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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2012
Sprint Communications Company L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);
Hassan Abou-El-Ella, Overland Park, KS (US);
Robert E. Urbanek, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A provisioning server comprising at least one processor, at least one memory area, at least one communications interface for sending and receiving data, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions, when executed by the processor, receive and store mobile device data related to at least one of a mobile device reference number and a mobile device configuration, receive and store pre-provisioning data from at least one of a customer, a buyer, an equipment manufacturer, and a wireless service provider, and store instructions related to an activation event for a mobile device, wherein the activation event occurs in response to the mobile device being powered on for the first time.