Methods and system for changing mobile station settings upon hand-off to low-cost internet base station

摘要

Methods and systems are provided for changing mobile-station settings upon a mobile station handing off to a base station. In an embodiment, a base station makes a first determination that at least one of several enumerated events has occurred, and in response to making the first determination, carries out one or more of several enumerated steps. Among the several enumerated events are (i) a mobile station handing off to the base station, and (ii) the mobile station initiating a call to a voicemail system maintaining a voicemail account associated with the mobile station; and among the several enumerated steps are (i) disabling a password requirement for the voicemail account, (ii) conveying a voicemail password to the voicemail system on behalf of the mobile station, and (iii) configuring the mobile station to convey the voicemail password to the voicemail system upon the mobile station establishing a call to the voicemail system.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
(a) a base station making a first determination that at least one of the following events has occurred:
(i) a mobile station handing off to the base station; and(ii) the mobile station initiating a call to a voicemail system maintaining a voicemail account associated with the mobile station; and (b) in response to making the first determination, the base station carrying out at least one of the following first responsive steps:
(i) disabling a password requirement for the voicemail account; and(ii) configuring the mobile station to convey the voicemail password to the voicemail system upon the mobile station establishing a call to the voicemail system.