System and method for activating services on a wireless device
First Claim
1. A method for activating services on an inactive wireless device, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one code input into an inactive wireless device to be used for activating services on the wireless device;
automatically retrieving device-related information from the wireless device, wherein the device-related information includes at least one of a serial number for the wireless device and a serial number for a subscriber identity module (SIM) card installed in the wireless device that is automatically retrieved from a SIM card memory;
generating an activation message within the wireless device including the input code and the device-related information; and
transmitting the activation message directly from the wireless device over a provisioning channel not available for subscriber use and accessible by inactive wireless devices for delivery to a remote site for use in activating services on the wireless device, wherein the provisioning channel is selected from a group consisting of a Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel, a Short Message Service (SMS) messaging channel and a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) messaging channel, wherein the wireless device is initially inactive and the services to be activated include initial activation of the wireless device for the intended use of the wireless device.
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Abstract
A system and method for activating services on a wireless device are provided that improve a user'"'"'s experience and ease of activation/provisioning of services for the wireless device by providing a new provisioning channel for service activations. A user is simply required to input a short activation code(s) into the wireless device which is combined into an activation message along with other device-related information that is automatically retrieved from the wireless device. The generated activation message is then transmitted over the messaging provisioning channel accessible by inactive and/or unprovisioned wireless devices for delivery to a remote site for use in activating services on the wireless device. The services to be activated may include at least one of the following: out of the box activation, device upgrades, device reactivations, wireless number changes, wireless number porting, and the addition or purchasing of services including airtime, enrollments or content.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for activating services on an inactive wireless device, the method comprising:
receiving at least one code input into an inactive wireless device to be used for activating services on the wireless device; automatically retrieving device-related information from the wireless device, wherein the device-related information includes at least one of a serial number for the wireless device and a serial number for a subscriber identity module (SIM) card installed in the wireless device that is automatically retrieved from a SIM card memory; generating an activation message within the wireless device including the input code and the device-related information; and transmitting the activation message directly from the wireless device over a provisioning channel not available for subscriber use and accessible by inactive wireless devices for delivery to a remote site for use in activating services on the wireless device, wherein the provisioning channel is selected from a group consisting of a Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel, a Short Message Service (SMS) messaging channel and a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) messaging channel, wherein the wireless device is initially inactive and the services to be activated include initial activation of the wireless device for the intended use of the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless device comprising:
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an input device for allowing the input of an activation code used for activating services on the wireless device; a subscriber identity module (SIM) card having a SIM card memory for storing at least a SIM card serial number; a memory for storing at least a device serial number; a processor coupled to the input device, the SIM card and the memory, and configured to collect the activation code, the SIM card serial number and the device serial number, and generate an activation message within the wireless device having at least the activation code, the SIM card serial number and the device serial number; and a transceiver coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the activation message directly from the wireless device over a provisioning channel not available for subscriber use and available to inactive wireless devices for delivery to a remote site for requesting activation of services on the wireless device, wherein the provisioning channel is selected from a group consisting of a Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel, a Short Message Service (SMS) messaging channel and a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) messaging channel, wherein the wireless device is initially inactive and the services to be activated include initial activation of the wireless device for the intended use of the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for activating a wireless device, the method comprising:
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receiving an activation message transmitted from an inactive wireless device over a provisioning channel not available for subscriber use and accessible to inactive wireless devices, wherein the provisioning channel is selected from a group consisting of a Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel, a Short Message Service (SMS) messaging channel and a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) messaging channel, the activation message received by an operator of the provisioning channel, the activation message further including a user-provided activation code and device-related information automatically collected from the wireless device to be activated, wherein the device-related information includes at least one of a serial number for the wireless device and a serial number for a subscriber identity module (SIM) card installed in the wireless device that is automatically retrieved from a SIM card memory; and the operator of the provisioning channel forwarding the activation message to a service provider provisioning system to initiate service activation using content of the activation message. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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