Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Cellco Partnership

Matthew M Laden

John Charles Powell

Elena Krimchansky

Edward DeMaria

A first device may receive a device identifier and associated data usage identifiers. The associated data usage identifiers may be associated with data used to provision services via a second device. The first device may identify account identifiers associated with the device identifier. The account identifiers may be associated with the services. The first device may associate the data usage identifiers with the account identifiers. The first device may determine information indicating an amount of data used to cause the first device to perform an action. The first device may perform the action based on the information.

Segmenting data usage of a device to associate the data usage with an account

To activate a pre-provisioned mobile device on a network, an initial data communication for device activation is allowed between the device and an self-activation portal. At this point, the network prevents other more regular communication of the mobile device via the network. The portal automatically collects identification information from the mobile device and collects information from the user to activate the device on a network service account. The portal causes a provisioning system to provision data to network elements to activate device service in the network. After provisioning is complete, a notification is sent to the mobile device; and after device communication is completed a record that controlled routing to the portal before activation is deleted. The mobile device then communicates via the network to obtain data for storage in the device, to complete activation and permit normal operation of the mobile device via the network.

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