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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Tracfone Wireless, Inc., Miami, FL (US);
Inventors:
Satish Ramprasad, Miami, FL (US);
Sergio Rivera, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
TracFone Wireless, Inc., Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 8/245 (2013.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 8/265 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application describes a method and system for modifying APN settings on a wireless device for connecting to a cellular data network. The wireless device includes a device management application. The wireless device displays an APN code on a display. The device management application determines when a user has provided the APN code thereto. The device management application confirms the validity of the received APN in order to gain access to the cellular data network.