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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Sprint Communications Company L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventors:
Robert L. Spanel, Overland Park, KS (US);
Robert E. Urbanek, Overland Park, KS (US);
Assignee:
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/20 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for receiving identity information for a mobile communication device is provided. The method comprises a memory module on the mobile communication device receiving, over a wireless communication link, a device identifier and an authentication key, wherein no identity information had previously been provided to the memory module. The memory module may be one of a subscriber identity module (SIM), a universal integrated circuit card (UICC), a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), or a removable identity module (R-UIM).