Network supported new feature notification and trial

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The particular values and configurations discussed in these non-limiting examples can be varied and are cited merely to illustrate an embodiment of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
A general embodiment of the present method may provide for notification by a network to mobile subscribers regarding a new feature.
According to the methodology the network sends a notification to subscribers informing them of a new feature introduction.
Embodiments of the present system and method may be a methodology for the network to offer subscribers free trials of a new feature for a certain period of time.
Other embodiments of the present system and method may be a methodology for the network to activate a new feature for a subscriber for a defined period of time if the subscriber elects to try the new feature.
Further embodiments of the present system and method may be a methodology for the network to detect the expiration of the trial offer and send a message to notify the subscriber of the feature expiration.
A further methodology for the network of the present system and method may be to permanently activate the new feature for the subscriber based on a response by the subscriber.
In general terms in one embodiment of the present method and system, a notification message regarding a new feature is introduced by the network, the notification message offering the new feature for a trial time period to at least one mobile subscriber.
A response by the mobile subscriber may indicate that the at least one mobile subscriber desires to try the new feature.
An expiration time for the trial time period may be stored in a subscriber database.
When the network detects an end of the expiration time of the trial time period for the at least one mobile subscriber, the network may send a feature expiration notification message to the at least one mobile subscriber.
The feature expiration notification message may contain an offer to subscribe to the new feature