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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 10, 2015
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Patrice Gautier, San Francisco, CA (US);

Debbie Shimizu, San Jose, CA (US);

Alexandrea Anderson, Cottonwood Heights, UT (US);

Eddy Cue, Los Altos, CA (US);

Monika Gromek, Oakland, CA (US);

Robert H. Kondrk, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 4/24 (2018.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 15/715 (2013.01); H04M 15/705 (2013.01); H04W 4/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 8/265 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, systems and graphical user interfaces that facilitate activation of mobile devices, such as communication devices or multi-function devices, via computers are disclosed. According to one embodiment, activation of a mobile device with respect to a wireless service provider can be performed by users through use of a computer (e.g., personal computer) that communicate with a remotely located activation server. According to another embodiment, graphical user interfaces can be presented to users so as to enable end users to easily activate mobile devices.


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