Method and apparatus for providing software to a mobile unit
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving from each of a plurality of mobile units registration information identifying a particular one of a plurality of radio base stations currently in communication with each mobile unit;
storing the registration information in a registration database, such that the registration database stores information identifying the particular radio base station currently communicating with the particular mobile unit;
receiving a request to transfer an application software file to a selected group of the plurality of mobile units, wherein the selected group is a subset of the plurality of mobile units;
transferring the application software file to each mobile unit in the selected group of mobile units using the radio base stations identified by the registration information.
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Abstract
Mobile communication systems and methods consistent with the present invention include a central station, a mobile unit and a plurality of radio base stations. The mobile unit communicates with the central station through one of the radio base stations. The central station receives from the mobile unit registration information identifying the radio base station the mobile unit is currently communicating with. This registration information is then stored in a registration database located at the central station. Files are then transferred from the central station to the mobile unit using the radio base station identified by the registration information stored in the registration database.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving from each of a plurality of mobile units registration information identifying a particular one of a plurality of radio base stations currently in communication with each mobile unit; storing the registration information in a registration database, such that the registration database stores information identifying the particular radio base station currently communicating with the particular mobile unit; receiving a request to transfer an application software file to a selected group of the plurality of mobile units, wherein the selected group is a subset of the plurality of mobile units; transferring the application software file to each mobile unit in the selected group of mobile units using the radio base stations identified by the registration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a plurality of radio base stations configured to transmit and receive signals to and from a plurality of mobile units; a central station configured to communicate with each mobile unit through one of the radio base stations, the central station further including; a registration database including registration information identifying the radio base station currently in communication with each mobile unit; and a processor configured to transfer an application software file to a selected group of the plurality of mobile units, wherein the selected group is a subset of the plurality of mobile units, using the radio base stations identified by the registration information stored in the registration database for each mobile unit in the selected group. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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means for receiving from each of a plurality of mobile units registration information identifying a particular one of a plurality of radio base stations currently in communication with each mobile unit; means for storing the registration information in a registration database, such that the registration database stores information identifying the particular radio base station currently communicating with the particular mobile unit; means for receiving a request to transfer an application software file to a selected group of the plurality of mobile units, wherein the selected group is a subset of the plurality of mobile units; and means for transferring the application software file to each mobile unit in the selected group of mobile units using the radio base stations identified by the registration information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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