Method of activating an in-vehicle wireless communication device
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorsWilliam E. Mazzara JR., Stephen C. Austin, Christopher L. Oesterling
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Abstract
The invention provides a system and method for activating an in-vehicle wireless communication device. A mobile identification number associated with the wireless communication device is provided. A broadcast signal containing the mobile identification number and a satellite radio subscriber identifier is received at an in-vehicle satellite radio receiver. The mobile identification number is stored in the wireless communication device based on the satellite radio subscriber identifier.
Claims20
A method of activating an in-vehicle wireless communication device, comprising:
- providing a mobile identification number associated with the wireless communication device;
- receiving a broadcast signal containing the mobile identification number and a satellite radio subscriber identifier at an in-vehicle satellite radio receiver;
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- storing the mobile identification number in the wireless communication device based on the satellite radio subscriber identifier.
A computer usable medium including a program to activate an in-vehicle wireless communication device, comprising:
- computer program code to receive a broadcast signal containing the mobile identification number and a satellite radio subscriber identifier at an in-vehicle satellite radio receiver;
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- computer program code to store the mobile identification number in the wireless communication device based on the satellite radio subscriber identifier.
A system for activating an in-vehicle wireless communication device, comprising:
- means for receiving a broadcast signal containing the mobile identification number and a satellite radio subscriber identifier at an in-vehicle satellite radio receiver;
- and
- means for storing the mobile identification number in the wireless communication device based on the satellite radio subscriber identifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.