Systems and methods for automatically provisioning wireless services on a wireless device
AssigneeEarthlink, Inc.
InventorsDave H. Rosenberg, Michael S. Melnicki
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically activating wireless services on a wireless device are provided. The systems and methods of the present invention comprise a software and hardware infrastructure that enables a wireless service provider to automatically register a wireless device on a wireless network and a wireless device user to automatically activate wireless services on the wireless device. The wireless services may be part of a wireless service plan provided by the wireless service provider to the wireless device user on a per fee basis.
Claims40
A method for automatically activating wireless services on a wireless device, the wireless services provided by a wireless service provider on a wireless network, the method comprising:
- providing an activation web site for a wireless device user to submit device-specific, personal, and billing information to the wireless service provider;
- providing an activation web server to process the information submitted on the activation web site;
- assigning an IP address to the wireless device;
- creating a data record to store the IP address and the information submitted on the activation web site;
- sending the data record to a plurality of wireless application servers;
- creating an activation code for activating the wireless services on the wireless device;
- sending the activation code to the wireless device user;
- providing an activation module on the wireless device to register the activation code on the wireless device;
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- billing the wireless device user for accessing the wireless services on the wireless device.
A system for automatically activating wireless services on a wireless device, the wireless services provided by a wireless service provider on a wireless network, the system comprising:
- an activation web site for a wireless device user to submit device-specific, personal, and billing information to the wireless service provider;
- an activation web server to process the information submitted on the activation web site and create an activation code for activating the wireless services on the wireless device;
- an IP address database storing a plurality of IP addresses for use by the wireless device on the wireless network;
- a user database to store a data record containing the information submitted on the activation web site;
- a plurality of wireless application servers;
- a messaging server for sending the data record to the plurality of wireless application servers;
- an activation module on the wireless device for registering the activation code on the wireless device;
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- a billing server for generating a financial statement to the wireless device user for accessing the wireless services on the wireless device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.