Service creation using mobile device

US8971886B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8971886-B2
Application numberUS-201313770122-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 19, 2013
Priority dateFeb 19, 2013
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A method may be performed by a mobile device. The method may include receiving subscriber input for a temporary service account for a user associated with a portable device and creating the temporary service account. The method may also include receiving, from the portable device via a local wireless network, a registration request to use the temporary service account and assigning, to the portable device, a temporary mobile number selected from an available pool of mobile numbers. The method may also include sending, via the local wireless network, a registration confirmation to the portable device and providing, to the portable device, mobile services using both a broadband cellular network and the local wireless network.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a mobile device, subscriber input for a temporary service account for a user associated with a portable device; creating, by the mobile device, the temporary service account; receiving, by the mobile device and from the portable device via a local wireless network, a registration request to use the temporary service account; assigning, by the mobile device and to the portable device, a temporary mobile number selecte…

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What does patent US8971886B2 cover?
A method may be performed by a mobile device. The method may include receiving subscriber input for a temporary service account for a user associated with a portable device and creating the temporary service account. The method may also include receiving, from the portable device via a local wireless network, a registration request to use the temporary service account and assigning, to the port…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc, Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W60/00. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).