Certification and activation of used phones purchased through an online auction
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1. A method for providing an online auction of a previously activated wireless telecommunications device, the method comprising:
- a web server connected to one or more online client devices, wherein the web server performs a method stored in a storage medium and executed by one or more processors comprising;
forwarding an indicator for display on the client device to a user, where the user is a winner of an online auction of the previously activated wireless telecommunications device, the indicator being associated with an option for the user to certify the previously activated wireless telecommunications device for use with one or more providers of telecommunications services; and
certifying the previously activated wireless telecommunications device in response to the selection of the indicator by the user, wherein certifying the previously activated wireless telecommunications device further comprises comparing an identifier associated with the previously activated wireless telecommunications device to one or more identifiers associated with one or more wireless telecommunications devices that are indicated as not certifiable by the one or more providers of telecommunications services.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing an online auction of a wireless device. An indicator is displayed to a winner of an online auction of the wireless device. The indicator is associated with an option for the user to certify the wireless device for use with one or more providers of telecommunications services. The wireless device is certified in response to the selection of the indicator by the winner.
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1. A method for providing an online auction of a previously activated wireless telecommunications device, the method comprising:
a web server connected to one or more online client devices, wherein the web server performs a method stored in a storage medium and executed by one or more processors comprising; forwarding an indicator for display on the client device to a user, where the user is a winner of an online auction of the previously activated wireless telecommunications device, the indicator being associated with an option for the user to certify the previously activated wireless telecommunications device for use with one or more providers of telecommunications services; and certifying the previously activated wireless telecommunications device in response to the selection of the indicator by the user, wherein certifying the previously activated wireless telecommunications device further comprises comparing an identifier associated with the previously activated wireless telecommunications device to one or more identifiers associated with one or more wireless telecommunications devices that are indicated as not certifiable by the one or more providers of telecommunications services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A website for activating a previously activated wireless telecommunications device comprising:
a plurality of modules, operating on a web server connected to one or more online client devices, each of the one or more online client devices including a web browser, the plurality of modules comprising; a displaying module for providing an indicator for display on the client device to a user, where the user is a winner of an online auction of the previously activated wireless telecommunications device, wherein the wireless telecommunications device was previously used to access a telecommunications service, the indicator being associated with an option for the user to certify the previously activated wireless telecommunications device for use with one or more providers of telecommunications services; and a certification module for certifying the previously activated wireless telecommunications device in response to the selection of the indicator by the user, wherein certifying the wireless telecommunications device further comprises comparing an identifier associated with the wireless telecommunications device to one or more identifiers associated with wireless telecommunications devices that are indicated as not certifiable by the one or more telecommunications service providers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a non-transient computer usable medium including computer usable program code for activating a used previously activated wireless telecommunications device, the computer program product comprising:
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computer usable program code for forwarding displaying an indicator for display on a client device to a user, where the user is a winner of an online auction of the previously activated wireless telecommunications device, the indicator being associated with an option for the user to certify the used previously activated wireless telecommunications device for use with one or more providers of telecommunications services; and computer usable program code for certifying the used previously activated wireless telecommunications device in response to the selection of the indicator by the user;
wherein certifying the wireless telecommunications device further comprises comparing an identifier associated with the wireless telecommunications device to one or more identifiers associated with wireless telecommunications devices that are indicated as not certifiable by the one or more telecommunications service providers. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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