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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:
Sep. 07, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Aeris Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

David Hu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Drew S. Johnson, San Jose, CA (US);

Robert B. Fultz, Boulder Creek, CA (US);

Steven A. Millstein, Dallas, TX (US);

Dae Seong Kim, Campbell, CA (US);

John Molise, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

Aeris Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); H04W 4/24 (2018.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 15/7652 (2013.01); H04L 12/1457 (2013.01); H04L 12/1471 (2013.01); H04M 15/60 (2013.01); H04M 15/745 (2013.01); H04M 15/765 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 4/90 (2018.02);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method and system are disclosed for connecting a device to subscriptions and cellular billing plans. The method includes enrolling a second device enabled for connectivity to cellular or other wireless service in a cellular subscription and associated billing plan associated with a first device, wherein the enrollment includes providing an identifier for the second device to a cellular service provider associated with the first device by a second user, and allowing a second user to use capabilities of the second device as governed by the cellular subscription and an associated billing plan associated with the first device; while the second device is also configured to allow a first user to use capabilities of the second device as governed by the cellular subscription and an associated billing plan of the first user's choice.


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