System and method for activating services on a wireless device
First Claim
1. A method for activating services on a wireless device, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one code input into the wireless device to be used for activating services on the wireless device;
automatically retrieving device-related information from the wireless device;
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 accessible by inactive wireless devices for delivery to a remote site for use in activating services on 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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38 Claims
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1. A method for activating services on a wireless device, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one code input into the wireless device to be used for activating services on the wireless device; automatically retrieving device-related information from the wireless device; 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 accessible by inactive wireless devices for delivery to a remote site for use in activating services on the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions, the instructions being operable to enable a wireless device, when executed by a processor, to perform a method for activating services on the wireless device, the method comprising:
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upon activation of the computer program product, automatically retrieving device-related information from the wireless device; generating an activation message within the wireless device that includes the retrieved device-related information; and causing the wireless device to transmit the activation message directly from the wireless device over a provisioning channel accessible by inactive wireless devices for delivery to a remote site for use in activating services on the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for activating services on a wireless device, the method comprising:
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loading subscription parameters for the services to be activated in a memory for the wireless device; and automatically retrieving device-related information from the wireless device; generating an activation message within the wireless device that includes the retrieved device-related information; causing the wireless device to transmit the activation message directly from the wireless device for delivery to a remote site for use in activating services on the wireless device; and receiving an activation response from the remove site for activating services on the wireless device at least partially based on the subscription parameters loaded in the memory of the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions, the instructions being operable to enable a wireless device, when executed by a processor, to perform a method for activating services on the wireless device, the method comprising:
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loading subscription parameters for the services to be activated in a memory for the wireless device; and automatically retrieving device-related information from the wireless device; generating an activation message within the wireless device that includes the retrieved device-related information; causing the wireless device to transmit the activation message directly from the wireless device for delivery to a remote site for use in activating services on the wireless device; and receiving an activation response from the remove site for activating services on the wireless device at least partially based on the subscription parameters loaded in the memory of the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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