Method of subscriber initiated porting of a wireless number for a mobile station
US6819921B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/28
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In the method of subscriber initiated porting of a wireless number for a mobile station, a new service provider receives a porting request sent by a subscriber, and sends a profile request to a current service provider of the subscriber in response to the porting request. The profile request requests profile information on the subscriber. Subsequently, the new service provider receives the profile information for the subscriber, and sends a porting complete notification to the subscriber.
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