating over the air with a home system to complete initial provisioning and/or subscription portability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A home system for secure and automatic initial provisioning and/or subscription portability of a wireless terminal configured to:
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receive a password and a subscription identifier from a wireless terminal; and
communicate with the wireless terminal over the air to complete initial provisioning and/or subscription portability of the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless terminal configured to securely and autonomously perform initial provisioning and/or subscription portability over the air.
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21. A home system configured to securely and autonomously perform initial provisioning and/or subscription portability of a wireless terminal over the air.
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