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Digital wireless telephone system for downloading software to a digital telephone using wireless data link protocol

  • US 6,876,644 B1
  • Filed: 02/05/2003
  • Issued: 04/05/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of programming digital telephone services in a digital telephone in communication with a digital wireless communications system, comprising:

  • initiating a two-way network link, from the digital telephone to an interworking unit via a digital wireless base station transceiver, for sending and receiving data packets according to a prescribed wireless data protocol;

    establishing a two-way session between the digital telephone and a server via the two-way network link by sending from the digital telephone a network address corresponding to the server, the server being in communication with the interworking unit via a packet switched data network, wherein the establishing step includes;

    (a) supplying a menu list from the server to the digital telephone; and

    (b) executing a browser application stored in the digital telephone and configured for displaying the menu list on the digital telephone;

    outputting by the browser application a selection input to the server in response to a user selection from the menu list; and

    downloading control software associated with the digital telephone services to the digital telephone via the digital wireless base station transceiver in response to the selection input being supplied by the digital telephone during the two-way session.

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