Over the air programming via cellular broadcast

摘要

In a communications system, one or more mobile devices may be programmed through the use of an assigned channel of a logical channel. For example, a broadcast control channel (BCCH) transmission may be received by one or more mobile devices, the transmission comprising a set of instructions to program the mobile devices. The BCCH transmission may be used to program certain mobile devices, such as a type or brand of device, or mobile devices having certain features, such as call waiting. The mobile device may be configured to accept a transmission, such as a packet in a GPRS network, on one channel while rejecting a transmission on other channels. Further, the mobile device may be reconfigured to accept additional channel transmissions or reject currently approved channel transmissions.

主权项

1. A apparatus comprising:
a processor; and memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
generating a message packet comprising:
a header portion configured to identify a logical channel of a broadcast control channel of a cellular network; anda data portion comprising at least one instruction to configure a mobile device;transmitting the message packet over the broadcast control channel, wherein an intended recipient of the transmitted message packet is a mobile device configured to:
receive the message packet over the broadcast control channel;determine if the mobile device is configured to accept a message packet on the logical channel of the broadcast control channel over which the message packet is received; andaccept the message packet if the mobile device is configured to accept the message packet received over the logical channel;wherein the mobile device is further configured to reject the message packet if the mobile device is not configured to accept the message packet transmitted over the logical channel;wherein:the logical channel of the broadcast control channel over which the message packet is to be transmitted is selected from a list of logical channels;a function is assigned to at least one of the list of logical channels; andthe mobile device is configured to perform the assigned function upon acceptance of the message packet.