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Image-based remote subscriber identity module activation

US9510181B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

T-Mobile USA, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jupiter Macleod Barton · Shoreline, US
Sky Forrest Richard Ortiz · Snoqualmie, US
Peter Francis · Hanley, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 18, 2013
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 9, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W8/183
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telecommunication device configured to capture an image of a unique identifier or a data representation code is described herein. The unique identifier or data representation code is associated with a subscriber identification module (SIM) for accessing a telecommunication service of a telecommunication service provider. The telecommunication device is further configured to provide the image or data extracted from the image to a remote activation server of the telecommunication service provider and receive, in response, an indication that the telecommunication service has been activated for the SIM.

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