Cellular radiotelephone system with remotely programmed mobile stations
First Claim
1. A cellular telephone configured for remote activation, the cellular telephone comprising:
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a transmitter coupled to said antenna;
a receiver coupled to said antenna, said receiver being used to conduct telephone calls;
a controller coupled to said transmitter and to said receiver; and
a memory coupled to said controller;
wherein said controller is configured to detect a page message received at said receiver and referencing a location-independent identifying code stored in said memory.
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Abstract
A cellular radiotelephone system (10) includes mobile stations (28) which may be remotely programmed from a customer activation system (12) to effect activation and other programming needs. Mobile stations (28) are manufactured in a blank form that causes them to operate only in an inactive state. During activation, information describing the mobile station'"'"'s electronic serial number (ESN) is collected along with area of use information. A mobile identification number (MIN) is assigned in response to the area of use information. A page message is directed to the mobile station operating in its inactive state, but the page message references the mobile station'"'"'s ESN. While inactive, the mobile station (28) detects pages directed to its ESN. A remote programming session is then performed wherein digital user-specific programming data, including the newly assigned MIN, are transferred to the mobile station (28) over a voice channel using a control channel protocol (80).
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1. A cellular telephone configured for remote activation, the cellular telephone comprising:
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an antenna; a transmitter coupled to said antenna; a receiver coupled to said antenna, said receiver being used to conduct telephone calls; a controller coupled to said transmitter and to said receiver; and a memory coupled to said controller; wherein said controller is configured to detect a page message received at said receiver and referencing a location-independent identifying code stored in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A cellular telephone configured for remote activation, the cellular telephone comprising:
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an antenna; a transmitter coupled to said antenna; a receiver coupled to said antenna; a controller coupled to said transmitter and to said receiver; and a memory coupled to said controller; wherein said controller is configured to detect a page message received over a cellular network, said page message referencing a location-independent identifying code stored in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A cellular telephone comprising:
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an antenna; a transmitter configured to conduct telephone calls, said transmitter being coupled to said antenna; a receiver configured to conduct telephone calls, said receiver being coupled to said antenna and said antenna, said transmitter, and said receiver forming an air interface for said cellular telephone; a controller coupled to said air interface; and a memory coupled to said controller; wherein said controller is configured to detect a page message received through said receiver by said air interface, said page message referencing a location-independent identifying code stored in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A cellular telephone comprising:
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an antenna; a transmitter coupled to said antenna; a receiver coupled to said antenna, so that said antenna, said transmitter, and said receiver form an air interface for said cellular telephone; a controller coupled to said air interface; and a memory coupled to said controller; wherein said controller is configured to detect a page message received from a cellular network by said air interface, said page message referencing a location-independent identifying code stored in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A cellular telephone configured for network initiated activation, said cellular telephone comprising:
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an antenna; a transmitter coupled to said antenna; a receiver coupled to said antenna; a controller coupled to said transmitter and to said receiver; and a memory coupled to said controller, said memory containing an electronic serial number (ESN) assigned to said cellular telephone but not containing a mobile identification number (MIN) assigned to said cellular telephone; wherein said controller is configured to detect a page message that references data derived from said electronic serial number (ESN) and to enter a remote programming mode after detecting said page message. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A cellular telephone configured for network initiated activation, said cellular telephone comprising:
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an antenna; a transmitter coupled to said antenna; a receiver coupled to said antenna; a memory containing a location-independent identifying code; and first means for detecting a page message which references said location-independent identifying code. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A cellular telephone configured for remote reprogramming, said cellular telephone comprising:
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an antenna; a receiver coupled to said antenna; a transmitter coupled to said antenna; a controller coupled to said transmitter and to said receiver; and a memory coupled to said controller, said memory containing an electronic serial number (ESN) and a first valid mobile identification number (MIN) for said cellular telephone; wherein said controller is configured to accept digital data received over a cellular network by said receiver operating in a digital data mode and to store said digital data in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A cellular telephone configured for network initiated remote programming, said cellular telephone comprising:
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an antenna; a transmitter coupled to said antenna; a receiver coupled to said antenna, said receiver being used to conduct telephone calls; a controller coupled to said transmitter and to said receiver; and a memory coupled to said controller; wherein said controller is configured to detect a digital message received by said receiver and to enter a remote programming mode after detecting said digital message. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A cellular telephone configured for network initiated remote programming, said cellular telephone comprising:
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an antenna; a transmitter coupled to said antenna; a receiver coupled to said antenna; a memory containing an electronic serial number (ESN) and a first mobile identification number (MIN); first means for detecting a digital message received by said receiver; and second means for entering a remote programming mode wherein said cellular telephone receives digital data formatted according to a control channel protocol, said second means entering said remote programming mode after said first means detects said digital message. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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