Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Usage measurement
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-02
2011-08-02
Eng, George (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Usage measurement
C455S406000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07991386
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for authorizing the activation of a communication device is provided. A request to activate a communication device is received by a communication service provider. The communication service provider or a central processor determines whether the communication device was validly sold in a purchase transaction. Alternately, the communication service provider can outsource the determining step to a central processor. The communication service provider or central processor determines whether to activate the communication device based on the determining action.
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Graves Phillip Craig
Smith Merrill Brooks
e2Interactive, Inc.
Eng George
Landmark Intellectual Property Law, PLLC
Manoharan Muthuswamy
LandOfFree
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