Postponed carrier configuration

• US 10,645,573 B2
• Filed: 08/23/2016
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Fleischman, David, Coffman, Patrick, Wyld, Jeremy, Christie, Gregory N., Hauck, Jerrold Von, Liu, Audra Men-jhi, Sahuc, Sebastien, Vempaty, Muralidhar S., Chugh, Shruti, Chaubey, Ashutosh, De Atley, Dallas, Padova, Jean-Marc, Culp, Heath, Posokhow, Bruno, Cassidy, Brian, Lehner, John N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaheed, Khalid W
• Application Number:
  US15/245,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20160366585A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,351 Days
• Field of Search: 455419
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/265 for initial activation of new user

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for providing telecommunications carrier configuration at activation of a mobile device. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a request for activation of a mobile device, and during activation of the mobile device, determining for the mobile device a telecommunications carrier from a number of telecommunications carriers, and identifying information associated with the determined telecommunications carrier for configuring the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by an activation service server, an activation policy for activation of a mobile device for cellular wireless service using;

i) manufacturing information associated with the mobile device, ii) distribution information associated with the mobile device, and iii) authorization from a telecommunications carrier to override a latest activation policy with an overriding activation policy; and

applying the activation policy during activation of the mobile device, wherein applying the activation policy comprises;

sending, by the activation service server to the mobile device, an activation record based on the activation policy, wherein;

i) the activation policy is stored in a device information repository prior to the activation of the mobile device,

ii) the device information repository is remote from the mobile device; and

iii) the activation policy replaces a previously stored activation policy in the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the distribution information includes information about a distribution channel for the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the activation policy further includes:

determining, by the activation service server, the activation policy from a plurality of activation policies associated with a distribution channel for the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the activation policy requires activation with a particular telecommunications carrier.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the activation policy allows activation with either of two particular telecommunications carriers.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the activation policy allows the mobile device to inherit activation records associated with a second mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the activation policy enables access by the mobile device to telecommunications service in only one country.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the applying the activation policy further comprises:

storing information about a type of the activation record in the device information repository.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the distribution information indicates that the mobile device is a replacement mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, from the mobile device prior to the determining, an activation request.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the receiving of an activation request is via a mobile services application.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the activation request comprises a smart card serial number.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the determining is based on the smart card serial number.

14. An application service server comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that when executed by the processor cause the application service server to perform steps comprising;

determining an activation policy for activation of a mobile device using;

i) manufacturing information associated with the mobile device ii) distribution information associated with the mobile device, and iii) authorization from a telecommunications carrier to override a latest activation policy with an overriding activation policy; and

applying the activation policy during activation of the mobile device, wherein applying the activation policy comprises;

sending, to the mobile device, an activation record based on the activation policy, wherein;

i) the activation policy is stored in a device information repository prior to the activation of the mobile device,

ii) the device information repository is remote from the mobile device; and

iii) the activation policy replaces a previously stored activation policy in the mobile device.

15. The application service server claim 14, wherein the distribution information includes information about a distribution channel for the mobile device.

16. The application service server claim 14, wherein the activation policy requires activation with a particular telecommunications carrier.

17. The application service server claim 14, wherein the activation policy allows activation with either of two particular telecommunications carriers.

18. The application service server claim 14, wherein the activation policy allows the mobile device to inherit activation records associated with a second mobile device.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a memory that stores instructions that when executed cause an application service server to perform steps comprising:

determining an activation policy for activation of a mobile device using;

i) manufacturing information associated with the mobile device, ii) distribution information associated with the mobile device, and iii) authorization from a telecommunications carrier to override a latest activation policy with an overriding activation policy; and

applying the activation policy during activation of the mobile device, wherein applying the activation policy comprises;

sending, to the mobile device, an activation record based on the activation policy, wherein;

i) the activation policy is stored in a device information repository prior to the activation of the mobile device,

ii) the device information repository is remote from the mobile device; and

iii) the activation policy replaces a previously stored activation policy in the mobile device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the activation policy requires activation with a particular telecommunications carrier.