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公开(公告)号:US11936804B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-19
申请号:US17720987
申请日:2022-04-14
Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
Inventor: David A. Tschirhart , Ken Shomaker
CPC classification number: H04M15/8044 , H04M15/08 , H04M15/09 , H04W40/04
Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products for consolidating toll-free features of two or more telecommunications networks. In one implementation, the network services may be consolidated through utilization of an Enhanced Feature Server (EFS) or other type of application server deployed in a telecommunications network. The EFS may be configured to receive a toll-free communication and route the communication based on the dialed toll-free number and a carrier identification code (CIC) associated with the communication. Routing the communication based at least on the CIC associated with the communication allows the telecommunications network to consolidate (and ultimately remove) a redundant network or network components from the telecommunications network to improve the operation of the network. In circumstances where a CIC is not associated with a communication, the EFS may request a data schema from a national toll-free number database and determine a CIC for the communication based on an analysis of the data schema.
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公开(公告)号:US11128759B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-21
申请号:US15719112
申请日:2017-09-28
Applicant: David Aldworth
Inventor: David Aldworth
Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure are directed to a method of routing toll-free telephone calls using a toll-free exchange, thereby minimizing the number of hand-offs, increasing the technological capability and reducing the ultimate cost of the toll-free call. Toll-free subscribers are generally assessed a cost based on each exchange plus the duration of the call. Subscribers are also limited to the decades old technological standards of PSTN switching. It is therefore an object of the present disclosure to minimize the number of exchanges, promote technological possibility and simplify the process of directing a toll-free telephone call by providing a toll-free exchange.
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公开(公告)号:US11039021B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-15
申请号:US16903779
申请日:2020-06-17
Applicant: Somos, Inc.
Inventor: Sriram Sharma , Sanjeev Chauhan
IPC: H04M15/00 , H04W40/02 , H04M3/22 , H04M3/36 , G06Q30/02 , H04M3/51 , H04M3/42 , H04L12/707 , H04L12/729 , H04M15/08 , H04Q3/00 , H04W4/14 , G06F16/2457
Abstract: A method for reducing costs associated with fraudulent call activity is provided. The method includes receiving data associated with usage of a telecommunications number. The method further includes analyzing the data to determine that the usage of the telecommunications number is indicative of a fraudulent call activity. The method further includes assigning a call route to the telecommunications number adapted to reduce a cost associated with the fraudulent call activity.
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公开(公告)号:US20200314248A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-01
申请号:US16903779
申请日:2020-06-17
Applicant: Somos, Inc.
Inventor: Sriram Sharma , Sanjeev Chauhan
IPC: H04M15/00 , H04W40/02 , H04M3/22 , H04M3/36 , G06Q30/02 , H04M3/51 , H04M3/42 , H04L12/707 , H04L12/729 , H04M15/08 , H04Q3/00 , H04W4/14 , G06F16/2457
Abstract: A method for reducing costs associated with fraudulent call activity is provided. The method includes receiving data associated with usage of a telecommunications number. The method further includes analyzing the data to determine that the usage of the telecommunications number is indicative of a fraudulent call activity. The method further includes assigning a call route to the telecommunications number adapted to reduce a cost associated with the fraudulent call activity.
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公开(公告)号:US10742821B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-11
申请号:US16585030
申请日:2019-09-27
Applicant: Somos, Inc.
Inventor: Sanjeev Chauhan
IPC: H04M15/00 , H04M3/36 , H04M3/22 , H04M3/42 , G06Q30/02 , G06F16/2457 , H04L12/729 , H04L12/707 , H04Q3/00 , H04M15/08 , H04M3/51 , H04W4/14 , H04W40/02
Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a rating system that allow for customers to create a database of toll-free numbers that are abused by malicious consumers which may be cloud-based and allow for service providers to dip prior to completing or accepting calls.
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公开(公告)号:US10659278B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-19
申请号:US15621373
申请日:2017-06-13
Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Inventor: Hichem Zait , Nassereddine Sabeur
IPC: H04L29/06 , H04L1/00 , H04L12/26 , H04L29/08 , H04W28/02 , H04M15/00 , H04W4/24 , H04M15/08 , H04N21/234 , H04L12/811
Abstract: This disclosure describes a video interconnect system that may establish a Video over Long Term Evolution (ViLTE) communication session between two interacting client devices. In some examples, the video interconnect system may selectively establish a ViLTE communication based on one or more rules associated with the domain information of interacting client devices, availability of network bandwidth, bandwidth consumption of a video component of the ViLTE communication, or established service agreements between telecommunication service providers of the interacting client devices. Further, the video interconnect system may facilitate generating termination charges for a video and/or audio communication session of a ViLTE communication. For example, a video component of the ViLTE communication may be charged and metered based on data usage, and an audio component of the ViLTE communication may be charged and metered based on the duration and relative location of the interacting client devices.
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公开(公告)号:US20200076957A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-05
申请号:US16675285
申请日:2019-11-06
Applicant: Somos, Inc.
Inventor: Sriram Sharma
IPC: H04M15/00 , H04W40/02 , H04M3/22 , H04M3/36 , G06Q30/02 , H04M3/51 , H04M3/42 , H04L12/707 , H04L12/729 , H04M15/08 , H04Q3/00 , H04W4/14 , G06F16/2457
Abstract: A toll-free tagging service is provided that includes a subscription-based service that is made available to responsible organizations, consumers and businesses. The toll-free tagging service may provide the ability to tag a toll-free number (or group of numbers), and once a number is tagged, to track updates to that number that may then be distributed to customers through emails/text messages or other means. Subscribers of the toll-free tagging service may also have the ability to create, view, update and delete tags through a web application, mobile application, or some other user interface.
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公开(公告)号:US10560818B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-11
申请号:US14622356
申请日:2015-02-13
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Song Yean Cho , Ji Cheol Lee , Sung Ho Choi , Joon Ho Park , Kill Yeon Kim , Ki Suk Kweon
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, packet data network gateway (PGW), and server in a mobile communication system and device for controlling charging in a mobile communication system. The method by a PGW in a mobile communication system includes identifying data usage information associated with a specific service for a terminal, determining whether the data usage information satisfies a predetermined condition, and transmitting a notification message including the data usage information if the data usage information satisfies the predetermined condition, to a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) entity. The data usage information is used to display a message in the terminal.
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公开(公告)号:US10524023B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-31
申请号:US16376778
申请日:2019-04-05
Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
Inventor: David A. Tschirhart , Joseph M. Roy
Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for providing one or more toll-free services to a customer of an enterprise telecommunications network environment. In particular, the toll-free services may be provided to the customer by one or more application servers associated with the network. Through use of the systems and methods of the present disclosure, such services may be provided for the customer regardless of the method of routing through the network requested by the customer. For example, the toll-free communication may be transmitted through the network based on a destination telephone number associated with the customer. In another example, the toll-free communication is transmitted through the network based on a destination trunk group associated with the customer.
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公开(公告)号:US10462304B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-29
申请号:US15853064
申请日:2017-12-22
Inventor: Vyacheslav Zhakov
Abstract: A system for managing customer-to-business voice communication has a network-connected communications device and instructions executable on the communications device from a non-transitory physical medium, the instructions providing a first function for determining if a destination asserted requires treatment, a second function for sending data from the communications device to a network-connected server, a third function for receiving alternative destination information from the server, and a fourth function for establishing communication with the business based on the returned destination information.
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