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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2022
Aeris Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Drew S. Johnson, San Jose, CA (US);
Dae Seong Kim, Campbell, CA (US);
David Hu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert B. Fultz, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Steven A. Millstein, Dallas, TX (US);
John Molise, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Aeris Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system are disclosed for connecting one or more devices to subscriptions and cellular or other wireless billing plans. The method includes enrolling the one or more devices enabled for connectivity to cellular or other wireless service in a cellular or other wireless subscription and associated billing plan, wherein the enrollment includes providing an identifier for the one or more devices to a cellular or other wireless service provider chosen by a second user, and allowing the second user to use capabilities of the one or more devices governed by the cellular or other wireless subscription and an associated billing plan chosen by the second user; while the one or more devices are also configured to allow a first user to use capabilities of the one or more devices as governed by the cellular or other wireless subscription and an associated billing plan of the first user's choice.