Patent ID: 7577126
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: G06F,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for wirelessly updating a set of area codes stored on a wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device is communicatively coupled with a wireless communication network, comprising: identifying a new area code for the wireless communication device, wherein the identifying of the new area code is performed without human intervention, the new area code comprising a portion of a unique identifier of the wireless communication device on the wireless communication network; constructing an update communication, wherein the update communication is constructed without human intervention, the update communication comprising at least one operation code and a data payload, wherein the at least one operation code comprises at least one of a new area code operation code and a new area code table operation code, wherein the data payload comprises at least one of the new area code and a new area code table; and sending the update communication to the wireless communication device via the wireless communication network to update an area code portion of the unique identifier of the wireless communication device, wherein the update communication is sent without human intervention.