Patent ID: 8051987
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of provisioning a mobile communication device to operate with an enterprise server, the enterprise server being operable to communicate with a wireless gateway over a computer network to redirect electronic messages from an electronic mail (email) account to the mobile communication device, comprising: generating a provisioning request message at the mobile communication device that includes a wireless identification to identify the mobile communication device in a wireless network and also includes an email address identifying the email account; transmitting the provisioning request message over the wireless network to the wireless gateway; using the email address to transmit the provisioning request message to the email account using an email transfer protocol; monitoring the email account to detect the provisioning request message; and in response to detecting the provisioning request message in the email account, configuring the enterprise server to include the wireless identification.