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Method of providing services specified by feature codes based upon location of a wireless telephone unit

  • US 6,131,028 A
  • Filed: 12/10/1997
  • Issued: 10/10/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of maintaining subscriber records in a location-based wireless network service, which comprises the steps of:

  • receiving a feature request and a telephone number from a wireless telephone unit within a wireless network;

    querying a wireless network location finding service for a current location of said wireless telephone unit anywhere within the wireless network;

    updating a subscriber record associated with said wireless telephone unit according to said feature request and a location returned from said location finding service;

    wherein said step of updating a subscriber record includes the steps of;

    determining if said feature request is a location based wireless network de-provisioning feature request;

    if so, adding said telephone number to said subscriber record; and

    marking said subscriber record for de-provisioning.

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