Patent ID: 8634820

Claim:
A method for enabling a mobile device feature, the method comprising: collecting device information regarding the mobile device, the information comprising one or more of serial number, manufacturer, model designation, software version, and wireless communication service provider; based on the device information, searching for a set of instructions for enabling the mobile device feature, wherein the mobile device feature comprises a function performed by at least one of hardware and software of the mobile device, and wherein the feature comprises a function not available to a user of the mobile device as the mobile device was originally configured, and wherein the feature comprises a wireless communication hotspot feature; selecting a set of instructions from one or more search results; executing the selected set of instructions on the mobile device; and presenting a user interface on the mobile device, wherein the user interface accepts input from the user to enable the feature and perform the function wherein performing the function comprises configuring the mobile device to operate as a wireless communication hotspot.