Patent ID: 8787898

Claim:
A method for remotely configuring selective call features, comprising: receiving, by a server, a selective call feature request message addressed to a feature configuration address uniquely allocated only to a first communication device, wherein the feature configuration address is configured to identify the first communication device and wherein the feature configuration address is configured exclusively for receiving selective call feature requests associated with the first communication device, the elective call feature request message including a selective call feature command, wherein a message that includes the selective call feature request message is configured to be distinguished from a normal message that does not include the selective call feature request message based on whether the message includes at least one non-alphanumerical distinguishing character; enabling a selective call feature indicated by the selective call feature command for the first communication device; and sending a selective call feature acknowledgment message, the selective call feature acknowledgment message indicating that the selective call feature is enabled for the first communication device.