MXPA97007676A - A method and apparatus for on-the-air programming with telecommunication services - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for updating service information stored in a mobile station is based on the programmability of the station and transmission in the air of teleservice information. When a station is active, a supply flag is set when the subsequent registration of the station is performed for transmission-in-the-ai

Description

A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMING EN-E - AIR WITH TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES BACKGROUND PE LA INYENCIQM The present invention relates to on-the-air programming of telecommunications services. More particularly, the present invention provides dynamic updating of mobile station databases to provide flexible telecommunications services. An industrial standard referred to as IS-136 defines a standard for mobile stations that communicate in the cellular and PCS bands. The standard defines the basic functionality of the mobile station as well as the communication protocols between the mobile station and the switching center of the mobile station. One of the important aspects of a mobile station designed in accordance with this standard is the programmability of the station to be flexible in its operation. Mobile stations that employ this particular standard have been recognized as useful for implementing a feature known as operating outside the area of intelligent home service (IR = Intelligent Roaming). This is a procedure in which a station or mobile phone passes to ensure it receives the best possible service regardless of the location where the phone is located.

REF: 25753 The following description provides the background to understand the meaning of operating intelligently outside of domestic service in the mobile environment. This will be understood to simply provide an example of a particular telecommunications service that is available using an IS-136 mobile station. Figure 1 illustrates a portion of the radio frequency spectrum. The frequency range 10 centered around 800 MHz has historically been known as the cellular frequency range and the frequency range 12 centered at approximately 1900 MHz is a more recently defined frequency range associated with Personal Communications Services (PCS = Personal Communication Services). Each frequency range, that is, the cell phone and PCS, are broken down into two parts. In the cellular frequency range 10, there is an uplink portion 14 that is used for communications from a mobile communications device to a base station such as a cellular base station. The portion 16 of the cellular frequency range 10 is used for downlink communications that is, communications from a cellular base station to a mobile communication device. In a similar manner, portion 18 of the PCS frequency range 12 is used for uplink communications, that is, communications from a mobile communications device to a base station. The portion 20 of the PCS frequency range 12 is used for downlink communications, ie communications from a base station to a mobile communication device. Each of the frequency ranges is broken down into bands that are typically associated with different service providers. In the case of the cellular frequency range 10, frequency bands 30 and 32 are designated "a" band for downlink and downlink communications, respectively. In a particular geographic area, a cellular service provider is assigned the frequency band "a" to carry out mobile communications. Likewise, in the same geographical area another cellular service provider is assigned a frequency band 34 (uplink) and 36 (downlink) that are designated "b". The frequency spectra assigned to the service providers are separated so as not to interfere with the communications between them. This allows two separate service providers to provide cellular service in the same geographic area. The government of the U.S.A. , has auctioned PCS frequency spectra to service providers. As with the cellular frequency range, the PCS frequency range is broken down into several bands where a different service provider can use a particular frequency range for which it is licensed within a particular geographical area. The PCS bands are referred to as A, B, C, D, E F. Band A includes uplink band 50 and downlink band 52. Band B includes uplink band 54 and downlink band 56. Band C includes the uplink band 58 and the downlink band 60. Each uplink and downlink band of bands A, B and C are approximately 30 MHz wide. The band D includes the uplink band 62 and the downlink band 64. The band E includes the uplink band 66 and the downlink band 68. Likewise, the band F includes the uplink band 70 and the downlink band 72. The uplink and downlink bands of bands D, E and F have an approximate width of 10 MHz each. It should be noted that with these PCS and cellular frequency bands, it is possible to have as many as eight different wireless communication service providers in a particular area. Each of the different cellular and PCS bands consists of control channels and communication channels in both the uplink and downlink direction. In the case of analog cellular bands there are twenty-one control channels for the "a" and Hbn bands. Each of the control channels includes an uplink portion and a downlink portion. The control channels transmit information such as System Operator Code (SOC = System Operator Code), a System Identifier Code (SID), radio-location information, call configuration information and other general information. such as information regarding the registration with the mobile communications system. A portion of the cellular band spectrum not occupied by the control channels is used for communication channels. The communication channels transport voice or data communications, wherein each channel consists of an uplink or downlink communication link. Currently, there are several cellular communications standards. An analog standard known as EIA / TIA553 is built on the AMPS standard (Advanced Mobile Phone Service). This standard supports twenty-one Analog Control Channels (ACC = Analog Control Channels) and several hundred Analog Voice or Traffic Channels (AVC = Analog Voice or Traffic Channels). A new standard is the EIA / TIA IS54B standard that supports dual-mode operation. The operation of dual mode refers to having an analog control channel and either a traffic / analog channel or a Digital Traffic Channel (DTC = Digital Traffic Channel). The AVC or DTC is used for current communications, and the ACC is used to transfer information relating to, for example, call settings, service provider identification and other system or general information. The EIA / TIA IS136 standard supports both dual and analog cellular covered communications and also includes a fully digital communications scheme that was designed for the PCS frequency bands A to F and the cellular frequency bands "a" and "b" . This standard allows a digital traffic channel and a digital control channel (DCCH). In the case of DTC, not only voice or data are communicated, but also a digital channel locator (DL) is transmitted to the DTC. The DL allows a mobile communications device that is interlocked in the DTC to use the information in the DL to locate a DCCH for the purpose of obtaining information such as SOC, SID, radio location information and other general information of the system transported in the channel. of digital control. When a mobile communication device such as a mobile phone attempts to register with the service provider, it locks into a control channel and reads information such as the SOC and SID. If the SOC and / or SID correspond to a service provider with which the user has a communications services agreement, the telephone can be registered with the service provider's mobile communications system via the uplink control channel. Figure 2 illustrates a map of the US, showing cities such as Seattle, Chicago and Washington, DC. For example, in the Seattle A frequency band, SOC 001 has been licensed with an SID of 43 and band C has been licensed to SOC 003 with an SID of 37. In Chicago, assuming that the C frequency band has been licensed to SOC 001 with a SID equal to 57 and that band B has been licensed to SOC 003 with an SID of 51. In Washington, DC, assuming that frequency band "a" has been licensed to SOC 001 with a SID of 21 and that band A has been licensed to SOC 003 with an SID of 17, it should be noted that the same SOC can be found in several different sites although in different frequency bands. It will also be noted that the same SOC will be associated with different SIDs in each geographical area and that in the same geographical area different service providers have different SDIs. If a particular subscriber to a wireless communication service has an agreement with a service provider that has a SOC of 001, that subscriber would prefer to use systems with a SOC of 001 because the subscriber will likely receive a less expensive fee. When the subscriber is in Seattle, he would prefer to be in band A and if he is in Chicago in band C, and if he is in Washington DC in the band uaw. The situation described above presents a problem for the wireless communications subscriber. Since the subscriber passes from one area of the country to another, the phone when it is turned on, looks for the "domestic" service provider or the service provider with which the subscriber has a pre-agreed agreement. For example, if the subscriber travels from Seattle to Chicago, when he turns on the phone in Chicago, the phone will search through the different bands of the spectrum to identify the service operator with the code 001 in order to find the desired service provider. In a co-pending request granted to the same stationary as the present invention, the inventors recognized that it was beneficial to take advantage of the database capabilities within the IS-136 mobile stations and store information to control the process by which a station Mobile searches for a service channel when it is outside of its home region. This concept refers to operating outside the area of intelligent domestic service (IR). This concept is described in the patent application of the US. No. 08 / 570,905 entitled "A Method for Selecting a Wireless Communications Service Provider in a Multi-Service Provider Environment" (A Method for Selecting a Wireless Communications Service Provider in an Environment of Multiple Service Providers). Other applications directed to operate outside the area of intelligent domestic service include: US patent applications. Nos. 08 / 570,904; 08 / 570,903; and 08 / 570,902. While the IR functionality provides enhanced teleservice for subscribers, it does not fully take advantage of the mobile station's programmability and fails to solve a problem that arises specifically with respect to operating outside the area of intelligent domestic service, ie the changes in agreements between the service providers. In particular, it is common in the area of wireless communications for relationships between service providers to change over time. These are counter-current arrangements that determine how subscribers of related services will be treated as they operate outside the domestic service area from one region to the next. It may also happen that over time two service providers have a favorable relationship that subsequently changes to an unfavorable relationship. Under those circumstances, if the mobile station has been preprogrammed with information to operate outside the area of intelligent domestic service, then it may erroneously identify a partner service provider / partner favored as the customer operates outside the domestic service area through the various geographical areas. It is therefore convenient to provide a method for making the intelligence of the mobile stations available to adapt the station to such changes in provider capacities and relationships. COMPENDIUM OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a method to enable a service provider to provide updates of telecommunications services to mobile stations without active participation of the subscribers of these stations. More specifically, the present invention provides that a database within the network of service providers can be updated in accordance with changes in telecommunication services (such as changes in agreements with other service providers). This database can then be automatically sent to the mobile stations to update the database information within the mobile stations. This updated information that is used to control the operations of the mobile station such as to control the operation of operating outside the domestic service area of the station as it moves through various geographical areas, is provided on the air by the provider without specific activities by the subscriber. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the service information is updated in a central database. A plurality of mobile stations that have capabilities for storing service information are identified and then a subset of this plurality of mobile stations is chosen to be updated. The method then detects whether a selected mobile station is activated. If the selected mobile station is activated, then the updated service information is transferred from the central database to the selected mobile station. If the selected mobile station is not activated then the selected mobile station is designated to update when it is later activated.

The service information may include data to manage or manage operations to operate outside the area of intelligent domestic service. In addition, the step of identifying the plurality of mobile stations that have service information storage capabilities can occur automatically upon completion of the update of the central database. In a modality of the method more specifically directed to operate outside the area of intelligent domestic service, a database of operating outside the intelligent domestic service area is updated. Subsequently, wireless telephones that have programmability in the air are identified. Then, an update status indicator for the cordless phone that has this programmability is configured. Then, according to the method, it is detected if the cordless telephone has its updated status indicator setting activated. If this cordless telephone is detected to be activated when the information to operate outside the intelligent domestic service area in the updated database is transferred to the cordless telephone. If the cordless telephone is detected not activated then the cordless telephone is designated to receive the database to operate outside of the updated intelligent domestic service area, when subsequently the cordless telephone is activated.

The present invention in this manner provides on-air programming of the mobile station as it relates to teleservices associated with that station. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a description of frequency assignments for cellular and PCS communications. Figure 2 illustrates an example of assigning cellular and PCS frequencies to two different system operators in three different geographic locations. Figure 3 illustrates in block diagram form one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 illustrates an example of a telecommunications service database that contains information that will be transferred to a mobile station. Figure 5 illustrates the tabular presentation of information involved in a message transfer from an on-air processor in Figure 3 to a message switching center. Figure 6 illustrates a tabular presentation of a message format according to the protocol to define communications between the airborne processor and the message switching center.

Figure 7 illustrates an example of the format of a programming teleservice message in the air used in communication between the on-air processor and the mobile switching station of Figure 3. Figure 8 illustrates the granting or assignment of communications channels. which can be used to transmit the teleservice information in the air from the mobile switching center of Figure 3 to the mobile station itself. Figure 9 illustrates the format of a message transmitted by the mobile switching station to the mobile station to effect a transmission of the information to the teleservice. Figures 10 and 11 further define the format of the message transmitted to the mobile station. Figures 12 and 13 show the flow of messages in connection with an attempt to update a mobile station. Pnfr RTP TQN DfiT? T.T? Dft In accordance with the present invention, an architecture is provided to allow programming in the air to the mobile station. In the modality that is described in more detail, on-air programming is related to information about operating outside the area of intelligent domestic service. However, it should be recognized that this is simply an example of the type of information that can be transmitted by the service provider to the subscriber who has said programmable instrument as the need arises. Figure 3 illustrates an embodiment of an architecture that will perform the programming in the proper air of a mobile station of Subscriber The mobile station 30 complies with the requirements of the IS-136 protocol. This mobile station 30 communicates in the air with the mobile switching station 31. A customer service center 310 generates appropriate information regarding relationships between system operators to define favorable and unfavorable system operator selections. This service center communicates this system operator relationship information to the message center (MC = message center) 311. A different portion of that message center is treated as an on-air processor (OTAP) 312. That OTAP includes a database for intelligent operation outside the area of domestic service (IRDB = intelligent roaming datbase) 313. As is typical in the mobile environment, a home location authentication / registration center (HLR / AC = home location register / authentication center) 314 is coupled to the message center through a communications line that satisfies the IS-41 protocol. The visitor location register (VLR = visitor location register) 315 contains information that identifies the location of the subscriber in the geographic region of visit or guest. The VLR 315 communicates with the HLR with an IS-41 protocol and also communicates with the mobile switching center 31 with the same protocol. Finally, the protocol that regulates communications between OTAP 312 and MSC 31 is also IS-41. In summary, an external terminal through the customer service center (CSC = customer service center) 310, updates information regarding agreements between system operators. This information is subsequently supplied to IRDB 313. After the update of the central database is completed, an update of the memory content between each of the programmable mobile stations can be initiated either manually or automatically. After the start of the update process, HLR 314 identifies subscribers that have programmable mobile stations that can receive updated IRDB information. By identifying these mobile stations, HLR 314 signals OTAP 312 to produce a message for transmission to the identified mobile station, where the updated contents of the IRDB 313 are transferred from the OTAP 312 to the mobile station 30. The transfer occurs through the mobile switching center (MSC = mobile switching center) 31. If after the HLR 314 has indicated that an update should be performed, MSC 31 indicates that the identified mobile station is inactive, then OTAP 312 will indicate that fact to HLR 314 which in turn will adjust a pending delivery indicator (DPI = delivery pending indicator) in the HLR 314 with respect to that mobile station. At a later time, when that mobile station is activated and registered, the HLR 314 will again point to the OTAP 312 to create the appropriate message including the update of the IRDB 313 which will then be sent by the MSC 31 to the mobile station. The above description provides a general description of the operations performed by the elements within the embodiment of the present invention. The following subsections will describe in more detail the functions required for HLR, OTAP and MSC as well as the communications between these elements and between the MSC and the mobile station. HLR Requirements for Supporting Air Programming Certain functional requirements are necessary for an HLR to sustain the ability to program in the air. First, the HLR subscriber records must support more than one flag pending delivery (DPF = delivery pending flag), to support a number of teleservices. That is, the HLR will support an indication that messages must be transmitted to the end user such as on-air programming (OAP) described above or the CMT (Cellular Messaging Teleservice = Cellular Messaging Teleservice). The HLR also supports the ability to specify different message centers (MCs) for these OAP and CMT messages. This implies that each flag pending delivery in the HLR will specify a different message center address. The HRL will have the ability to adjust the OAP, DPF for the Electronic Serial Number (ESN) / Mobile Identification Number (MIN) particular, or a range of MINs for the maintenance terminal. If a range of MINs is chosen, the HLR will establish the OAP DPF only for phones that are IS-136 Rev. A or higher. The range of MINs is specified as a block (this is NPA-Nxx-xxxx to MPA-Nyy-yyyy). The HLR will also have a priority assignment for the provision of teleservice messages. Short message services SMS cellular message service, SMS cellular radio-teleservice messages and on-air activation teleservice messages will have priority over OAP teleservice messages. If a pending SMS delivery flag and a pending OPA supply flag are both set for a mobile station then the provision of SMS messages will take precedence over OAP. The HLR should be able to receive SMS request messages from OTAP in the message center. The HLR should then inspect the parameters of SMS requests including the SMS teleservice identifier for the OAP. The HLR should also verify the MS status either as active or inactive. If the MS is active, then the HLR provides the service point code MSC as it is performed for the cellular message teleservice (CMT = cellular messaging teleservice). If the MS is inactive, then the HLR adjusts a new flag defined in the subscriber profile to indicate that an OAP message is expected to be delivered to the MS. This is a pending OAP message delivery flag. There will be one pending OAP supply flag for each ESM / MIN record that is IS-136 capable in the HLR. The pending OAP supply flag is released when the OAP message is successfully delivered. The Functional Requirements of the Processor for Air Activation (OTAP = Over-the-Air Activation Processor) According to one embodiment of the present invention, the OTAP is associated with the message center MC. The following functional requirements must be supported by the OTAP to support on-air programming. The OTAP application must be a separate application from the message center. The intention is to allow the OTAP application to exist on the message center platform unnecessarily because the SMS cellular message teleservice application exists simultaneously on the platform.

The OATP should store the most recent intelligent operation database outside of the domestic service area. The IRDB, which may contain information from all mobile stations (or just a number of stations where multiple IRDBs are used), should be stored in memory that is not released or cleaned during any initialization or processor reset level. Regular maintenance of the OTAP must confirm the validity of the IRDB data. Additionally, a backup mechanism must exist to store the IRDB and the mechanism must be provided to reload the database in case of hardware failure. The OTAP shall provide a mechanism for entry to the IRDB in the OTAP through a maintenance terminal, and also to provide changes to individual fields in the database as required. The OTAP shall receive an SMS notification from the HLR that instructs the OTAP to provide an IRDB to the mobile indicated in the application using the IS-41 protocol. The OTAP shall return an SMS notification to the HLR in response to this request and then construct messages compatible with both the IS-41 protocol and the IS-136 protocol. The OTAP should then provide a method for assigning a unique transaction identifier to the OPTS message before it is sent to the mobile station. This identifier is used to distinguish recognitions from the mobile station or the network. The OTAP shall support the supply of OPTS messages using the SMS Point-to-Point Provision IS-41 Revision C with the appropriate SMS Teleservice Identifier. The IRDB should be mapped to the SMS Carrier Data. If the mobile station is determined not to be accessible when a download is attempted, then the OTAP will request the HLR to adjust the flag pending supply of programming in the air (OAP DPF). Signaling between the HLR and OTAP A primary interest in the implementation of the present invention is the initiation of the update operation. The HLR receives either a manual command or an automatic command after completing the update of the central IRDB database to initiate updating of the mobile stations. The HLR, under software control, chooses a predetermined number of mobile stations based on criteria such as MIN. The HLR then detects which of the set of mobile stations within the defined MIN range has the programmability characteristic IS-136. As the HLR proceeds through the MIN list of identified mobile stations, it transfers an SMS request signal in the IS-41 protocol to the OTAP requesting that an updated IRDB is transmitted to the identified mobile station.

MSC Requirements for Air Programming To support the implementation of the present invention, the message switching center shall be capable of supporting Point-to-Point SMS Delivery (DPP SMS) messages from the OTAP application in the message center. The MSC also encapsulates SMS Carrier Data from the SMDPP message to the R-Data IS-136 message. This process is identical to the provision of a cellular messaging teleservice message SMS (CMT) to a mobile station. Additionally, the MSC must transparently pass a SMDPP message IS-41 to a data message-R IS-136A for Teleservice Identifiers SMS in a pre-written range. This will allow the OTAP to specifically identify the teleservice of interest and more specifically in the present invention to identify the update of the database for intelligent operation outside the domestic service area as the functionality of the transmission of the short message. The rest of the specification will describe details of the signaling performed by the update operation and the message flow that is a consequence of that signaling. Signaling Between OAAP and MSC As described above, the OTAP includes the IRDB. An example of the contents of this database is illustrated in Figure 4. The IR control data determines specific data used to control the intelligent operation function outside the domestic service area. The band order defines the search order in PCS and cellular band. The number of SOCs or SIDs partners / favored / prohibited, defines the number of system operator codes or system identifiers contained in the list. The total number of SOCs and SIDs is limited by the underlying transport layers. The partner / favored / prohibited SIDs list includes a list of partner / favored / prohibited SIDs. These SIDs are fifteen bits long according to the IS-136 standard. Similarly, the partner / favored / prohibited SOC list identifies the list of partner / favored / forbidden SOCs in which the SOCs are 12 bits long as identified by the IS-136 standard. The information regarding "cell number" identifies the number of probability blocks to search while being scanned in a cellular band. The PCS block number identifies the number of subbands to look for when scanning in a PCS band. The re-scanned account specifies the time to wait before performing a partial scan of the last band used between the history searches. Finally, the re-scanned loop specifies that so many partial scans have been activated before moving to a wide scanned band.

All IRDB is downloaded to a mobile station through on-air programming. As initially considered, the modification of the table occurs after the entire IRDB is downloaded to the mobile. The construction of the signaling should take into account that under IS-41, there is a limitation in the size of messages that can be sent in a single point-to-point short message delivery (SMDPP message). In this way, the SMS Carrier Data associated with the definition of the IRDB update to the mobile station are somewhat limited, thus limiting the number of SOCs or SIDs that can be provided in the IRDB. As indicated, the OAP teleservice messages are supplied from the OTAP to a short message entity (SME) in the mobile station, first by providing signaling to the MSC in an IS-41 protocol. The appropriate protocol is a point-to-point SMS delivery operation. The format of the parameters for said operation is illustrated in the table of Figure 5. They are the SMS Carrier Data that contain the OPTS message. The format for the SMS Carrier Data (BearerData) is illustrated in the table in Figure 6. The content field portion of this Carrier Database contains the OPTS message and is formatted as illustrated in Figure 7. The SMS Teleservice Identifier, Figure 5, indicates the teleservice for which the SMS message applies. This identifier is used by the MSC to map the Carrier Data to the data message R IS-136. In accordance with the present invention, the selected teleservice identifier is among those reserved for carrier-specific teleservices. The MSC will then transparently pass the message to the data R using a known method. The In-Air Interface IS-136 The programming in the air provides information to the mobile station on the error interface, using the data message R IS-136 on a logical access and radiolocation response channel (SPACH = paging and access response logical channel) point-to-point SMS of the Digital Control Channel (DCCH). The IS-136 also defines the provision of R data messages on the associated control channel of a digital traffic channel. Figure 8 illustrates a DCCH channel structure. When energizing, an MS enters the scanning and control channel interlock state, when it is in the process of choosing a candidate service provider. Using the scanning and interlocking procedures by DCCH control channel selection IS-136, the MS chooses a candidate (DCCH) and enters the DCCH camping state. The mobile station will receive the programming messages in the air while in the DCCH camping state by the SPACH notification of the R data. The provision of the OAP information is a teleservice similar to the teleservice in short message service cellular message (SMS CMT). The programming messages in the air are differentiated from other services by a higher layer protocol identifier. The OPTS constructs over R data and all messages are contained within the data unit R. Figure 9 illustrates a form of the OPTS message carried in R data. The R data comprises a retransmission message that is used to carry layer messages. of teleservice point-to-point. The data message format R is illustrated in Figure 10. The protocol discriminator identifies the protocol for the message that is sent while the message-type information identifies the function of the messages such as for teleservices. A data unit format R is illustrated in Figure 11. The protocol data unit for the uppermost layer referred to in Figure 11 contains the OPTS message. Upon receiving an R data message with OPTS, the mobile station will acknowledge receipt of the OPTS message with a data rejection message R or data acceptance R IS-136 on the random access channel (RACH). This channel is a reverse logical channel in the DCCH. The mobile station sends an acceptance of data R if the message is received and accepted. Otherwise, a data rejection message is sent R. Flows, Messages Figures 12 and 13 illustrate examples of message flows where IRDB updates are requested by the HLR and the mobile station is already inactive (Figure 12) or is active (Figure 13). In these Figures, the communication network elements are illustrated in the upper part of the diagram. The stages are carried out according to the passage of time as outlined by the vertical axis. OAP to an inactive MS In stage 1, an intercarrier service group supplies IR table updates. Operations personnel in OTAP feed the updates to the OTAP. Through a manual process, the operator in each HLR is instructed to start the OAP process. It is anticipated that in the future such instruction may be automated instead of part of a manual process. In stage 2, a list of ESN / MINs is defined for which the OAP process is to be performed. In the HLR, a command is issued in the maintenance terminal to adjust the OAP message waiting indicator for all IS-136 mobiles specified in the list. The remaining stages are then repeated for each ESN / MIN that has an adjusted OAP message waiting indicator.

Optionally, the HLR identifies the destination point code of the MSC for the last record of the telephone capable of GO and send a SMSREQ to the MSC. The mobile switching center can not locate the IR capable telephone and returns to a SMSREQ to the HLR with a postponed indication (step 3). At some point, the IR capable telephone receives the general data of the system, camps in a DCCH and sends a record (stage 4). When the MSC receives the registration it sends a registration notice IS-41 (REGNOT) to the HLR (stage 5). When the HLR receives this signal it registers the IR capable telephone and sends a reply back to the MSC which in turn sends a registration acceptance to the IR capable telephone (stage 6). The HLR then identifies that the IR capable telephone has an OAP waiting message and sends an SMSNOT to the OTAP (stage 7). The OTAP identifies that the mobile station waits for an IR update and formats a message to an SMDPP IS-41 and sends it to an MSC using the address provided by the HLR (step 8). The OTAP responds to the HLR and the HLR releases the OAP message waiting indicator for ESN / MIN (stage 9). When the MSC receives the SMDPP it attempts to locate the mobile station by sending an SPACH notification message IS-136 indicating R data (step 10). The mobile station responds to the notification and enters the stage of teleservice operations point-to-point termination (step 11). The MSC then packs the appropriate data into an R data message and sends it to the phone capable of IR to SPACH (step 12). The phone receives the R data, identifies the message as an update to the IR table and proceeds to update its internal IR database. It then sends an acceptance of data R back to the MSC which in turn sends a response to the OTAP indicating that the information has been received (step 13). In Figure 13, the mobile station is already active instead of inactive. The initial part of the process is very similar to the one just described. In particular, the group of inter-carrier services supplies the IR table updates and those updated are accessed to the OTAP (stage 1). Again, a list of ESN / MINs is defined for which the process is to be performed and a command is issued to adjust the paper message wait indicator for all IS-136 mobile stations within that list (stage 2) ). The HLR then begins processing the OAP message waiting indicators when sequencing through each ESN / MIN. Optionally, the HLR identifies the destination point code of the MSC for the last phone record-capable of IR and sends a request to the SMC to the MSC. The MSC then locates the IR capable telephone and returns the information to the HLR within an SMS address (stage 3). The HLR in turn sends a notification to the OTAP to carry out the update (stage 4). The OTAP then identifies that the "message wait" is an IR update and formats the message to an IS-41 SSMDPP and sends it to the MSC using the address supplied by the HLR (step 5). The OTAP responds to the HLR to identify that it has received the request. The HLR then releases the OAP message waiting indicator for ESN / MIN. The MSC receives the SMDPP and attempts to locate the mobile station by sending an SPACH notification message IS-316 indicating R data. The MS responds to the notification message with a confirmation signal and provides the stage status of the teleservice point-to-point (stage 6). The MSC then packs the data into an R data message and sends it to the phone capable of IR to SPACH (step 7). The IR capable telephone receives the R data, identifies the message as an IR table update and proceeds to update the IR database. The IR capable telephone sends an R data acceptance back to the MSC. That MSC then sends a response to the OTAP (stage 8). Conclusion The detailed description above establishes a modality by which on-air programming can be performed from a database in a messaging center to a programmable mobile station. The messaging center works together with the HLR to determine those mobile stations that are programmable and the order in which there will be programming in the air with respect to those mobile stations. In the previous example, the programming is related to updating the intelligent operation database outside the domestic service area. This is a significant application because the relationships between system operators are very fluid and change over time. This information should be transmitted to subscribers who have the ability to implement intelligent operation outside the domestic service area in such a way that they properly carry out the operation outside the domestic service area in accordance with the most up-to-date information regarding the relationship between the service provider and the service provider. Subscriber service and other service providers. The description of the present invention has focused on the transmission technique which is based on short message service type messages for transferring information from the message center to the mobile station. It is respectfully proposed that said technique can be used to implement other teleservices where data transfer is required from the service provider to the programmable mobile station. It is noted that in relation to this date, the best method known to the applicant to carry out the aforementioned invention, is that which is clear from the present description of the invention. Having described the invention as above, property is claimed as contained in the following:

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1. CLAIMS 1. A method for updating service information stored in a mobile station from information stored in a central database, the method is characterized in that it comprises the steps of: identifying a plurality of mobile stations that have information storage capacity of service and selecting some subset of the plurality of mobile stations to be updated; detect if a selected mobile station is active; if the selected mobile station is activated, then transfer updated service information from the central database to the selected mobile station, and if the selected mobile station is not activated, then designate the selected mobile station to update when subsequently activated. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the service information includes data to manage intelligent operations outside the domestic service area. . 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a step of updating service information in the central database, comprising the step of modifying a database of service information within the central database and the central database is included in a network message center. 4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that the identification step is activated automatically upon completion of the updating step. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the step of identifying includes the sub-stages of: scanning a subscriber database; identify those subscribers in the database that have a mobile station with the ability to update; associate an updated status indicator with each identified subscriber to have the ability to update, where the update indicator identifies the mobile subscriber station as the one to be updated in the current update operation. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that after transferring updated information from the central database to a selected mobile station, the update status indicator is reset or reinitialized. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that the service information includes data to manage operations to operate outside the intelligent domestic service area. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that the step of updating service information comprises the step of modifying a database of service information within the central database and the central database is included in a database. network messaging center. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that the identification step is triggered automatically upon completion of the update step. 10. A system for updating service information stored in mobile stations, the system is characterized in that it comprises: a first database that stores subscriber information; a second database that stores service information; an update terminal associated with the second database and providing updated service information to the second database; a processor, which responds to a service information update, which adjusts an update status indicator for a set of subscribers identified by the first database having mobile stations capable of updating; the processor is further programmed to: detect, if a particular mobile station that has an adjusted updated status indicator is activated; and directing a transfer of information of updated services from the second database to the determined mobile station. The system according to claim 10, characterized in that it also comprises a message center where the second database resides. 12. The system according to claim 10, characterized in that the first database is constituted by a home location register. 13. A method for updating intelligent operation information outside the domestic service area for a wireless telephone from a database of intelligent operation outside the domestic service area, the method is characterized in that it comprises the steps of: identifying wireless telephones that have programmability in the air; adjust an update status indicator for identified wireless phones that are programmable in the air; detect if a cordless telephone that has its equipment status indicator updated is activated; if the wireless phone is detected activated, then transfer the information to operate outside the intelligent domestic service area from the database to operate outside the intelligent domestic service area to the wireless telephone; and if the wireless telephone is detected as not being activated, then designate the wireless telephone to receive the intelligent operation information outside the domestic service area from the intelligent operation database outside the updated domestic service area when the wireless telephone subsequently is activated 14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that it also comprises the step of updating the intelligent operation database outside the domestic service area, where upon completing the step of updating the intelligent operation database outside the area of Domestic service is automatically triggered to the stage of adjusting an update status indicator.