Patent ID: 9324016
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G06K,G06Q,H04B,H04W,Y02W

Claim Text:
1. A method of managing a lifecycle of a mobile communication device, comprising: storing a biographical digest in a radio frequency identity (RFID) chip of a mobile communication device at the time of manufacture of the communication device, wherein the biographical digest comprises a static portion and a dynamic portion, activating the device for wireless communication service; after activating the device, deactivating the device for wireless communication service; and responsive to deactivating the device, writing the device status into the dynamic portion of the biographical digest in the RFID chip of the device, wherein the device status corresponds to a value of dead, and wherein the device is prevented from being activated for wireless communication service after having the device status of the dynamic portion of the biographical digest in the RFID chip of the device be written to the value of dead.