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Method and apparatus for over-the-air programming of telecommunication services

  • US 6,122,503 A
  • Filed: 10/08/1996
  • Issued: 09/19/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. 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, andif said selected mobile station is not activated then designate said selected mobile station to be updated when it is later activated.

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