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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
David B. Murray, Fanwood, NJ (US);
David W. Buehler, Jr., Lafayette Hill, PA (US);
Daniel J. Murphy, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Lipsa S. Goswamy, Oakland, CA (US);
Phillip A. Ritter, Danville, CA (US);
David B. Murray, Fanwood, NJ (US);
David W. Buehler, Jr., Lafayette Hill, PA (US);
Daniel J. Murphy, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Lipsa S. Goswamy, Oakland, CA (US);
Phillip A. Ritter, Danville, CA (US);
Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device includes a first type of cellular capability for connecting to a first cellular network and a second type of cellular capability for connecting to a second cellular network. The device terminates advertising of the first type of cellular capability after determining that the device is not initialized. The device also transmits a request to the second cellular network by using the second type of cellular capability; receives a name of a carrier, associated with the device, from a server and via the second cellular network; and initializes the device based on the name of the carrier.