SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEPENDENTLY DOWNLOADING FEATURES INTO A SET OF STORAGE LOCATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE

摘要

A system and method (100) for independently downloading a main program and optional features (124) into a set of storage locations (114) of a wireless communication device (102) uses a memory (123) to store the main program and a set of selected optional features (124). An identification element (160) associated with one in the set of selected optional features (162) enables t he main program (134) to interact with the one in the set of selected optional features (124-130). A programmer (not shown) programs the selected optional feature programs (124-130) into the memory (116) by locating a storage location in the memory (116). An indicator indicates when the set of selecte d optional features has been stored in the memory. The memory can further contain a linking element and a pointer (162-166) to identify storage locations in the memory. The invention allows the set of selected optional features to be stored after the main program is stored in the memory.