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US5742910A
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Teleadministration of subscriber ID modules
Assignee: MCI Corp
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Filing: 1995-05-23
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Granted: 1998-04-21
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Expires: 2015-05-23
Abstract
Abstract A mobile telephone remote programming system and method includes a mobile telephone that has a subscriber ID module (SIM) which can store control data for voice message actuation and vocoder parameters. The telephone is adapted to receive digital programming information over a radio communication link. The programming information is adapted to modify the contents of the SIM to include updated voice message actuation data and/or vocoder data. The telephone uses the stored data to control voice message actuation and/or vocoder operation.
Inventors
- 👤 John Kenneth Gallant
- 👤 Tom Wrappe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:06
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W8/00; H04W8/22; H04W8/24; H04W8/245; H04W12/00; H04W12/06; H04W88/00; H04W88/18; H04W88/181
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A mobile telephone comprising: a vocoder with changeable control parameters; automatic dialing means responsive to stored digital information; a subscriber ID module removably mated to a slot of said telephone having storage space to hold subscriber pertinent data including at least data for controlling said vocoder and for actuation of voice message retrieval; means for receiving digital programming data through a radio communication channel; means for programming the storage space in said subscriber ID module according to the received digital programming data; means for modifying the changeable control parameters of the vocoder according to the data of vocoder parameters stored in said storage space; and means using said voice message retrieval data stored in said storage space for automatically dialing a telephone number and retrieving voice message.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A mobile telephone comprising: a vocoder with changeable control parameters; automatic dialing means responsive to stored digital information; a subscriber ID module removably mated to a slot of said telephone having storage space to hold subscriber pertinent data including at least data for controlling said vocoder and for actuation of voice message retrieval; means for receiving digital programming data through a radio communication channel; means for programming the storage space in said subscriber ID module according to the received digital programming data; means for modifying the changeable control parameters of the vocoder according to the data of vocoder parameters stored in said storage space; and means using said voice message retrieval data stored in said storage space for automatically dialing a telephone number and retrieving voice message.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The mobile telephone of claim 1 further comprising: means enabling remote control of the changeable control parameters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The mobile telephone of claim 2 wherein the means enabling remote control is from a distant control center.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
86 words
In a mobile telephone having a vocoder for digitizing and compressing voice data wherein the vocoder has a plurality of changeable control parameters, a method for remotely administering the vocoder parameters comprising: establishing a digital communication link between said mobile telephone and a distant control center; downloading vocoder control parameters from said distant control center to a removably mated storage module in said mobile telephone; and modifying the vocoder parameters in said mobile telephone in accordance with said vocoder control parameters stored in said storage module.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
86 words
In a mobile telephone having a vocoder for digitizing and compressing voice data wherein the vocoder has a plurality of changeable control parameters, a method for remotely administering the vocoder parameters comprising: establishing a digital communication link between said mobile telephone and a distant control center; downloading vocoder control parameters from said distant control center to a removably mated storage module in said mobile telephone; and modifying the vocoder parameters in said mobile telephone in accordance with said vocoder control parameters stored in said storage module.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a mobile telephone having a keyboard and automatic dialing means responsive to digital data stored in a subscriber ID module removably mated to said telephone, the method for automatically retrieving voice messages from a distant voice message center comprising: establishing a digital communication link between said mobile telephone and a distant control center; downloading voice message retrieval control data from said distant control center to said subscriber ID module mated to said mobile telephone; storing said voice message retrieval control data in said subscriber ID module; and in response to pressing a designated key on said keyboard, automatically dialing and retrieving voice messages from said voice message center using the voice message retrieval control data stored in said subscriber ID module.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a mobile telephone having a keyboard and automatic dialing means responsive to digital data stored in a subscriber ID module removably mated to said telephone, the method for automatically retrieving voice messages from a distant voice message center comprising: establishing a digital communication link between said mobile telephone and a distant control center; downloading voice message retrieval control data from said distant control center to said subscriber ID module mated to said mobile telephone; storing said voice message retrieval control data in said subscriber ID module; and in response to pressing a designated key on said keyboard, automatically dialing and retrieving voice messages from said voice message center using the voice message retrieval control data stored in said subscriber ID module.
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