Apple Inc.

Brian H Cassidy

Patrick L Coffman

Gregory N Christie

Jeremy A Wyld

Jean-Marc Padova

David Elias Fleischman

Madhusudan Chaudhary

Vikram Bhaskara Yerrabommanahalli

Dallas Blake De Atley

Prashant H Vashi

Bharath Narasimha Rao

Karthik Anantharaman

Sebastien P Sahuc

Muralidhar S Vempaty

Bruno Posokhow

John N Lehner

Audra Men-jhi Liu

Shruti Chugh

Ashutosh Chaubey

Heath Culp

Jerrold Von Hauck

Arun Godfrey Mathias

Isabel Mahe

Matthew Scott Klahn

Jerry Hauck

Dallas De Atley

Laura Heckman

Patrick Lee Coffman

John Lehner

Audra Men-Jhi Liu

Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for providing telecommunications carrier configuration at activation of a mobile device. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a request for activation of a mobile device, and during activation of the mobile device, determining for the mobile device a telecommunications carrier from a number of telecommunications carriers, and identifying information associated with the determined telecommunications carrier for configuring the mobile device.

Postponed carrier configuration

Methods and apparatus for dynamic search management in a multi-mode device. In one embodiment, a mobile device performs network search and acquisition by dynamically changing search delays and/or search frequencies. In one implementation, the mobile device adjusts the amount of time allocated for each network search based on e.g., previous network connection history (e.g., previously connected to a home network, previously connected to a roaming network), device conditions, user preferences, geographical information, etc. By focusing search effort on cellular technologies which have a high likelihood of success, the mobile device can greatly improve search time and reduce unnecessary power consumption.

Methods and apparatus for dynamically configuring search operations in a multi-mode device

A method performed by a mobile device to register for cellular data connection service provided by a mobile telecommunications service provider. The mobile device determines that it does not have a valid cellular data connection subscription with the mobile telecommunications service provider. Responsive to that determination, the mobile device connects to a cellular data connection service registration site to allow a user of the mobile device to register for data connection service provided by the mobile telecommunications service provider. The mobile device is limited to accessing the data connection service registration site until the user registers for data connection service.

Registration with a mobile telecommunications service provider

Carrier configuration at activation

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Brian H Cassidy