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Method and apparatus for over-the-air programming of telecommunication services
Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
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Filing: 1996-10-08
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Granted: 2000-09-19
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Expires: 2016-10-08
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian Kevin Daly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:53
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: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 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 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; 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
Independent Claim
166 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 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; 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 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said service information includes data for managing intelligent roaming operations.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said service information includes data for managing intelligent roaming operations.
Claim 5
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 6
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 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein after transferring updated information from the central database to a selected mobile station, the update status indicator is reset.
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 7 wherein said step of identifying is automatically triggered by completion of said step of updating.
Claim 10
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 11
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 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 9 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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