Method and apparatus for over the air programming a communication device
US6088457A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/022
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An over-the-air programming (OTAP) technique in which programming messages are sent to a communication device in order to change operational parameters in the communication device. These operational parameters may comprise functional characteristics of the communication device. The programming is secure in that the communication device is only responsive for a predetermined period of time when enabled.
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