1. A method for provisioning a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
sending a registration request for registration with a registration server, the registration request including a request for a personal information number;
receiving a response from the registration server, the response including the personal information number;
sending a provisioning request to a network node, the request including the personal information number and at least one device identifier associated with the mobile communications device;
receiving a response from the network node, the response including a URL and a session ID based upon the personal information number and the at least one device identifier associated with the mobile communications device; and
launching an application on the mobile communication device to establish a communication session between the mobile communication device and a provisioning system.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the application comprises a web browser.
3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the session ID includes a time frame within which the session ID is valid.
4. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one device identifier comprises an International Mobile station Equipment Identity (IMEI) parameter corresponding to the mobile communications device.
5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one device identifier comprises an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) parameter corresponding to the mobile communications device.
6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one device identifier comprises an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) parameter corresponding to the mobile communications device.
7. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one device identifier comprises a Mobile Identification Number (MIN) parameter corresponding to the mobile communications device.
8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one device identifier comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address corresponding to the mobile communications device.
9. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one device identifier comprises an Integrated Circuit Card ID (ICCID) parameter corresponding to the mobile communications device.
10. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the session ID is generated based on hashing the personal information number and the at least one device identifier associated with the mobile communications device.
11. A mobile communications device comprising:
logic means operable to send a registration request for registration with a registration server, the registration request including a request for a personal information number;
logic means operable to receive a response from the registration server, the response including the personal information number;
logic means operable to send a provisioning request to a network node, the request including the personal information number and at least one device identifier associated with the mobile communications device;
logic means operable to receive a response from the network node, the response including a URL and a session ID based upon the personal information number and the at least one device identifier associated with the mobile communications device; and
logic means operable to launch an application on the mobile communication device to establish a communication session between the mobile communication device and a provisioning system.
12. A method for provisioning a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
receiving a request by the mobile communications device at a first network node, the request including a personal information number and at least one device identifier associated with the mobile communications device;
sending a query to a second network node, the query including the personal information number and the at least one device identifier associated with the mobile communications device;
receiving a reply from the second network node, the reply including a URL and a session ID generated at the second network node based upon the personal information number and the at least one device identifier associated with the mobile communications device; and
sending a response to the mobile communications device, the response including the URL and the session ID generated by the second network node for establishing a communication session with the second network node to provision at least one aspect of the mobile communications device.
13. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein the first network node is operable as part of a relay network.
14. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein the second network node is operable as part of a provisioning system.
15. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein the session ID includes a time frame within which the session ID is valid.
16. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein the session ID is generated based on hashing the personal information number and the at least one device identifier associated with the mobile communications device.
17. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein the receiving a request by the mobile communications device at a first network node and the sending a response to the mobile communications device are performed over a wireless packet data service network comprising one of a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, an Enhanced Data Rates for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) Evolution (EDGE) network, a 3rd Generation (3G) network, an Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (IDEN), a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network and a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network.
18. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein the first network node is colocated with the second network node.
19. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein the first network node is integrated with the second network node.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for producing a porous composite oxide, the method comprising:
(a) mixing a solution comprising a first metal element in an organic solvent with an emulsion comprising one or more second metal element in an aqueous phase within reverse micelles formed by a surfactant and an organic phase, the first metal element being capable of forming a hydroxide by hydrolysis;
(b) hydrolyzing the first metal element at an interface of the reverse micelles and incorporating the second metal element with the first metal element being hydrolyzed;
(c) forming primary particles of a precursor of the composite oxide by polycondensation;
(d) aggregating the primary particles to form secondary particles in a system containing the primary particles; and
(e) aggregating the secondary particles;
wherein a volume of the organic phase outside the reverse micelles is larger than a volume of the aqueous phase inside the reverse micelles and a volume of the surfactant.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the volume of the organic phase outside the reverse micelles is two or more times larger than the volume of the aqueous phase inside the reverse micelles.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the volume of the organic phase outside the reverse micelles is 5 or more times larger than the volume of the surfactant.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a diameter of the aqueous phase inside the reverse micelles is 5 mm or more, and a distance between the reverse micelles is 20 nm or more.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in step (c), the pH is adjusted to determine the size of the secondary particles.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the pH is shifted from an isoelectric point by 1 to 3.
7. The method according to claim 5, wherein a diameter of the aqueous phase of the reverse micelles is 2-40 nm and a distance between the reverse micelles is 20 nm or more.
8. The method according to claim 5, wherein the first metal element is provided to the solution of step (a) as a metal alkoxide or acetonato metal complex, and the second metal element is provided to the emulsion of step (a) as an inorganic acid metal salt.
9. A method of producing a porous composite oxide, the method comprising:
(a) mixing an aqueous solution comprising a first metal element and one or more second metal element with an organic solvent comprising a surfactant to react the first and second metal elements in an aqueous phase inside reverse micelles formed by the surfactant;
(b) precipitating a compound comprising the first and second metal elements;
(c) hydrolyzing the compound to form primary particles of a precursor of a composite oxide by polycondensation;
(d) aggregating the primary particles to form secondary particles in a system containing the primary particles; and
(e) aggregating the secondary particles;
wherein a volume of an organic phase outside the reverse micelles is larger than a volume of the aqueous phase inside the reverse micelles and a volume of the surfactant.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the volume of the organic phase outside the reverse micelles is two or more times larger than the volume of the aqueous phase inside the reverse micelles.
11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the volume of the organic phase outside the reverse micelles is five or more times larger than the volume of the surfactant.
12. The method according to claim 9, wherein a diameter of the aqueous phase inside the reverse micelles is 5 nm or more, and a distance between the reverse micelles is 20 nm or more.