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System and method for activating a communication device based on usage information

CA 2526781 C · Owner: Fyke, Steven · Inventors: Fyke, Steven; Vuong, Thanh Vinh

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The invention provides a system and method for controlling operation of a communication device. The communication device comprises: a casing for housing a display and a keyboard; and a microprocessor controlling aspects of the keyboard and display. The invention provides a power application operating on the microprocessor. The application monitors activation cycles of the device stores activation data related to the activation cycles and identifies a new activation cycle for the device utilizing an activation pattern derived from the activation data.

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  • Filed November 14, 2005 and granted July 30, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 14, 2025.
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FiledNovember 14, 2005
GrantedJuly 30, 2013
Term endedNovember 14, 2025
Patent numberCA 2526781 C
Classification (IPC)H04W52/02

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