Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A process of verifying a mobile communication terminal device, said process comprising: receiving from the terminal device an identifier transmitted, at least in part, on a cellular network, the terminal device having restricted access to the network; analyzing said identifier to determine whether the terminal device should continue to have restricted access to the network; and transmitting, upon favorable completion of said analyzing step, a signal to the terminal device allowing the terminal device to have less restricted access to the network.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the terminal device is a cellular telephone and wherein the identifier received during said receiving step includes first and second numbers, each of said first and second numbers being essentially unique to the cellular telephone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 2, wherein said first number is in mobile identification number (MIN) format.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said analyzing step comprises accessing a customer data record associated with the identifier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process of claim 4, wherein said analyzing step further comprises transmitting signals representative of queries to the terminal device, the queries requesting a prospective consumer of cellular network services to provide data for comparison to data stored in said customer data record.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the signal transmitted during said transmitting step is indicative of a replacement identifier for storage in a memory of said terminal device, said replacement identifier being recognized by the cellular network as entitled to said less restricted access.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 6, wherein the signal transmitted during said transmitting step is further indicative of an instruction to overwrite said identifier with said replacement identifier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
A process for manufacturing a cellular telephone comprising the steps of: assembling a memory, a processor, a receiver, and a transmitter; and storing in said memory a preliminary identifier, said preliminary identifier defining a substantially unique identification and allowing initial access to a cellular network for verification but being insufficient to allow further use of said network.