Patent ID: 7444136
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications system for providing information services to a subscriber in a General Packet Radio Service (“GPRS”) network, the system comprising: a mobile station (“MS”) including a second database and being configured to a receive a request from the subscriber; and a base station system (“BSS”) including a storage area for storing a first database, the first database including data configured to provide the information services, the BSS being configured to transmit a Time Division Multiplexed Access (“TDMA”) frame comprising a plurality of time slots, a first portion of the plurality of time slots being used to transmit user data and a second portion of the plurality of time slots being idle, the BSS being configured to transmit the data to the MS in the second portion of the plurality of time slots, the MS being configured to while in idle mode, receive the data transmitted in the second portion of the plurality of time slots, populate the second database with the data received from the BSS, and use the second database to provide the information services to the subscriber in response to receiving a request from the subscriber.