Method and apparatus for updating information within a communication system
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1. A method for updating information within a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a message on a first network, wherein the message is a message taken from the group consisting of a short message service (SMS) message, an email, an IP ping, a data call, a web request, a multimedia message, a push-to-talk call, and a call alert message;
determining identification information from the message;
associating the identification information with a particular mobile unit; and
updating location information for the particular mobile unit based on an address of the received message.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided to update information within a first network (103) via a second network (102) when communication no longer exists with the first network. During operation the first network is accessed via a PSTN (108) message that is never answered by the first network. Based on the called number and caller-identification information, the first network updates its system information.
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1. A method for updating information within a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message on a first network, wherein the message is a message taken from the group consisting of a short message service (SMS) message, an email, an IP ping, a data call, a web request, a multimedia message, a push-to-talk call, and a call alert message;
determining identification information from the message;
associating the identification information with a particular mobile unit; and
updating location information for the particular mobile unit based on an address of the received message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for updating a mobile-unit attribute within a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a telephone call;
determining identification information from the telephone call;
associating the identification information with a particular mobile unit; and
updating an attribute for the particular mobile unit without connecting the received telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a location database comprising location information for a mobile unit;
a mapping database mapping caller identification information to a particular mobile unit; and
a mobility manager receiving a call from the mobile unit, accessing the mapping database to associate caller identification information to the mobile unit, and updating the location database based on the call and the association. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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