Patent ID: 9204374
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04W,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A mobile device activation server comprising: a secure network port to receive an Internet data request from a first mobile end-user device operating on a cellular access network with a set of pre-activation credentials; a database containing a stored set of pre-activation credentials for multiple mobile end-user devices; an authorization engine to compare one or more of the pre-activation credentials from the mobile end-user device with stored credentials from the database to determine whether the device is authorized to receive offers from the activation server; an offer engine to, when the device is authorized, supply to the device via the cellular access network a set of multiple cellular network service options, including for each of multiple cellular network service carriers at least one option for activating service on that service carrier; and an activation engine to, in response to an indication, received from the device via the cellular access network, of a request for activation of a first one of the cellular network service options and a selected one of the network service carriers, initiate activation of the mobile end-user device according to the indication, by