Patent ID: 7110751

Claim:
An automated method of provisioning radiotelephone handset units, comprising: generating a build request comprising a radiotelephone handset specification and provisioning and instruction data for the specified handset; storing the build request in a memory storage medium in communication with a computerized provisioning system having a universal connector; retrieving data from the build request; connecting the universal connector of the provisioning system to a handset in accordance with the build request specification; automatically transferring the provisioning data to memory storage of the connected handset in accordance with the instruction data; and disconnecting the provisioned handset from the provisioning system; wherein said build request generation comprises: entering a production build request number; entering a quantity of phones to provision; selecting a carrier type; selecting a customer; entering a starting part number; entering a final part number; selecting a handset manufacturer; selecting a handset technology; and selecting a handset manufacturer's model number.