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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
Brian Gerald Kuhn, San Carlos, CA (US);
Craig S. Skinner, Snohomish, WA (US);
Brian Gerald Kuhn, San Carlos, CA (US);
Craig S. Skinner, Snohomish, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for registering a mobile computing device of a service on a wireless network. The method comprises receiving user information for a user of the mobile computing device and creating an account based on the user information. The method comprises receiving a first key and serial number from the mobile computing device at a network node and generating a second key based on an encryption of a stored serial number of the mobile computing device. Based on an evaluation of the first and second keys and received and stored serial numbers, the mobile computing device is registered on the wireless network for the service.