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System and methods for wirelessly providing update information of and downloading previously obtained content to a newly activated mobile station

  • US 7,925,245 B1
  • Filed: 03/16/2007
  • Issued: 04/12/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for offering an option to purchase content to a subscriber of a newly activated mobile station in a cellular network comprising:

  • maintaining a server containing a storefront application where subscribers may purchase content from content providers;

    maintaining a storefront database associated with the storefront application that stores information about content purchased by the subscriber;

    maintaining a subscriber database that stores information about the functionality of mobile stations associated with the subscriber;

    maintaining a content database that stores information about content available for purchase by the functionality of the mobile station;

    receiving at a gateway of said network a request to activate a new mobile station;

    upon receiving said request, searching the subscriber database after activation of the new mobile station to determine a record of a second mobile station previously activated by the subscriber;

    in response to finding record of said second mobile station, then searching the storefront database to determine content previously purchased by the subscriber and downloaded to said second mobile station;

    upon finding said content previously purchased, then identifying alternate content equivalent to the content previously purchased by the subscriber;

    determining that said alternate content is compatible with the newly activated mobile station; and

    determining, based on mobile station'"'"'s functionality data from the subscriber database, that the newly activated mobile station'"'"'s functionalities support the compatible alternate content; and

    sending an offer of the alternate content equivalent to the content previously purchased to the new mobile station.

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