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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2010
Xuming Chen, San Ramon, CA (US);
Barry F. Hoffner, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Ho Yin Cheuk, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
John Charles Powell, Marysville, OH (US);
Xuming Chen, San Ramon, CA (US);
Barry F. Hoffner, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Ho Yin Cheuk, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
John Charles Powell, Marysville, OH (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method including receiving a network access request that includes an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) stored by a smart card associated with a user device; determining whether self-subscription to a service plan or reactivation of a suspended service plan is permitted based on self-activation data, wherein the self-activation data includes a mapping between IMSIs and data that indicates a granting or a denying of network access; selecting network access rights based on the self-activation data when it is determined that self-subscription to the service plan or reactivation of the suspended service plan is permitted; generating a temporary user profile based on the selected network access rights; and providing limited network access to the user device, wherein the limited network access permits a user to self-subscribe to the service plan or reactivate the suspended service plan.