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Method and apparatus for over the air programming a communication device

US6088457A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 1995
Grant dateJul 11, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2015

Classification

  • 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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