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Method and apparatus for provisioning a device

US8442433B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

22Claims

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Feng Wang · 红钢城街道, CN
Huitao Liu · Round Rock, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 30, 2005
Grant date	May 14, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 29, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W8/245
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An article (100) has a device (122), and a radio frequency identification (RFID) module (102) coupled to the device. The RFID module is programmed to receive (210) provisioning instructions from a wireless source (142), and transfer (212) to the device the provisioning instructions when said device is enabled.

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