Patent ID: 9363669
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for enabling activation of a wireless communication device to operate with a server on a wireless communication network, the method comprising: in absence of any activation request sent from the device, receiving, at the device, an activation request from the server, the activation request being authenticated with a signature signed with a server certificate, the server certificate including server identity information; verifying, by the device, the activation request by verifying the server identity information and the signature; receiving pre-setting instructions from the server; pre-setting the device in accordance with the received pre-setting instructions from the server, pre-settings made on the device being inactive until after receiving the input to accept the activation request; only after receiving input to accept the activation request, establishing a mutually authenticated communication session between the device and the server for activation of the device on the server, the mutually authenticated communication session being authenticated by a device certificate from the device and the same or different server certificate; and removing the pre-settings made on the device after receiving an input to reject the activation request.