System and method for managing information handling system wireless network provisioning
First Claim
1. A system for manufacture of an information handling system having a provisioned WWAN component, the system comprising:
- a processor operable to execute instruction;
memory interfaced with the processor, the memory storing instructions for;
an order engine operable to accept an order for the information handling system having the provisioned WWAN component, the order having configuration information defining the configuration of the information handling system and WWAN information defining WWAN provider and end user information;
a configuration engine interfaced with the order engine and operable to generate a manifest for building the information handling system with the order configuration to include the WWAN component;
a WWAN configuration engine operable to interface with the information handling system built according to the manifest and retrieve a unique identifier associated with the WWAN component; and
a WWAN provisioning engine interfaced with the WWAN configuration engine, the WWAN provisioning engine operable to format an provisioning request having the WWAN component unique identifier and the WWAN end user information and to send the provisioning request to the WWAN provider.
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Abstract
Information handling systems are built to order with provisioned wireless wide area network (WWAN) service coordinated through a WWAN network provider as part of the manufacture of the information handling system. A WWAN component is built into the information handling system and then queried to retrieve a WWAN identifier, such as ESM or SIM information. The identifier is associated with end user information of the information handling system and formatted as a request for WWAN provisioning sent to a network service provider. The network service provider applies the WWAN identifier and end user information to contact the end user for setting up a WWAN account or, alternatively, to automatically set up a WWAN account for the end user.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for manufacture of an information handling system having a provisioned WWAN component, the system comprising:
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a processor operable to execute instruction; memory interfaced with the processor, the memory storing instructions for; an order engine operable to accept an order for the information handling system having the provisioned WWAN component, the order having configuration information defining the configuration of the information handling system and WWAN information defining WWAN provider and end user information; a configuration engine interfaced with the order engine and operable to generate a manifest for building the information handling system with the order configuration to include the WWAN component; a WWAN configuration engine operable to interface with the information handling system built according to the manifest and retrieve a unique identifier associated with the WWAN component; and a WWAN provisioning engine interfaced with the WWAN configuration engine, the WWAN provisioning engine operable to format an provisioning request having the WWAN component unique identifier and the WWAN end user information and to send the provisioning request to the WWAN provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for provisioning WWAN service for an information handling system, the method comprising:
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building the information handling system at a manufacture site, the information handling system having a WWAN component operable to support WWAN service; using a processor to reading from the information handling system a unique identifier associated with the WWAN component; using a processor to associating the WWAN component unique identifier with end user information and WWAN service provider information; and forwarding the WWAN component unique identifier and end user information from the manufacture site to the WWAN service provider; using a processor to provisioning the WWAN component to interact with the service provider WWAN; and shipping the information handling system from the manufacture site to an end user site. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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