Patent ID: 9559864
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for device management, comprising: establishing a communication session that involves at least a first wireless device and a second wireless device, wherein each of said first and second wireless devices includes a respective short-range transceiver for a short-range type of wireless communication and a respective long-range transceiver for a long-range type of wireless communication that has a longer range than said short-range type of wireless communication, and wherein said communication session uses said short-range type of wireless communication; and said first wireless device activating at least one communication service for said second wireless device by wirelessly communicating with at least one server using said long-range type of wireless communication, wherein said at least one communication service involves use of said long-range type of wireless communication by said long-range transceiver of said second wireless device.