US 12,323,551 B2
Pair-the-plan system for devices and method of use
Drew S. Johnson, San Jose, CA (US); Dae Seong Kim, Campbell, CA (US); David Hu, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Robert B. Fultz, Boulder Creek, CA (US); Steven A. Millstein, Dallas, TX (US); and John Molise, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Assigned to Aeris Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Aeris Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/726,915.
Application 17/726,915 is a continuation of application No. 17/465,982, filed on Sep. 3, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/465,982 is a continuation of application No. 16/819,398, filed on Mar. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,115,542, issued on Sep. 7, 2021.
Application 16/819,398 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/599,835, filed on May 19, 2017, granted, now 11,140,274, issued on Oct. 5, 2021.
Application 15/599,835 is a continuation of application No. 14/274,505, filed on May 9, 2014, granted, now 9,667,806, issued on May 30, 2017.
Application 17/726,915 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/488,885, filed on Sep. 29, 2021, granted, now 12,081,695.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/893,055, filed on Oct. 18, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0247869 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04M 15/00 (2024.01); H04L 12/14 (2024.01); H04W 4/24 (2024.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01)
CPC H04M 15/7652 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1457 (2013.01); H04L 12/1471 (2013.01); H04M 15/60 (2013.01); H04M 15/745 (2013.01); H04M 15/765 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 4/90 (2018.02)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
enrolling one or more devices enabled for connectivity to cellular or other wireless service in a cellular or other wireless subscription and associated billing plan,
wherein the enrollment includes providing an identifier for each of the one or more devices to a cellular or other wireless service provider chosen by a second user, effectively adding the one or more devices to the cellular or other wireless subscription and associated billing plan chosen by the second user; and
allowing the second user to use capabilities of the one or more devices as governed by the cellular or other wireless subscription and an associated billing plan chosen by the second user;
while the one or more devices are also configured to allow a first user to use capabilities of the one or more devices as governed by the cellular or other wireless subscription and an associated billing plan of the first user's choice,
wherein each of the one or more devices is shared simultaneously by the first user and the second user,
wherein the first user is an enterprise user and the usage characteristics of interest to the first user comprise enterprise applications and purposes, and
wherein the second user is an individual consumer or another enterprise and the usage characteristics of interest to the second user comprise consumer or another enterprise applications and purposes.