Patent ID: 7249132

Claim:
A method, comprising: the steps of: formulating a first database having a first database format; formulating a second database having a second database format; translating information that is based on a database portion of a first mobile telephone from the first database format to the second database format for a download of the information from a network storage component to a second mobile terminal; wherein the first database format is understood by the first mobile telephone, wherein the second database format is understood by the second mobile terminal, wherein the first database format is not understood by the second mobile terminal; wherein the first database format comprises a first database language that is not supported by the second mobile terminal, wherein the information is stored in the first mobile telephone in the first database language; wherein the second database format comprises a second database language that is supported by the second mobile terminal; and downloading information either of the first mobile telephone and the second mobile terminal from the network element; the first mobile telephone being supported by a first service provider, and the second mobile terminal being supported by a second service provider, the first mobile telephone and the second mobile terminal using different air interface technologies for communicating with the respective first and second providers.