Cellular radiotelephone system with remotely programmed mobile stations
First Claim
1. A cellular telephone configured for remote activation, the cellular telephone comprising:
- 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 that references a location-independent identifying code stored in said memory, and said location-independent identifying code is derived from an electronic serial number (ESN) assigned to said cellular telephone.
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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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11 Claims
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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; 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 that references a location-independent identifying code stored in said memory, and said location-independent identifying code is derived from an electronic serial number (ESN) assigned to said cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. 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 by said air interface, said page message referencing a location-independent identifying code stored in said memory, and said location-independent identifying code is derived from an electronic serial number (ESN) of said cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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