Granted Patent B1

US 6,873,609 · App. 09/715,558 · Granted Mar 29, 2005

Abstract

Claims (7)

1. A method of operating a cellular wireless Internet access system as part of an Internet Network where users have personal computers (PCs) and each user utilizes a portable user equipment (UE) typically with a directly attached antenna for communicating in a wireless manner on a cellular network with an integrated network controller, the UE being connected to a PC, said network having a registration web server and an access operator authentication server, the method comprising the following steps:

using said PC and UE to register with said registration web server on said Internet Network via an open connection to said network including downloading subscriber identity information from said registration web server to said PC via said UE for storage in said PC, said subscriber identity information including, at least, a user identification (user ID) and a password, such stored information constituting a virtual subscriber identity module (VSIM);

updating said access operator authentication server with said user ID and password;

connecting on said PC to an allowable Internet service provider (ISP) using said VSIM; and

transferring electronically said user ID and password to another PC, via a temporary transfer to a portable magnetic storage means, a local area network (LAN), an e-mail attachment, or an electronic transferable file to enable said another PC to connect to the allowable ISP.

2. A method as in claim 1 where said UE has an ID and is included as part of said subscriber identity information whereby the UE is connected to said another PC to enable an Internet session.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said transferred user ID and password forms the VSIM on said another PC.

Assignments (7)