Granted Patent B2

US 7,239,617 · App. 10/431,288 · Granted Jul 3, 2007

Abstract

Claims (46)

1. A method for providing a mobile station in a telecommunication network with capability of activating a high speed packet data session without subscribing to a high speed packet data service and selecting a higher data rate than the rate that it is currently subscribing to for a high speed packet data session, said method comprising the steps of:

activating, by a non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station, a high speed packet data service session with a mobile switching center that is currently operatively connected to the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station;

allocating, by the mobile switching center, resources for the high speed packet data service session with the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station; and

allocating, by the mobile switching center, resources for a higher data rate than a subscribed one for a packet data service session with a high speed packet data subscribing mobile station.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of offering, by the mobile switching center, available connection speeds to the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station as well as to the high speed packet data subscribing mobile station.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the available connection speeds comprises at least one of the available connection speeds that the system supports or at least one of connection speed categories defined in the system.

4. The method of claim 2 further comprising the steps of: selecting, by the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile center and the high speed packet data subscribing mobile station, one of the available connection speeds; and initiating, by the mobile switching center, the high speed packet data service session.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of de-allocating by the mobile switching center, after an end of the high speed packet data service session, the resources for the high speed packet data service session with the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station and the high speed packet data subscribing mobile station.

6. A method for providing a mobile station in a telecommunication network with capability of activating a high speed packet data session without subscribing to a high speed packet data service and enabling a higher data rate connection than the rate that the mobile station is currently subscribing to, said method comprising the steps of:

requesting, by a mobile station, a high speed packet data service session with a mobile switching center that is currently operatively connected to the subscribing mobile station;

determining if the mobile station is one of a high speed packet data subscribing mobile station and a non-subscribing mobile station;

when the mobile station is a high speed packet data subscribing mobile station,

sending available connection speeds including all higher connection speeds that are available to the high speed packet data subscribing mobile station,

selecting, by the high speed packet data subscribing mobile center, one of the available connection speeds,

initiating, by the mobile switching center, the high speed packet data service session,

de-allocating by the mobile switching center, after an end of the high speed packet data service session, the resources for the high speed packet data service session with the high speed packet data subscribing mobile station, and

sending by the mobile switching center, after an end of the high speed packet data service session, the connection speed and the packet data usage information to the charging system for billing;

when the mobile station is a non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station,

enabling the high speed packet data service session for the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station,

sending available connection speeds to the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station,

selecting, by the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile center, one of the available connection speeds,

allocating, by the mobile switching center, resources for the high speed packet data service session with the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station,

initiating, by the mobile switching center, the high speed packet data service session,

de-allocating by the mobile switching center, after an end of the high speed packet data service session, the resources for the high speed packet data service session with the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station, and

sending by the mobile switching center, after an end of the high speed packet data service session, the connection speed and the packet data usage information to a charging system for billing.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the available connection speeds comprises at least one of available connection speeds that the system supports or at least one of connection speed categories defined by the system.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprises in the step of determining if the mobile station is one of a high speed packet data subscribing mobile station and a non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station; querying the subscriber database.

9. A system for providing a mobile station in a telecommunication network with capability of activating a high speed packet data session with a mobile switching center without subscribing to a high speed packet data service and selecting a higher data rate than the rate it is currently subscribing to, said system comprising:

a mobile station having a request system, the request system, upon being activated, outputting a request message to a mobile switching center that is currently operatively connected to the subscribing mobile station;

the mobile switching center having a high speed packet data controller that receives the request message;

a subscriber database having data indicative of the mobile station being one of a high speed packet data subscribing mobile station and non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station, the subscriber database operatively connected to the mobile switching center;

a high speed packet data system operatively connected to the high speed packet data controller in the mobile switching center;

wherein the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station activates a high speed packet data service session with a mobile switching center upon sending a request message thereto; and wherein, in response to the request message, the mobile switching center, allocates resources for the high speed packet data service session with the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station, and

wherein the high speed packet data subscribing mobile station selects a higher connection speed for packet data service session with a mobile switching center upon sending a request message thereto; and wherein, in response to the request message, the mobile switching center, allocates resources for the higher connection speed of a packet data service session with the subscribing mobile station.

10. The system of claim 9 further comprising a plurality of connection speeds for use in high speed packet data service session.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the available connection speeds comprises at least one of available connection speeds that the system supports or at least one of connection speed categories defined in the system.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the request system in the mobile station comprises an activating device operatively connected to a data controller, wherein, upon activation of the activating device, the data controller in the mobile station communicates with the high speed packet data controller in the mobile switching center.

13. A method for providing a mobile station in a telecommunication network with capability of activating a high speed packet data session without subscribing to a high speed packet data service and selecting a higher data rate than the rate that it is currently subscribing to for a high speed packet data session, said method comprising the steps of:

activating, by a non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station, a high speed packet data service session with a mobile switching center that is currently operatively connected to the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station;

allocating, by the mobile switching center, resources for the high speed packet data service session with the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station;

selecting, by a high speed packet data subscribing mobile station, a higher connection speed for packet data service session with a mobile switching center upon sending a request message thereto; and

allocating, by the mobile switching center, resources for a higher data rate than a subscribed one for a packet data service session with the high speed packet data subscribing mobile station.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising the step of offering, by the mobile switching center, available connection speeds to the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station as well as to the high speed packet data subscribing mobile station.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the available connection speeds comprises at least one of the available connection speeds that the system supports or at least one of connection speed categories defined in the system.

16. The method of claim 14 further comprising the steps of: selecting, by the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile center and the high speed packet data subscribing mobile station, one of the available connection speeds; and initiating, by the mobile switching center, the high speed packet data service session.

17. The method of claim 13 further comprising the step of de-allocating by the mobile switching center, after an end of the high speed packet data service session, the resources for the high speed packet data service session with the non high speed packet data subscribing mobile station and the high speed packet data subscribing mobile station.

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