System and method for selection of wireless service provider via a mobile terminal
View Patent ↗A system and method for provisioning a wireless service provider through a mobile device using a SIM card within the mobile device accesses a server via a wireless hub using the SIM card and requests comparison data relating to a plurality of wireless service providers. The comparison data is provided to the mobile device from the server responsive to the request, and the mobile device displays this comparison information. A user selection is provided selecting a particular wireless service provider using the mobile device, and the selected wireless service provider is established as the wireless service provider for the mobile device.
1. A method for provisioning a wireless service provider to a mobile device not presently having a provisioned wireless service provider, comprising:
receiving a SIM card within the mobile device, the SIM card including a web proxy;
accessing a server via a wireless hub using the web proxy, the server providing comparison data on wireless services provided by a plurality of wireless service providers;
requesting the comparison data from the server, the comparison data including at least a fee for each of the plurality of wireless services providers and services provided by each of the plurality of wireless services providers;
receiving the comparison data at the mobile device from the server responsive to the request;
displaying the comparison data at the mobile device not presently having a provisioned wireless service provider;
receiving a user selection of a selected wireless service provider through the mobile device; and
establishing the selected wireless service provider as the provisioned wireless service provider for the mobile device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the SIM card further includes receiving the SIM card within the mobile device, the SIM card including the web proxy and a graphical user interface.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein displaying further comprises displaying the comparison data using the graphical user interface on the SIM card.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing further comprises registering the mobile device with the selected wireless service provider using the web proxy on the SIM card.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing further comprises registering the mobile device with the selected wireless service provider through the server.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein accessing further comprises accessing the server responsive to data stored within the SIM card that directs the mobile device to connect directly with the server.
7. A system for provisioning a wireless service provider using a wireless mobile device not presently having a provisioned wireless service provider, comprising:
a wireless mobile device;
a SIM card located within the wireless mobile device for configuring the wireless mobile device to connect with a server providing comparison data for a plurality of wireless service providers when the wireless mobile device is not currently registered with a wireless service provider; and
a web proxy within the SIM card for connecting the wireless mobile device to the server, wherein the web proxy generates a request to the server for the comparison data and obtains the comparison data for a plurality of wireless service providers from the server responsive to the request, the comparison data including at least a fee of each of the wireless service providers and services provided by each of the plurality of wireless services providers;
wherein the web proxy further registers the wireless mobile device with a selected wireless service provider responsive to receipt of an indication of the selected wireless service provider from the web proxy.
8. The system of claim 7 further wherein the wireless mobile device includes multi-frequency functionalities enabling the wireless mobile device to operate over a plurality of frequencies.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the wireless mobile device includes multi-band functionalities enabling the wireless mobile device to operate in a plurality of frequency bands.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of frequency bands consists essentially of GSM, W-CDMA, HSPA, CDMA, EVBO, LTE or any subset thereof.
11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the SIM card further includes a graphical user interface for displaying the comparison data on the plurality of wireless service providers received from the server.
12. A method for provisioning a wireless service provider to a wireless mobile device not presently having a provisioned wireless service provider, comprising:
receiving at a server, a request to access the server via a wireless hub from the wireless mobile device;
requesting comparison data relating to a plurality of wireless service providers from the server, the comparison data including at least a fee of each of the plurality of wireless services providers and services provided by each of the wireless services providers;
receiving the comparison data at the server from the plurality of wireless service providers responsive to the request;
providing a display of the comparison data to the wireless mobile device;
receiving a user selection of a selected wireless service provider at the server from the wireless mobile device; and
registering the selected wireless service provider as the provisioned wireless service provider for the wireless mobile device using the server.
13. The method of claim 12 , further including accessing the server responsive data stored within a SIM card within the wireless mobile device that directs the wireless mobile device to connect directly with the server.
14. A method for provisioning a wireless service provider to a mobile device not presently having a provisioned wireless service provider, comprising:
receiving a SIM card within the mobile device including a web proxy, wherein the step of receiving the SIM card further includes the step of receiving the SIM card within the mobile device, the SIM card further including graphical user interface;
accessing a server via a wireless hub using the web proxy, the server providing comparison data on the plurality of wireless services provided by a plurality of wireless service provider;
requesting the comparison data from the server, the comparison data including at least a fee for each of the plurality of wireless services providers and services provided by each of the plurality of wireless services providers;
receiving the comparison data at the mobile device from the server responsive to the request;
displaying the comparison data at the mobile device not presently having a provisioned wireless service provider, using the graphical user interface on the SIM card;
receiving a user selection of a selected wireless service provider through the mobile device; and
establishing the selected wireless service provider as the provisioned wireless service provider for the mobile device.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein establishing further comprises registering the mobile device with the selected wireless service provider using the web proxy on the SIM card.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein establishing further comprises registering the mobile device with the selected wireless service provider through the server.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein accessing further comprises accessing the server responsive to data stored within the SIM card that directs the mobile device to connect directly with the server.