Kiosk for dispensing and activating user devices
AssigneeCellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
InventorsMichael J. D'ARGENIO, Kristopher T. Frazier, Lonnie Katai
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Abstract
A device may determine device information associated with a user device housed within a kiosk. The device information may identify the user device. The device may dispense the user device based on the device information. The device may receive an indication that the user device is to be purchased. The device may receive subscription information associated with the purchaser of the user device, based on receiving the indication. The device may provide activation information that permits the user device to be activated on a network. The activation information may be based on the subscription information.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- one or more processors to:
- determine device information associated with a user device housed within a kiosk, the device information identifying the user device;
- dispense the user device based on the device information;
- receive an indication that the user device is to be purchased;
- receive subscription information associated with a purchaser of the user device based on receiving the indication;
- and
- provide activation information that permits the user device to be activated on a network,
- the activation information being based on the subscription information.
A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive device information identifying a device stored in a kiosk;
- dispense the device based on the device information;
- determine that the device is to be purchased;
- receive subscription information based on determining that the device is to be purchased;
- and
- provide activation information associated with activation of the device on a network,
- the activation information being based on the subscription information and a device identifier associated with the device.
A method comprising:
- determining, by a kiosk device, device information identifying a device housed within the kiosk device;
- dispensing, by the kiosk device, the device based on the device information;
- receiving, by the kiosk device, an indication that the device is to be purchased;
- determining, by the kiosk device, subscription information associated with the device based on receiving the indication that the device is to be purchased;
- and
- providing, by the kiosk device, activation information that allows the device to be activated on a network,
- the activation information identifying the device and including the subscription information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.