Method and system for controlling software loads on a third-party mobile station
CA 2523903 C · Owner: Wilson, Nicholas Bryson · Inventors: Landry, Paul Edward; Wilson, Nicholas Bryson; Hodgson, John Stuart
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A system and method for allowing a licensee having mobile station hardware to support its own set of carriers and software demands of these carriers the software including licensor software the method comprising the steps of: assigning a unique third party identifier to the licensee; assigning a range of carrier identifiers for the licensee; allowing the licensee to create a unique identifier by combining the unique third party identifier with an identifier chosen from the range of carrier identifiers; and associating in a gateway program, the unique identifier with one or more software versions acceptable by a carrier for download onto the mobile station hardware.
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- Filed October 19, 2005 and granted January 31, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 19, 2025.
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