Patent ID: 6108540
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A telecommunications network for serving a plurality of subscribers, comprising:a home location register having a bank of information on each of the plurality of subscribers, the bank of information on a respective subscriber having an active profile number field and a plurality of feature lists identified by a number, wherein the active profile number field specifies which feature list is currently available to the respective subscriber;at least one mobile switching center communicating with the home location register;at least one base station communicating with the at least one mobile switching center;means at the base station for communicating receipt of a ""Change of Profile Request"" message from a mobile station to a mobile switching center, said ""Change of Profile Request"" message specifying the number of a new feature list;means at the mobile switching center for transmitting the ""Change of Profile Request"" message to the home location register; andmeans at the home location register updating, in response to receipt of the ""Change of Profile Request"" message, the contents of the active profile number field with the number of the new feature list and transmitting a ""New Profile Acknowledge"" message including the new feature list specified in the active profile number field to the mobile switching center.