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System for managing telecommunications services through use of customized profile management codes
Assignee: Sprint Spectrum LLC
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Filing: 1999-10-04
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Granted: 2003-02-18
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Expires: 2019-10-04
Abstract
Abstract A service management system based on customized profile management codes. In an advanced intelligent network, a central control point includes a set of logic that defines profile management codes customized for individual subscribers or groups of subscribers. When the central control point receives a profile management code for a particular subscriber, for instance, the central control point may interpret the profile management code altogether differently than it does for the same code from another subscriber. For instance, the logic in a single central control point may indicate for one subscriber that the code “11” means to “activate call forwarding,” and the logic may indicate for another subscriber that the code “11” means to “bill the call to a specified third party account.”
Inventors
- 👤 Dorene G. Weiland
- 👤 Von K. McConnell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:11
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W8/00; H04W8/18; H04M; H04M15/00; H04M15/67; H04M15/70; H04M15/745; H04M15/90; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/0016; H04Q3/0029; H04Q3/005; H04W4/00; H04W4/24; H04M2215/00; H04M2215/01; H04M2215/0108; H04M2215/016; H04M2215/0168; H04M2215/0176; H04M2215/20; H04M2215/2026; H04M2215/32; H04M2215/48; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13003; H04Q2213/1305; H04Q2213/13095; H04Q2213/13098; H04Q2213/13103; H04Q2213/13109; H04Q2213/1313; H04Q2213/13176; H04Q2213/13196; H04Q2213/13204; H04Q2213/13282; H04Q2213/13345; H04Q2213/13348; H04Q2213/13389; H04Q2213/13405; H04W76/00; H04W76/20; H04W92/00; H04W92/16; H04W92/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
In a telecommunications network of the type comprising a serving system and a central control point with service logic defining service parameters for one or more subscribers, a method comprising: the central control point receiving a signaling message, the signaling message including a first member indicative of a subscriber and a second member indicative of a subscriber-specific profile management code provided by the subscriber; the central control point identifying a set of service logic associated with the subscriber, the set of service logic defining for the subscriber an action associated with the subscriber-specific profile management code; and the central control point executing the set of service logic to carry out the action.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
In a telecommunications network of the type comprising a serving system and a central control point with service logic defining service parameters for one or more subscribers, a method comprising: the central control point receiving a signaling message, the signaling message including a first member indicative of a subscriber and a second member indicative of a subscriber-specific profile management code provided by the subscriber; the central control point identifying a set of service logic associated with the subscriber, the set of service logic defining for the subscriber an action associated with the subscriber-specific profile management code; and the central control point executing the set of service logic to carry out the action.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the central control point receives the signaling message from the serving system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the central control point receives the signaling message from another central control point.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the action comprises modifying the service logic associated with the subscriber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the action comprises activating a service feature for the subscriber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the action comprises deactivating a service feature for the subscriber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the action comprises sending a message.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the message comprises an SMTP message.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein sending a message comprises sending a message from a first sub-network into a second sub-network.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the action is other than translating a dialed digit sequence into a routing number.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein identifying a set of service logic associated with the subscriber comprises querying another network entity to determine the action associated with the profile management code.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising the subscriber providing the profile management code in a first sub-network, wherein the action impacts service logic in a second sub-network.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the subscriber comprises a mobile station and the action comprises modifying, activating or deactivating a service feature for a landline station.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the profile management code is provided by the subscriber mid-call.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
106 words
In a telecommunications network of the type comprising a serving system arranged to route call data, a central control point comprising: a first module arranged to receive a signaling message, the signaling message including a first member indicative of a subscriber and a second member indicative of a subscriber-specific profile management code provided by the subscriber; a second module arranged to identify a set of service logic associated with the subscriber, the service logic defining for the subscriber an action corresponding to the subscriber-specific profile management code; and a third module arranged to execute the set of service logic and to thereby carry out the action.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
106 words
In a telecommunications network of the type comprising a serving system arranged to route call data, a central control point comprising: a first module arranged to receive a signaling message, the signaling message including a first member indicative of a subscriber and a second member indicative of a subscriber-specific profile management code provided by the subscriber; a second module arranged to identify a set of service logic associated with the subscriber, the service logic defining for the subscriber an action corresponding to the subscriber-specific profile management code; and a third module arranged to execute the set of service logic and to thereby carry out the action.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the first module is arranged to receive the signaling message from the serving system.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the first module is arranged to receive the signaling message from another central control point.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the action comprises modifying the service logic associated with the subscriber.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the action comprises activating a service feature for the subscriber.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the action comprises deactivating a service feature for the subscriber.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the action comprises sending a message.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the message comprises an SMTP message.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 21 , wherein sending a message comprises sending a message from a first sub-network into a second sub-network.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 15 , where the action is other than translating a dialed digit sequence into a routing number.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
31 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the second module is arranged to query another network entity to determine the action associated with the profile management code.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
32 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the subscriber provided the profile management code in a first sub-network, and the action impacts service logic in a second sub-network.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
32 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 26 , wherein the subscriber comprises a mobile station and the action comprises modifying, activating or deactivating a service feature for a landline station.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
21 words
A central control point as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the profile management code is provided by the subscriber mid-call.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
60 words
A logic module stored in a central control point in an advanced intelligent network, the logic module defining, specifically for a given subscriber of telecommunications service, one or more suscriber-specific profile-management-code parameters indicating, specifically for the given subscriber, what the central control point should do in response to one or more suscriber-specific particular profile management codes provided by the subscriber.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
60 words
A logic module stored in a central control point in an advanced intelligent network, the logic module defining, specifically for a given subscriber of telecommunications service, one or more suscriber-specific profile-management-code parameters indicating, specifically for the given subscriber, what the central control point should do in response to one or more suscriber-specific particular profile management codes provided by the subscriber.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
101 words
In a telecommunications network of the type comprising a serving system and a central control point with service logic defining service parameters for one or more subscribers, a method comprising: the central control point receiving a signaling message, the signaling message including a first member indicative of a subscriber and a second member indicative of a subscriber-specific profile management code provided by the subscriber; the central control point identifying a set of service logic associated with the subscriber, the set of service logic defining for the subscriber an action associated with the subscriber-specific profile management code; and carrying out the action.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
101 words
In a telecommunications network of the type comprising a serving system and a central control point with service logic defining service parameters for one or more subscribers, a method comprising: the central control point receiving a signaling message, the signaling message including a first member indicative of a subscriber and a second member indicative of a subscriber-specific profile management code provided by the subscriber; the central control point identifying a set of service logic associated with the subscriber, the set of service logic defining for the subscriber an action associated with the subscriber-specific profile management code; and carrying out the action.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
97 words
In a telecommunications network of the type comprising a serving system arranged to route call data, a central control point comprising: a first module arranged to receive a signaling message, the signaling message including a first member indicative of a subscriber and a second member indicative of a subscriber-specific profile management code provided by the subscriber; a second module arranged to identify a set of service logic associated with the subscriber, the service logic defining for the subscriber an action corresponding to the subscriber-specific profile management code; and a third module arranged to carry out the action.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
97 words
In a telecommunications network of the type comprising a serving system arranged to route call data, a central control point comprising: a first module arranged to receive a signaling message, the signaling message including a first member indicative of a subscriber and a second member indicative of a subscriber-specific profile management code provided by the subscriber; a second module arranged to identify a set of service logic associated with the subscriber, the service logic defining for the subscriber an action corresponding to the subscriber-specific profile management code; and a third module arranged to carry out the action.
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