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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
Bryan J. Moles, Dallas, TX (US);
Sudhindra P. Herle, Plano, TX (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
There is disclosed, for use in a wireless network comprising a group of base stations that communicate with a group of mobile stations, an apparatus for automatically gathering configuration data associated with the mobile stations. The apparatus comprises: 1) a database for storing a plurality of mobile station configuration records, wherein each of the mobile station configuration records stores configuration data gathered from a selected one of the mobile stations; and 2) an update controller for transmitting to a first mobile station a mobile station configuration request message and for receiving from the first mobile station first configuration data transmitted by the first mobile station in response to receipt of the mobile station configuration request message. The update controller stores the first configuration data in a first configuration record.