Method and apparatus for storing activation data in a cellular telephone

An apparatus comprising:

• a processing unit;
• a memory unit coupled to the processing unit, the memory unit to store a plurality of graphics files, wherein each graphics file represents a physical image of a particular cellular telephone type;
• a serial communications interface to connect a cellular telephone to the processing unit;
• an input device coupled to the processing unit, wherein the input device to receive a first input identifying a select one of a plurality of cellular telephone types to which the cellular telephone belongs;
• and
• a display unit connected to the processing unit and located proximate to the input device, wherein the processing unit to retrieve a graphics file from the memory unit based on the first input identifying the select one of the plurality of cellular telephone types and the display unit to display the retrieved graphics file that represents the physical image of the cellular telephone type to allow user verification of the first input.

A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a program to be executed by a processor to implement a method for programming a cellular telephone, the method comprising:

• receiving a first input identifying a select one of a plurality of cellular telephone types to which the cellular telephone belongs, wherein the graphics file represents a physical image of a particular cellular telephone type;
• retrieving a graphics file based on the first input identifying the select one of the plurality of cellular telephone types;
• and
• displaying the retrieved graphics file that represents the physical image of the cellular telephone type to allow user verification of the first input.

A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a program to be executed by a processor to implement a method for programming a cellular telephone, the method comprising:

• receiving a user input including a cellular telephone type identifying a select one of a plurality of manufacturing types to which the cellular telephone belongs;
• displaying an image of the identified cellular telephone type on a display screen to allow user verification of the user input;
• retrieving at least one activation parameter from a memory based on the user input;
• and
• transferring the at least one activation parameter to the cellular telephone type via a data port.

A method for programming a cellular telephone comprising:

• receiving a first input identifying a select one of a plurality of cellular telephone types to which the cellular telephone belongs;
• retrieving a graphic file from a memory unit based on the first input identifying the select one of the plurality of cellular telephone types, wherein the graphics file represents a physical image of a particular telephone type;
• and
• displaying the retrieved graphics file that represents the physical image of the cellular telephone type to allow user verification of the first input.