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A method and apparatus for dynamically maintaining a subscriber database of a cellular telecommunications system. The method and apparatus allows creation of a personalized location pointer structure, personalized subscriber database and personalized outgoing call search list for an individual mobil

A method and apparatus for dynamically maintaining a subscriber database of a cellular telecommunications system. The method and apparatus allows creation of a personalized location pointer structure, personalized subscriber database and personalized outgoing call search list for an individual mobile subscriber. The personalized pointer structure, personalized subscriber database and personalized search list are determined based on mobile subscriber movement history and behavior within the system. Each of the location pointer structure, subscriber database and search list may be reconfigured as the system operator desires to account for changes in mobile subscriber behavior.

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[ What is claimed is:] [11.] In a telecommunications system comprising a plurality of mobile stations and a plurality of data nodes, each of said data nodes including at least one base station having a coverage area, and wherein each of said plurality of mobile stations is capable of making calls to

[ What is claimed is:] [11.] In a telecommunications system comprising a plurality of mobile stations and a plurality of data nodes, each of said data nodes including at least one base station having a coverage area, and wherein each of said plurality of mobile stations is capable of making calls to and receiving calls from one of a plurality of subscribers, each of said subscribers being associated with a directory number and having a subscriber profile, an apparatus for directing a call from an originating subscriber to a called subscriber, said apparatus comprising:a record maintainer for maintaining a record for at least one directory number called by the originating subscriber, said record comprising data associated with calls to said at least one directory number and being updated at each call made by the originating subscriber to said at least one directory number;a determiner for determining if said data indicates that calls to said at least one directory number meet a selected criterion and generating a signal in response to an affirmative determination; anda database of stored directory numbers within the subscriber profile of the originating subscriber, wherein said at least one directory number is stored in said database in response to said signal generated in said means for determining, said database being located at at least one of said plurality of data nodes.