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AssigneeSierra Wireless, Inc.
InventorsAshish Syal, Steven John Bennett, Gustav Gerald Vos
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A method and apparatus for transferring identity information for temporary use by a wireless device, visiting a foreign operator network, is provided. A user is presented, at a kiosk, with an opportunity to download a temporary identity which is recognized by the operator network as belonging to a local subscriber, and the user may make a request for service. In response to the user-generated request for service, local identity information is transferred to the wireless device for use thereby. The transfer is short-range wireless communication from the kiosk to the wireless device. The temporary identity, once installed on the wireless device, makes the wireless device appear as a local subscriber. Upon termination of use, the temporary identity is returned to a pool and usable for another wireless device.
A method for enabling a wireless device for local operation with a foreign operator network, the method implemented using one or more computing devices and comprising:
A method for preparing a wireless device for local operation with a foreign operator network, the method comprising:
An apparatus for enabling a wireless device for local operation with a foreign operator network, the apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for enabling a wireless device for local operation with a foreign operator network, the apparatus comprising:
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, for execution by a CPU, for performing operations for enabling a wireless device for operation with an operator network, the operations comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.