Patent ID: 6647260
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method for provisioning a two-way mobile communications device having a display and a user interface, the method being performed by the two-way mobile communications device and comprising:receiving user information required to establish a user account; displaying a list of selectable identifiers on the display, each selectable identifier corresponding to a selectable service or feature for which the two-way mobile communications device can be provisioned; receiving a user's selection of a selectable identifier from the list; generating a provisioning request comprising the user information and the user's selection; establishing a communications link with a provisioning server; providing authentication information to enable a remote server to authenticate the two-way mobile communications device; sending the provisioning request to the provisioning server over the communications link; receiving a reply to the provisioning request; and provisioning the two-way mobile communications device with a feature or service based on the reply.