Patent ID: 7389089

Claim:
A method to remotely power-on a wireless unit, comprising: causing an activation system in a telecommunications system to receive a power-on communication; in response to the power-on communication, causing the activation system to send a signal to the wireless unit; and causing the wireless unit to power-on in response to the signal, wherein causing the wireless unit to power-on in response to the signal comprises causing the wireless unit when the wireless unit is turned-off to be able to receive the power-on signal, and wherein causing the wireless unit when it is turned off to be able to receive the power-on signal comprises: causing a transmit and receive function of the wireless unit to still be active when the wireless unit is turned-off, causing a location function of the wireless unit to still be active when the wireless unit is turned-off, and causing a remote power-on function of the wireless unit to still be active when the wireless unit is turned-off.