The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 17, 2014
Applicant:

Soundbite Communications, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);

Inventor:

Michael N. B. Scully, Charlotte, NC (US);

Assignee:

SOUNDBITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Bedford, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04W 8/28 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42059 (2013.01); H04W 8/28 (2013.01);
Abstract

An automated method begins by receiving a list of numbers that have been de-activated by a carrier. Periodically, and for each number, a request is made to identify a current carrier for the number. If the current carrier matches the carrier that provided the de-activation information, the mobile number is considered to be in a first state, i.e., shut off and returned to a pool of numbers that are available to this same carrier. Upon a determination that the number is in the first state, the provider issues a request to any opt-in database to delete any express consent or other similar data associated with the number. If, however, the number does not match the carrier of deactivation, the number is considered to be in a second state, i.e., likely to have been ported by the same user to a new carrier. This state is logged in an audit trail.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Scully, Michael N. B.. (2015). Identifying recycled telephone numbers (U.S. Patent No. 9167083). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9167083

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…