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Soft activation of cellular modems in tablets
US9510199B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9510199-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313856202-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | Apr 3, 2013 |
| Publication date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
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Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for soft activation. In some example embodiments, there is provided a method. The method may include providing an indication representative of a request to unlock a locked cellular modem at a user equipment, wherein the user equipment comprises the locked cellular modem and a wireless local area network modem unlocked to allow operation via a wireless local area network; and receiving, at the user equipment, activation information to enable activating the locked cellular modem. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
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What is claimed: 1. A method comprising: providing, to a server, an indication representative of a request to unlock a locked cellular modem at a user equipment, wherein the user equipment comprises the locked cellular modem and a wireless local area network modem unlocked to allow operation via a wireless local area network, wherein the indication represents a payment corresponding to a purchase of the locked cellular modem, wherein the purchase of the locked cellular modem was n…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9510199B2 cover?
- Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for soft activation. In some example embodiments, there is provided a method. The method may include providing an indication representative of a request to unlock a locked cellular modem at a user equipment, wherein the user equipment comprises the locked cellular modem and a wireless local area network modem unlocked to a…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Nokia Corp, Nokia Technologies Oy
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04W12/08. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 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).