Restoring functionality of a mobile device
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorsSenthil Kumar Mulluppadi Velusamy, Kevin Lau
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Abstract
A method and system of restoring a functionality of a mobile user device. A lock screen is displayed on the display of the user device. An international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of a subscriber identity module (SIM) card presently installed in the user device is determined. The IMSI is sent to a Remote Recovery Server (RRS). A message is received from the RRS indicating whether the IMSI is authorized for the user device and whether an account of the user device is replenished at least in part. Upon determining that the IMSI is authorized for the user device and the account of the user device is replenished at least in part, at least one function that was previously restricted is restored.
Claims20
A remote recovery server of a telecommunication carrier, comprising:
- a processor;
- a network interface coupled to the processor configured to enable
- communications via a communication network;
- a storage device for content and programming;
- a first program stored in the storage device, wherein execution of the first program by the processor configures the remote recovery server to perform acts comprising:
- receiving a first account status of a user device having an equipment installment plan (EIP) with the telecommunication carrier;
- determining, from the first account status, that an account of the user device has not received a payment during a first time period;
- restricting a plurality of functions on the user device, based at least in part on the first account status;
- sending a first message to the user device, which includes instructions to a second program stored in a memory of the user device, to present a first warning on a display of the user device;
- receiving a second account status of the user device after a second time period;
- determining, from the second account status, that the account of the user device has received a payment during the second time period;
- determining a most frequently used function of the plurality of functions on the user device;
- and
- restoring at least the most frequently used function on the user device, based at least in part on the second account status.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing a first set of computer-executable instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising
- determining that an account associated with a user device has not received a payment during a first time period, the user device having an equipment installment plan (EIP) with a telecommunication carrier;
- transmitting a second set of computer-executable instructions to the user device that restricts use of a plurality of functions on the user device, based at least in part on a determination that the account has not received the payment during the first time period;
- determining that the account has received the payment;
- determining a most frequently used function of the plurality of functions on the user device;
- and
- transmitting a third set of computer-executable instructions to the user device that restores use of at least the most frequently used function on the user device, based at least in part on an amount of the payment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.