Patent ID: 9084284
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. Non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method for receiving an incoming call on a target device, the method comprising: establishing a secure communication path between a primary device and a non-primary device; creating a proximity-based relationship between the primary device and the non-primary device; when the non-primary device is within a threshold proximity of the primary device, the primary device communicating without network involvement, to the non-primary device 1) a copy of a set of user credentials associated with the primary device, the set of user credentials comprising a mobile subscriber identifier and a network access identifier assigned to a user of the primary device by a wireless-telecommunications-network, and 2) a copy of a set of permanent hardware credentials assigned to the primary device by a manufacturer of the primary device, the set of permanent hardware credentials comprising one or more of an electronic serial number, or a mobile equipment identifier, wherein the copy of the set of user credentials and the copy of the set of permanent hardware credentials are usable as a set of proxy credentials by the non-primary device, and wherein the primary device retains the set of user credentials and the set of hardware credentials; the non-primary device becoming activated such that it can receive an incoming call once the copy of the set of user credentials and the copy of the set of hardware credentials have been communicated; and deactivating the primary device.