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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
May. 12, 2014
Sprint Communications Company L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);
Gary D. Koller, Overland Park, KS (US);
Mark D. Peden, Olathe, KS (US);
Raymond E. Reeves, Oviedo, FL (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method of managing a pre-configuration mode for a mobile communication device supporting services. The method comprises responsive to the mobile communication device is not being provisioned for wireless communications service, not being assigned to any user account, and not being flagged as in a pre-configuration mode, assigning a temporary identifier corresponding to a service profile to the mobile communication device selected from a plurality of temporary identifiers, wherein a limited set of services is assigned to the service profile, wherein each service profile from a plurality of service profiles defines a specific limited set of services from a plurality of sets of limited services, wherein limited services are less services than services to fully provisioned mobile communication devices. The method further comprises monitoring time elapsed from the assignment of the temporary identifier, and transmitting an advertisement to the mobile communication device in response to the device invoking a service.