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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2018
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Shai Guday, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeffrey J. Malvern, Kirkland, WA (US);
John David Bruner, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Mobile devices are provisioned that do not have a direct communications path to a data network. A proximate device is discovered that is available for connecting to the mobile device via a peer-to-peer connection. The second device is determined to be trusted by the mobile device and usable to communicate to the data network A peer-to-peer connection is established with the proximate device. Identification data is provided to the proximate device, and an activation code is received. The mobile device, via the peer-to-peer connection, communicates to the mobile network operator indicated by the activation code. Subscription credentials are received for accessing a mobile network operated by the mobile network operator.