METHOD OF REMOTELY UPDATING THE SOFTWARE OF A MOBILE TELEPHONE TERMINAL
First Claim
1. A method of updating the software of a GSM or equivalent mobile telephone terminal via a base transceiver station in whose coverage area said terminal is located and using data supplied by a programming platform operating at the level of a server center to which said base transceiver station is connected in a telecommunication network, data for updating said terminal being transferred by an exchange of mobile telephone short messages, e.g. SMS, at the initiative of the programming platform and in cooperation with said server center, in which method said exchange of mobile telephone short messages comprises prior messages for reciprocal authentication of said terminal and said platform.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed of updating the software of a GSM or equivalent mobile telephone terminal via a base transceiver station in whose coverage area the terminal is located and using data supplied by a programming platform operating at the level of a server center to which the base transceiver station is connected in a fixed telecommunication network. The terminal is updated by a transparent exchange of SMS or equivalent mobile telephone messages at the initiative of the programming platform and in cooperation with the server center.
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- 1. A method of updating the software of a GSM or equivalent mobile telephone terminal via a base transceiver station in whose coverage area said terminal is located and using data supplied by a programming platform operating at the level of a server center to which said base transceiver station is connected in a telecommunication network, data for updating said terminal being transferred by an exchange of mobile telephone short messages, e.g. SMS, at the initiative of the programming platform and in cooperation with said server center, in which method said exchange of mobile telephone short messages comprises prior messages for reciprocal authentication of said terminal and said platform.
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