Patent ID: 6195547
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for activating over the air a previously activated mobile station in a wireless communications network having an over the air processor, the method comprising the steps of:i) the over the air processor requesting the data configuration information of the mobile station;ii) the mobile station making a first challenge request of the request for data configuration information and transmitting certain mobile station parameters to the network;iii) the network in response to the first challenge request from the mobile station using the certain mobile station parameters to generate a first return challenge response and forwarding the first return challenge response to the mobile station;iv) the mobile station validating the first return challenge response and forwarding data configuration information to the over the air processor;v) the over the air processor sending new programming information to the mobile station to re-activate the mobile station with new operating parameters, wherein the over the air processor further requests the mobile station to commit to the new operating parameters;vi) the mobile station upon receipt of the request to commit to new operating parameters making a second challenge request to the network and transmitting certain mobile station parameters to the network;vii) the network in response to the second challenge request from the mobile station using the certain mobile station parameters to generate a second return challenge response and forwarding the second return challenge response to the mobile station; andviii) upon receipt of the second return challenge response the mobile station validating the second return challenge response and then committing to the new operating parameters.