Method for downloading information data in wireless local loop system

Abstract

A method for downloading information to mobile communication terminals utilizes a paging channel. The method includes demanding, at a base station, a download operation to multiple mobile stations, simultaneously downloading information from the base station to the multiple mobile stations through a paging channel, storing the downloaded information in the multiple mobile stations, and resetting the mobile station system using the stored data. Thereafter, a downloading result is reported to the base station.

1. A method for downloading information in a wireless system, comprising:
 communicating a request for a download operation from a base station controller to a base station; 
 downloading the information to a plurality of mobile stations all together through a paging channel based on the request from the base station controller, and the plurality of mobile stations storing the information; and 
 resetting the plurality of mobile stations using the stored information and reporting a downloading result from each of the plurality of mobile stations to the base station. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 communicating a downloading start message to the plurality of mobile stations through the paging channel at a same time; and 
 communicating a downloading response signal of the plurality of mobile stations to the base station controller. 
 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 2 , wherein the downloading start message includes information of a version of software to be downloaded to the plurality of mobile stations, a size of a file, and a hardware type. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of mobile stations respectively receive the information according to a software version and a hardware type contained in a downloading start message. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 communicating data messages downloaded from the base station controller to the plurality of mobile stations, via the base station; 
 sequentially storing, within the plurality of mobile stations, the downloaded data messages from the base station; 
 communicating a downloading end message from the base station to the plurality of mobile stations, when the communication of the data messages is complete; 
 determining with at least one of the plurality of mobile stations, whether the downloaded data messages are received with a normal state; and 
 resetting the at least one of the plurality of mobile stations, if the respective downloaded data messages are received with the normal state. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of mobile stations stores the downloaded data messages in a different memory position of the respective mobile station then that used to store an existing software of the respective mobile station and the base station resets each of the plurality of mobile stations using the stored data messages when the downloaded data messages are received at each of the respective mobile stations with the normal state. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 5 , wherein the base station resets the at least one of the mobile stations using the downloaded data messages when the downloaded data messages are received at the at least one of the mobile stations with the normal state. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 5 , wherein the data messages are stored sequentially with associated sequential numbers, except a data message received with an error is stored without the associated sequential number. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the data message received with the error is identified by the corresponding one of the associated sequential numbers as being received with an abnormal state and is downloaded again. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 5 , wherein when the downloaded data messages are all transmitted to the plurality of mobile stations, the base station transmits the downloading end message, including a final sequential number, to the plurality of mobile stations. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 communicating a location register message from the at least one of the mobile stations to the base station after resetting the at least one of the mobile stations; 
 determining the downloading result during a predetermined time based on the location register message from the at least one of the mobile stations; and 
 reporting the downloading result to the base station controller. 
 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the location register message includes a version of a current software and a hardware type. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information transmitted from the base station to the plurality of mobile stations is transmitted through the paging channel, according to a message queuing method. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 5 , wherein the data messages transmitted from the base station to the plurality of mobile stations are transmitted through the paging channel, according to a message queuing method. 
     
     
       15. A method of communicating information, comprising:
 communicating data messages from a common terminal to distributed terminals all together; 
 storing the data messages in each of the distributed terminals; and 
 resetting an operation of the distributed terminals based on the stored data messages, wherein 
 the common terminal communicates each of the data messages to all of the distributed terminals all together through a paging channel. 
 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 identifying each of the data messages by a sequential number contained within the respective data messages; and 
 storing the corresponding sequential number with each of the stored data messages. 
 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 identifying each of the data messages by a sequential number contained within the respective data message; 
 storing, within each of the respective distributed terminals, the corresponding sequential number with each of the stored data messages that is received without an error; and 
 identifying, with each of the respective distributed terminals, each of the data messages received with an error based on the stored sequential numbers, wherein 
 each of the sequential numbers omitted from storage identifies a corresponding one of the data messages received by the respective distributed terminal with an error. 
 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 communicating, with each of the distributed terminals, each of the identified data messages received with an error to the common terminal; and 
 communicating each of the identified data messages received with an error from each of the respective distributed terminals to a system controller. 
 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 communicating the identified data messages, received by the respective distributed terminals with an error, to the respective distributed terminals again. 
 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the common terminal collects the identified data messages from the distributed terminals for a predetermined period of time. 
 
     
     
       21. The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 communicating a request from a system controller to the common terminal to download a file to the distributed terminals; 
 communicating a download start message from the common terminal to the distributed terminals; and 
 communicating a download response message from the common terminal to the system controller indicating a status of a download operation, wherein 
 the download start message includes an identification of a file version, a file size, and a hardware type. 
 
     
     
       22. The method of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the data messages are queued by the common terminal with broadcast messages and reception messages for communication to the distributed terminals; and 
 the queued messages are communicated in their respective order of arrival to a queue of the common terminal. 
 
     
     
       23. A method of downloading information comprising:
 monitoring a paging channel while a terminal is in a standby mode;   receiving a download start message through the paging channel while the terminal is monitoring the paging channel, wherein the download start message is transmitted to a plurality of terminals;   receiving information at the terminal, wherein the received information relates to new terminal software;   storing the received information in a terminal memory;   resetting the terminal based on the stored information that relates to the new terminal software; and   reporting a downloading result from the terminal having the new terminal software.   
     
     
       24. The method of claim 23, wherein the download start message includes information of a version of a download file. 
     
     
       25. The method of claim 23, wherein the download start message includes information of a size of a file or a kind of hardware. 
     
     
       26. The method of claim 23, wherein the downloading result includes information of a current software version of the terminal. 
     
     
       27. The method of claim 23, wherein the received information includes a sequential number. 
     
     
       28. The method of claim 27, wherein storing the received information includes storing the received information based on the sequential number. 
     
     
       29. The method of claim 23, wherein reporting the downloading result includes the terminal sending a message following the resetting of the terminal. 
     
     
       30. The method of claim 23, wherein receiving the information includes receiving a download end message.