Methods and devices for transmitting and receiving data used to activate a device to operate with a server

US9105023B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9105023-B2
Application numberUS-71321710-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 26, 2010
Priority dateFeb 26, 2010
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Embodiments of the systems, devices, and methods described herein generally facilitate transmission and reception of activation data for use in activating a mobile device to operate with a server. In accordance with one example embodiment, an activation barcode is received from a server by reading an image comprising the activation barcode via a computing device, wherein the image is displayed on a display associated with the computing device, and wherein the activation barcode encodes activation data comprising an activation password. The activation barcode is decoded at the mobile device to obtain the activation password, and an authentication is performed using the activation password after a device activation request is transmitted to the server, wherein the mobile device is activated to operate with the server if the authentication is successful.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of activating a mobile device to operate with a server to send and receive, via the server, electronic mail messages associated with an electronic mail account managed by the server, the method performed by a processor of the mobile device, the method comprising: receiving a barcode from the server by reading an image comprising the barcode via a computing device located remotely from the server, wherein the image is displayed on a display ass…

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What does patent US9105023B2 cover?
Embodiments of the systems, devices, and methods described herein generally facilitate transmission and reception of activation data for use in activating a mobile device to operate with a server. In accordance with one example embodiment, an activation barcode is received from a server by reading an image comprising the activation barcode via a computing device, wherein the image is displayed …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Brown Michael Stephen, Kalu Kalu Onuka, Dehart Brandon James, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q20/3276. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).