| US 7,598,842 B2 | ||
| Secure mobile device and allocation system | ||
| Fredrick J. Landram, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US); Adam M. Petrovich, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US); and Joseph F. Soban, III, Lower Burrell, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 09, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/682,152. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0077997 A1, Apr. 14, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 25/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—5.73 [340/5.9; 340/5.91; 340/5.92; 340/5.1; 340/5.2; 340/5.7] | 56 Claims |
| 1. A method of securely allocating mobile devices to at least one user, comprising the steps of:
storing a plurality of mobile devices in an inoperative state under the control of a host computer, each of the plurality
of mobile devices in communication with the host computer while in the inoperative state;
the host computer accepting as an input an identification code that uniquely identifies the at least one user;
the host computer selectively placing a mobile device among the plurality of mobile devices in an operative state based on
the identification code; and
the host computer customizing operation of the selected mobile device to preset preferences of the at least one user, wherein
customizing includes configuring keys of the mobile device to preset functional preferences of the at least one user.
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