Wireless subscription portability
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorRoy Franklin Quick, Jr.
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Abstract
A short Personal Identification Number (PIN) is used to transfer a subscription for wireless service to a new wireless terminal 104, thereby providing enhanced personal mobility to the subscriber. The transfer is rendered secure by the exchange of Diffie-Hellnan Encrypted Key Exchange (DH-EKE) messages 110, 114.
Claims21
A method for providing secure and automatic initial provisioning and/or subscription portability of a wireless terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving a wireless subscription identifier into the wireless terminal;
- receiving a password into the wireless terminal;
- and
- communicating over the air with a home system to complete initial provisioning and/or subscription portability.
A home system for secure and automatic initial provisioning and/or subscription portability of a wireless terminal configured to:
- receive a password and a subscription identifier from a wireless terminal;
- and
- communicate with the wireless terminal over the air to complete initial provisioning and/or subscription portability of the wireless device.
A wireless terminal configured to securely and autonomously perform initial provisioning and/or subscription portability over the air.
A home system configured to securely and autonomously perform initial provisioning and/or subscription portability of a wireless terminal over the air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.