Method of activating a device
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1. A method of activating a device, comprising:
- establishing communication between the device and an other device;
receiving, at the other device, a message including activation information from a third party facility, the activation information including a header and a mobile dialing number;
via the device, using the header to identify the message as an activation message for the device;
via the device, retrieving the identified message from the other device; and
storing the mobile dialing number in a memory operatively associated with the device, the mobile dialing number enabling the third party facility to initiate communication with the device.
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Abstract
A method of activating a device involves establishing communication between the device and another device and receiving, at the other device, a message including activation information from a third party facility. The activation information includes a header and a mobile dialing number. The method further includes using the header to identify the message as an activation message for the device and, via the device, retrieving the identified message from the other device. The mobile dialing number is stored in a memory associated with the device, where the mobile dialing number enables the third party facility to initiate communication with the device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of activating a device, comprising:
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establishing communication between the device and an other device; receiving, at the other device, a message including activation information from a third party facility, the activation information including a header and a mobile dialing number; via the device, using the header to identify the message as an activation message for the device; via the device, retrieving the identified message from the other device; and storing the mobile dialing number in a memory operatively associated with the device, the mobile dialing number enabling the third party facility to initiate communication with the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of activating a device, comprising:
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establishing communication between the device and an other device, the establishing being accomplished using a short range wireless connection; requesting and receiving an activation message by the other device from a third party facility, the activation message including a header and a mobile dialing number; examining the other device to identify the header associated with the activation message; upon identifying the header, extracting, via the device, the mobile dialing number from the activation message; and storing the mobile dialing number in a memory operatively associated with the device, the mobile dialing number enabling communication between the device and the third party facility. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for activating a deactivated device, comprising:
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a handheld communications device in selective and operative communication with the deactivated device via a short range wireless connection; a third party facility in selective and operative communication with the handheld communication device, the third party facility configured to generate and transmit, to the handheld communication device, an activation message for activating the deactivated device, the activation message including a header and a mobile dialing number; a processor operatively associated with the deactivated device, the processor including; computer readable code for examining the handheld communications device for receipt of the activation message by identifying the header; and computer readable code for extracting the mobile dialing number from the activation message; and a memory operatively associated with the deactivated device and configured to store therein the mobile dialing number extracted from the activation message by the processor, the stored mobile dialing number enabling the third party facility to establish communication with the deactivated device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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