Patent ID: 7869800

Claim:
A process, comprising the steps of: establishing a first set of wireless identification numbers, the first set of wireless identification numbers reserved for establishment of temporary communication channels for portable wireless devices; establishing a second set of wireless identification numbers; providing a selected portable wireless device initially having stored therein one of the wireless identification numbers from the first set of wireless identification numbers; automatically sending the stored wireless identification number corresponding to the first set from the selected portable wireless device to a wireless network without user intervention upon initial activation of the selected portable wireless device to establish a temporary communication channel; automatically sending an authorization message from the selected portable wireless device to a system server over the established temporary communication channel; and assigning a wireless identification number from the second set to the selected portable wireless device, based upon an appropriate authorization message, wherein the assigned wireless identification number from the second set is associated with the selected portable wireless device for subsequent communication, wherein said subsequent communication is permitted to proceed and to continue on the basis of one or more communications units that are any of initially, subsequently, and periodically provided for said portable wireless device.