Jason F Gall

US Patent:

8295811, Oct 23, 2012

Filed:

Jul 27, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/843886

Inventors:

Michael A. Gailloux - Overland Park KS, US
Jason F. Gall - Raymore MO, US
Kenneth W. Samson - Belton MO, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H04M 3/00

US Classification:

455411, 455419, 4554141, 455418

Abstract:

A method of activating a mobile phone is provided. The method comprises scanning a code accessible from an exterior of a package by an electronic scanning device coupled to a first computer, the package containing the mobile phone and retrieving a plurality of information associated with the mobile phone from a data store based on the code, the retrieving performed by one of the first computer and a second computer. The method also comprises transmitting the plurality of information by the provisioning application to a wireless communication network to at least partly provision wireless communication service to the mobile phone, whereby the wireless communication network is triggered to activate the mobile phone, wherein the transmitting is performed by the same computer that retrieved the plurality of information.

US Patent:

8509741, Aug 13, 2013

Filed:

Aug 10, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/571347

Inventors:

Michael A. Gailloux - Overland Park KS, US
Jason F. Gall - Raymore MO, US
Kenneth W. Samson - Belton MO, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H04M 1/66
H04M 1/68
H04M 3/16
H04M 3/00

US Classification:

455411, 455418, 455419

Abstract:

A method of activating a mobile phone is provided. The method comprises scanning a code accessible from an exterior of a package by an electronic scanning device coupled to a first computer, the package containing the mobile phone and retrieving a plurality of information associated with the mobile phone from a data store based on the code, the retrieving performed by one of the first computer and a second computer. The method also comprises transmitting the plurality of information by the provisioning application to a wireless communication network to at least partly provision wireless communication service to the mobile phone, whereby the wireless communication network is triggered to activate the mobile phone, wherein the transmitting is performed by the same computer that retrieved the plurality of information.