User registration for wireless service on mobile computing device

Abstract

A mobile computing device comprises a display, a radio device and a processing device. The radio device is configured to provide connectivity with a wireless network. The processing device is configured to provide a screen on the display to collect a user registration data and to send the user registration data wirelessly via the wireless network to a server computer to register the user for a wireless service from a service provider.

1 .- 29 . (canceled) 
     
     
         30 . A mobile computing device, comprising:
 a display;   a radio device configured to provide connectivity with a wireless network; and   a processing device configured to provide a screen on the display to collect a user registration data and to send the user registration data wirelessly via the wireless network to a server computer to register the user for a wireless service from a service provider.   
     
     
         31 . The mobile computing device of  claim 30 , wherein the processing device is configured to display a rate plan to the user. 
     
     
         32 . The mobile computing device of  claim 30 , wherein the processing device is configured to communicate with the server computer using a hypertext transfer protocol. 
     
     
         33 . The mobile computing device of  claim 30 , wherein prior to providing the screen to collect a user registration data, the processing device is configured to determine whether the mobile computing device is registered with the service provider. 
     
     
         34 . The mobile computing device of  claim 30 , wherein the processing device is configured to display a dialog on the display to query the user if an account is to be set up with the service provider. 
     
     
         35 . The mobile computing device of  claim 30 , wherein the processing device is configured to query the user for an e-mail address to use with registration. 
     
     
         36 . The mobile computing device of  claim 30 , wherein the processing device is configured to receive a user identification from the server computer based on the sent user registration data. 
     
     
         37 . The mobile computing device of  claim 30 , wherein the mobile computing device is a personal digital assistant. 
     
     
         38 . The mobile computing device of  claim 30 , wherein the wireless service comprises a wireless e-mail retrieval service