H04M15/41

Split billing for a user across different traffic types
11303760 · 2022-04-12 · ·

The disclosed system provides a facility for split billing for a single user on multiple billing systems. The disclosed system activates the user on each respective billing system using a unique pairing, such as an international mobile subscriber identity that identifies the user, and a mobile station international subscriber directory number that identifies a particular user device. As device data is routed through a telecommunication network via each access point name (APN), the network generates call detail records (CDRs), which include an indication of the APN used. The CDRs are routed to a mediation platform that uses the received APN information to route each CDR to the appropriate target billing system and to the appropriate service types.

SIMULATING CONTINUOUS MILLIMETER WAVE BAND ACCESS TO A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
20220095216 · 2022-03-24 ·

The disclosed technology includes at least one method performed by a system of a telecommunications network. The system can establish a communications link between the wireless device and a network access node (NAN) of the 5G network. While connected over a non-mmW band, the wireless device autonomously schedules data downloads to occur when the wireless device is on an mmW band. The system then receives a request from the wireless device to perform the data downloads, which can be enabled by a packet gateway (PGW) upon receiving a confirmation by the NAN that the wireless device can connect over the mmW band. Otherwise, the PGW denies the wireless device's request to perform the data downloads, which can be enforced by the NAN.

PROACTIVE CUSTOMER CARE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, automatically detecting a service issue of a telecommunication system that may impact a customer of a telecommunication service provider of the telecommunication system, predicting, by the processing system, a future customer care interaction by the customer as a result of the service issue, initiating a resolution action of the telecommunication system for the service issue before the customer contacts a customer care agent of the telecommunication service provider, wherein the initiating is responsive to the predicting the future customer care interaction and modifying a component of the telecommunication system to improve efficiency of operation of the telecommunication system by reducing a number of customer care contacts by customers of the telecommunication service provider. Other embodiments are disclosed.

CHARGING FILTERING FUNCTION

In one example, a charging filtering function may obtain a request for one or more rules that control whether or when one or more charging data records associated with a user equipment are to be provided to one or more billing systems. The request includes an identification of the user equipment. Based on the identification of the user equipment, the charging filtering function may identify the one or more rules. The charging filtering function may provide the one or more rules to control whether or when the one or more charging data records associated with the user equipment are to be provided to the one or more billing systems.

Automatic Call Categorization and Expense Calculating System and Method
20220109760 · 2022-04-07 ·

A Mobile application software that auto-classifies phone calls as “Personal” or “Business” for recognized numbers, and allows users to manually classify other numbers as being personal or business. The system automatically characterizes certain calls, either based on preset instructions, or based on operations that the user has previously carried out.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing optimized binding support function (BSF) packet data unit (PDU) session binding discovery responses

A method for providing optimized BSF PDU session binding discovery response includes maintain a PDU session binding database, subscribing with an NRF to receive notification of changes to NF profiles of PCF instances or NF sets identified in the PDU session binding records, and obtaining, from the NRF, lists of NF profiles for the PCF instances in the NF sets identified in the PDU session binding records. The method further includes receiving, from the NRF and in response to the subscription, at least one notification of changes in at least some of the NF profiles in the NF sets identified in the PDU session binding records. The method further includes receiving a PDU session binding discovery request from a consumer NF and responding to the PDU session binding discovery request using the PDU session binding records, the lists of NF profiles obtained from the NRF, and the notifications of changes in at least some of the NF profiles.

Method and system for transmission of a session initiation protocol (SIP) identity header in an out-of-band verification network
11297189 · 2022-04-05 · ·

A computer-implemented network verification system includes a second device situated in a terminating call network and configured to receive a call signal from a first device situated in an originating network. The first device is coupled to a first registry that stores originating call records. The first registry is configured to obtain, from the first device, and store call data and a SIP identity header associated with the call signal. The system also includes a second registry coupled to the second device and configured to receive, from the first registry over an out-of-band verification network, a first verification request that contains the originating call record, including the SIP identity header associated with the call signal. The second registry is further configured to send the SIP identity header contained in the first verification request to the second device.

TELECOMMUNICATION MEDIATION USING BLOCKCHAIN BASED MICROSERVICES
20220103694 · 2022-03-31 ·

Disclosed herein are techniques for telecommunication mediation platforms using a blockchain-based distributed microservice architecture. Upon generation, usage events are assigned a blockchain-based identification, which is used by subsequent mediation microservice processes to enable traceability of a given usage event from endpoint to endpoint in the mediation process. Separate, distributed microservices for file collection, file validation, record validation, record aggregation, and record distribution provide for flexible and finely grained scalability based on where demand surge occurs and what step of the mediation process is experiencing heightened demand. Incoming usage events are ultimately transformed into billing system compatible records corresponding to the appropriate billing accounts for the usage event.

Systems and methods for updating confidence scores of labels based on subsequent electronic activities

The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, and storage media for updating confidence scores of labels based on subsequent electronic activities. Exemplary embodiments may maintain a plurality of node profiles corresponding to a plurality of unique entities; access a plurality of electronic activities transmitted or received via electronic accounts associated with one or more data source providers; identify a first electronic activity to process; assign a tag to the first electronic activity based on the data included in the electronic activity; determine a confidence score of the tag based on the data included in the first electronic activity; identify a second electronic activity to process; and update the confidence score of the tag assigned to the first electronic activity responsive to parsing the second electronic activity.

Systems and methods for detecting events based on updates to node profiles from electronic activities

The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, and storage media for detecting events based on updates to node profiles from electronic activities. Exemplary implementations may access an electronic activity transmitted or received via an electronic account associated with a data source provider; generate a plurality of activity field-value pairs; maintain a plurality of node profiles; identify a first state of a first node profile of the plurality of node profiles; update the first node profile using the electronic activity; identify a second state of the first node profile subsequent to updating the first node profile using the electronic activity; detect a state change of the first node profile based on the first state and the second state; determine that the state change satisfies an event condition; and store an association between the first node profile and an event type corresponding to the event condition.