Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Stein

Daniel E. Stein has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVISIONING A WIRELESS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090068999
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling the provisioning of a device with information for accessing services of a wireless service provider via a wireless network is provided. The provisioning system initially stores automatic provisioning information on the device that includes the identification of wireless service providers that have the capability to automatically provision the device. When a user of the device wants to subscribe to a service of a service provider, the provisioning system requests an automatic provisioning service of the service provider to provide information describing available services and information needed to subscribe to those services. When the user selects a service and provides the needed information, the provisioning system retrieves provisioning information for the selected service from the service provider. The provisioning system stores the provisioning information on the device so that the device can then be used to access the selected service of the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yue Chen, Alan W. Shen, Daniel E. Stein
  • Method and system for provisioning a wireless device
    Patent number: 7353017
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling the provisioning of a device with information for accessing services of a wireless service provider via a wireless network is provided. The provisioning system initially stores automatic provisioning information on the device that includes the identification of wireless service providers that have the capability to automatically provision the device. When a user of the device wants to subscribe to a service of a service provider, the provisioning system requests an automatic provisioning service of the service provider to provide information describing available services and information needed to subscribe to those services. When the user selects a service and provides the needed information, the provisioning system retrieves provisioning information for the selected service from the service provider. The provisioning system stores the provisioning information on the device so that the device can then be used to access the selected service of the service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yue Chen, Alan W. Shen, Daniel E. Stein