Patent ID: 7539156
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for provisioning and activating a wireless communication module embedded within a mobile computing device, comprising: selecting a pre-provisioned subscription application for a wireless operator on the mobile communication device, wherein the subscription application includes a corresponding subscription profile comprising default parameters that indicate a non-subscribing user and that limit a call on a wireless network of the selected wireless operator to a subscription server of the selected wireless operator, wherein the application instructs the wireless communication module to use the subscription profile to initiate a packet data session with the subscription server of the wireless operator; generating default mobile identification number based on an electronic serial number of the wireless communication module; establishing a call on the wireless network using at least a portion of the default parameters, the electronic serial number, and the default mobile identification number; providing the electronic serial number to the wireless operator in response to a request from the wireless operator; and using the electronic serial number to provision and a activate the wireless communication module for the wireless network corresponding to the selected wireless operator.