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Method and apparatus for over-the-air service provisioning of a mobile telephone

US6529729B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 2000
Grant dateMar 4, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2207/18
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An object-oriented over-the-air service provisioning (OTASP) computer program is disclosed. The OTASP program is implemented in a client-server architecture, wherein a plurality of client programs operating on client platforms in a customer service centers, optionally in diverse geographical locations, communicate with the OTASP computer program. The OTASP computer program communicates with one or more mobile switching centers (MSC's) to process requests from the client programs and to request communication with mobile telephones using an over-the-air interface, in order to accomplish over-the-air service provisioning.

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