Method and system for automatically updating a serving MSC with a change in a subscriber profile

• US 6,941,139 B1
• Filed: 08/25/2000
• Issued: 09/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qwest Communications International Incorporated (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Qwest Communications International Incorporated (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Clark, David R., Shupe, Lester B.
• Primary Examiner(s): D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M
• Application Number:
  US09/648,908
• Time in Patent Office: 1,838 Days
• Field of Search: 455/406, 455/422.1, 455/433, 4554321-4323, 4554351-4353, 455/410, 455/560, 455/461, 4554141-4144
• US Class Current: 455/432.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method and system for automatically updating a serving MSC with a change in a subscriber profile includes receiving an update at a database regarding a change in a subscriber'"'"'s profile. A stored procedure is initiated at the database to generate a request to the Service Location Register to send a profile update to the switching center for the subscriber.

Claims

1. For use in a wireless communication system including a Service Location Register, at least one Switching Center, and a subscriber, the subscriber having at least one profile associated with the subscriber, a method of automatically updating a Switching Center with a change in the subscriber'"'"'s profile, the method comprising:

receiving an update at a database regarding a change in the subscriber'"'"'s profile;

in response to the received update, generating a request to the Service Location Register to send a profile update for the subscriber to a Switching Center; and

in response to the request and without receiving a request for the subscriber'"'"'s profile from any Switching Center, sending a qualification directive to to the Switching Center, the qualification directive including an update to the subscriber profile, the update to the subscriber profile including at least one feature set to which the subscriber has subscribed.

2. A method as in claim 1, wherein the Service Location Register is a Home Location Register (HLR).

3. A method as in claim 1, wherein the Service Location Register is a Wireless Service Location Register (WSLR).

4. A method as in claim 1, wherein the Switching Center is a Mobile Switching Center (MSC).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a request to the Service Location Register to send a profile update to the Switching Center for the subscriber comprises initiating a stored procedure in the database.

6. A method as in claim 1, wherein receiving an update includes receiving a request initiated by a web browser.

7. A method as in claim 1, wherein the request is generated in response to the update received at the database.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an update comprises receiving an update adding a service to the subscriber'"'"'s profile.

9. For use in a wireless communication system including a Home Location Register (HLR), at least one Mobile Switching Center (MSC), and a plurality of subscribers, each of the plurality of subscribers having at least one subscriber profile associated with the subscriber, a method of automatically updating the MSC with a change in the subscriber profile, the method comprising:

receiving an update at a database regarding a change in the subscriber profile;

in response to the update, initiating a stored procedure in the database to generate a request to the HLR to send a qualification directive to an MSC, the qualification directive including an update to the subscriber profile, the update to the subscriber profile including at least one feature set to which the subscriber has subscribed; and

in response to the request and without receiving a request for the subscriber'"'"'s profile from any MSC, sending the qualification directive to the MSC.

10. A method as in claim 9, wherein receiving an update includes receiving a request initiated by a web browser.

11. A method as in claim 9, wherein the stored procedure is initiated in response to the update received at the database.

12. For use in a wireless communication system having at least one subscriber, the subscriber having at least one subscriber profile associated with the subscriber, a system for automatically updating a Switching Center with a change in the subscriber'"'"'s profile, the system comprising:

a database configured to receive an update regarding a change in the subscriber'"'"'s profile and in response to the update, generate a request to the Service Location Register to send a profile update to a Switching Center;

a Service Location Register in communication with the database, the Service Location Register being configured to;

receive the request to send the profile update to the Switching Center; and

in response to the request and without receiving a request for the subscriber'"'"'s profile from any Switching Center, send a qualification directive to the Switching Center, the qualification directive including the requested profile update, the profile update including at least one feature set to which the subscriber has subscribed.

13. A system as in claim 12, wherein the Service Location Register is a Wireless Service Location Register.

14. A system as in claim 12, wherein the Switching Center is a Mobile Switching Center (MSC).

15. A system as in claim 12, wherein the database is a Sybase database.

16. A system as in claim 12, wherein the request generated by the database is a qualification directive.

17. A system as in claim 12, wherein the database is configured to receive communications via a web browser, and wherein receiving an update comprises receiving an update request initiated by a web browser.

18. A system as in claim 12, wherein the database is further configured to generate the request in response to receiving the update.

19. In a telecommunications system comprising at least one Switching Center and a plurality of subscribers, each of the plurality of subscribers having at least one associated subscriber profile, a system for automatically updating a Switching Center with a change to a subscriber'"'"'s profile, the system comprising:

means for receiving an update regarding a change in the subscriber'"'"'s profile;

means for generating a request to send a profile update for the subscriber to a Switching Center in response to the update;

means for sending a qualification directive to the Switching Center, the qualification directive including an update to the subscriber'"'"'s profile, the update to the subscriber profile including at least one feature set to which the subscriber has subscribed, in response to the request and without receiving a request for the subscriber'"'"'s profile from any Switching Center.

20. A system as in claim 19, further comprising:

means for initiating a stored procedure to generate the request.

21. A system as in claim 19, further comprising:

means for receiving a communication from a web browser, the communication comprising the update regarding a change in the subscriber'"'"'s profile.

22. For use in a wireless communication system including a Service Location Register, at least one Switching Center, and a subscriber, the subscriber having at least one profile associated with the subscriber, a method of automatically updating the Switching Center with a change in the subscriber'"'"'s profile, the method comprising:

using a database client connection from a service center to update a database regarding a change in the subscriber'"'"'s profile;

at the database, automatically generating a request to the Service Location Register to send a profile update for the subscriber to a Switching Center in response to the update; and

in response to the request and without receiving a request for the subscriber'"'"'s profile from any Switching Center, sending a qualification directive to the Switching Center, the qualification directive including an update to the subscriber profile, the update to the subscriber profile including at least one feature set to which the subscriber has subscribed.

23. A method as recited in claim 22, wherein the database client connection comprises a request initiated from an HTTP (web) client.

24. For use in a wireless communication system having at least one subscriber, the subscriber having at least one subscriber profile associated with the subscriber, a system for automatically updating a Switching Center with a change in the subscriber'"'"'s profile, the system comprising:

a database configured to receive an update via a database client connection from a service center regarding a change in the subscriber'"'"'s profile and in response to the update, generate a request to the Service Location Register to send a profile update to a Switching Center;

a Service Location Register in communication with the database, the Service Location Register being configured to;

receive the request to send the profile update to the Switching Center; and

in response to the request and without receiving a request for the subscriber'"'"'s profile from any Switching Center, send a qualification directive to the Switching Center, the qualification directive including an update to the subscriber profile, the update to the subscriber profile including at least one feature set to which the subscriber has subscribed.

25. A system as recited in claim 24, wherein the database client connection comprises a request initiated from an HTTP (web) client.