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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Michael Napolitano, Reston, VA (US);
Sei Y. NG, Olathe, KS (US);
M. Jeffrey Stone, Overland Park, KS (US);
Michael Napolitano, Reston, VA (US);
Sei Y. Ng, Olathe, KS (US);
M. Jeffrey Stone, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method of activating mobile devices for events is provided. A mobile device owner pays for a subscription to receive local broadcasts of an event on a mobile device. An employee uses a scanner to scan a bar code on the mobile device, or the mobile device owner inputs information identifying the mobile device through a website. A database manager adds an identifier corresponding to the mobile device to an activation list. The broadcaster includes the activation list in the local broadcast stream, thereby activating the subscribed mobile devices for the event.