System and method for mobile phone activation
US8295811B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/42144
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of activating a mobile phone is provided. The method comprises scanning a code accessible from an exterior of a package by an electronic scanning device coupled to a first computer, the package containing the mobile phone and retrieving a plurality of information associated with the mobile phone from a data store based on the code, the retrieving performed by one of the first computer and a second computer. The method also comprises transmitting the plurality of information by the provisioning application to a wireless communication network to at least partly provision wireless communication service to the mobile phone, whereby the wireless communication network is triggered to activate the mobile phone, wherein the transmitting is performed by the same computer that retrieved the plurality of information.
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