US 12,328,644 B2
System and method for registration of a network enabled location tracking device
Jean Cheryl Trakinat, Ewa Beach, HI (US); Scott Francis Migaldi, Cary, IL (US); Karri Mikael Kuoppamaki, Redmond, WA (US); and Mark L. Younge, Golden, CO (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/214,452.
Application 17/683,106 is a division of application No. 16/908,856, filed on Jun. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,265,679, issued on Mar. 1, 2022.
Application 18/214,452 is a continuation of application No. 17/683,106, filed on Feb. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,722,850.
Prior Publication US 2023/0336949 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G08B 21/24 (2006.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [G08B 21/24 (2013.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/06 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving an activation input via a location tracking device;
broadcasting on a short-range wireless network;
receiving, via the short-range wireless network, device identification credentials and network access credentials;
storing the device identification credentials and the network access credentials;
establishing a communication connection to a network using the device identification credentials and the network access credentials, wherein the network access credentials are associated with and allow the location tracking device to establish connections to at least one cellular network provider;
receiving a request for a position from a service associated with the network; and
providing a position signal to the service via the network.