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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Scott J. Hoover, Allen, TX (US);
Joseph A. Hilburn, Frisco, TX (US);
Paul V. Hubner, McKinney, TX (US);
Inventors:
Scott J. Hoover, Allen, TX (US);
Joseph A. Hilburn, Frisco, TX (US);
Paul V. Hubner, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/66 (2006.01); H04W 12/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An approach is presented for providing the authorized transfer of a mobile device. A platform receives a request to modify ownership status information for a mobile device, and generates in response to the request, a sale identifier based on the ownership status, wherein the sale identifier provides verification that the mobile device can be subject to a transfer of ownership, and specifies device information associated with the mobile device.