Intelligent roaming system with over the air programming
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsJesse Bradley Bridges, Cameron Kelly Coursey, Mark Steven Wuthnow
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Abstract
A communications network administers intelligent roaming capabilities and features in a mobile station. The network includes a central database to store intelligent roaming information corresponding to respective service providers; and a service database to store and forward information corresponding to the intelligent roaming information to be programmed into the mobile station, which information is updated periodically by the central database. The mobile station is connected to a mobile coverage area based on the forwarded information.
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A communications network for administering intelligent roaming capabilities and features in a mobile station, comprising:
- a central database to store intelligent roaming information corresponding to respective service providers;
- and
- a service database to store and forward information corresponding to the intelligent roaming information to be programmed into the mobile station, which information is updated periodically by the central database, the information indicating supported services subscribed to by the mobile station and characteristic of a selected mobile coverage area,
- wherein the mobile station is wirelessly connected to the selected mobile coverage area based on the forwarded information, and
- wherein the service database receives updated information corresponding to a list of mobile stations requiring updates from the central database, formats the updated information to be compatible with the mobile stations and sends the updated information to the mobile stations.
A method of administering intelligent roaming capabilities and features in a mobile station of a communications network, comprising:
- storing intelligent roaming information corresponding to respective service providers in a central database;
- forwarding information corresponding to the intelligent roaming information to be programmed into the mobile station from a service database, which information is updated periodically by the central database, the information indicating supported services subscribed to by the mobile station and characteristic of a selected mobile coverage area;
- and
- wirelessly connecting the mobile station to the selected mobile coverage area based on the forwarded information, and
- wherein the service database receives updated information corresponding to a list of mobile stations requiring updates from the central database, formats the updated information to be compatible with the mobile stations and sends the updated information to the mobile stations.
A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program for administering intelligent roaming capabilities and features in a mobile station of a communications network, the program when executed by a processor comprising:
- stores intelligent roaming information corresponding to respective service providers in a central database;
- forwards information corresponding to the intelligent roaming information to be programmed into the mobile station from a service database, which information is updated periodically by the central database, the information indicating supported services subscribed to by the mobile station and characteristic of a selected mobile coverage area;
- and
- wirelessly connects the mobile station to the selected mobile coverage area based on the forwarded information, and
- wherein the service database receives updated information corresponding to a list of mobile stations requiring updates from the central database, formats the updated information to be compatible with the mobile stations and sends the updated information to the mobile stations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.