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A method and apparatus for over-the-air programming of telecommunication services
Assignee: AT&T Wireless Services Inc
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Filing: 1997-10-07
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-10-07
Abstract
Abstract A method for updating service information stored in a mobile station relies on the programmability of the station and over-the-air transmission of teleservice information. When a station is inactive, a delivery flag is set when the station subsequently registers the over-the-air transmission is performed. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Brian Kevin Daly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:39
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W8/00; H04W8/22; H04W8/24; H04W8/245; H04W48/00; H04W48/16; H04W4/00; H04W4/06; H04W8/18; H04W8/183; H04W8/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A method for updating service information stored in
a mobile station from information stored in a central
database, the method comprising the steps of: identifying a plurality of mobile stations having
service information storage capabilities and selecting
some subset of said plurality of mobile stations to be
updated; detecting whether a selected mobile station is
activated; if said selected mobile station is activated then
transferring updated service information from said
central database to the selected mobile station, and if said selected mobile station is not activated
then designate said selected mobile station to be
updated when it is later activated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said service
information includes data for managing intelligent
roaming operations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising a step of
updating service information in the central database
comprising the step of modifying a service information
database within said central database and said central
database is included in a network message center.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said step of
identifying is automatically triggered by completion of
said step of updating.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of
identifying includes the substeps of: scanning a subscriber database; identifying those subscribers in the database
having a mobile station which has the capability of
being updated; associating an update status indicator with each
subscriber identified to have the capability of being
updated, wherein said update indicator identifies the
subscriber's mobile station as one that should be
updated in the next updating operation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 5 wherein after transferring
updated information from the central database to a
selected mobile station, the update status indicator is
reset.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said service
information includes data for managing intelligent
roaming operations.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said step of updating
service information comprises the step of modifying a
service information database within the central database
and the central database is included in a network
message center.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said step of
identifying is automatically triggered by completion of
said step of updating.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
112 words
A system for updating service information stored in
mobile stations, the system comprising: a first database storing subscriber information; a second database storing service information; an update terminal associated with said second
database and providing updated service information to
said second database; a processor, responsive to an update of said
service information, that sets an update status
indicator for a set of subscribers identified by said
first database as having mobile stations capable of
updating; said processor further being programmed to: detect whether a given mobile station having a
set update status indicator is activated; and command a transfer of updated service
information from said second database to said given
mobile station.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 10 further comprising a message
center in which said second database resides.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 10 wherein said first database
is constituted by a home location register.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for updating intelligent roaming
information for a wireless telephone from an intelligent
roaming database, the method comprising the steps of: identifying wireless telephones having over-the-air
programmability; setting an update status indicator for wireless
telephones identified as having over-the-air
programmability; detecting whether a wireless telephone that has its
update status indicator set is activated; if said wireless telephone is detected to be
activated then transferring the intelligent roaming
information from the intelligent roaming database to
said wireless telephone; and if said wireless telephone is detected to not be
activated then designating said wireless telephone to
receive the intelligent roaming information from the
updated intelligent roaming database when that wireless
telephone is later activated.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 13 further comprising the step
of updating the intelligent roaming database wherein
completion of said step of updating said intelligent
roaming database automatically triggers said step of
setting an update status indicator.
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