REMOTE DEVICE ACTIVATION

摘要

An application installed on a mobile device currently activated for service with a mobile wireless communication network captures information uniquely identifying a currently unsubscribed mobile device. The unique information may be captured from the currently unsubscribed mobile device via any of several short range transfer mechanisms. The application transfers the captured information and other information used to activate the currently unsubscribed mobile device to an activation service of the mobile wireless communication network, and the service activates the currently unsubscribed mobile device. In another example, a self-activation portal system determines an identifier of an owner of an account associated with an identifier provided by a user of a mobile device to be activated for use with a mobile wireless service. The system sends a message to the account owner offering options to accept or decline the activation request.

主权项

1. A mobile device, comprising:
a communication interface system, including at least one wireless communication transceiver; at least one user interface element configured to receive user input and to provide output to a user of the mobile device; a memory; a processor coupled to the communication interface system and the at least one user interface element; and a mobile device activation application stored in the memory, where execution of the mobile device activation application by the processor configures the processor:
capture, from a currently unsubscribed mobile device that is currently unsubscribed with respect to a mobile wireless communication network, information uniquely identifying the currently unsubscribed mobile device;receive, via the at least one user interface element, user input identifying other information used to activate the currently unsubscribed mobile device by associating the currently unsubscribed mobile device with a registered account, associated with the mobile device, for the mobile wireless communication network,
the other information including information identifying the registered account,the registered account, associated with the mobile device, permitting the mobile device to access the mobile wireless communication network;transfer, to a mobile device activation platform of the mobile wireless communication network via the at least one wireless communication transceiver, the information uniquely identifying the currently unsubscribed mobile device and the other information; andprovide, to the mobile device activation platform via the at least one wireless communication transceiver, a user security confirmation received as user input by the at least one user interface element, the mobile device being currently subscribed and activated with respect to the mobile wireless communication network.