Advanced intelligent signal telephone number routing
First Claim
1. A method for defining a service area served by one of a plurality of service locations of a telecommunications network customer, the method comprising:
- ascertaining a geographic designator of a geographic area, the geographic area including a plurality of geographic sub-areas that each correspond to a geographic sub-designator;
determining whether any two of the plurality of geographic sub-areas are not served by the same service location;
when any two of the plurality of geographic sub-areas are not served by the same service location, then defining the service area by only the sub-designators corresponding to the geographic sub-areas served by the service location; and
when each of the plurality of geographic sub-areas are served by the same service location, then defining the service area by the geographic designator.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer readable medium are provided for defining a service area served by a service location of a telecommunications network customer. The method includes ascertaining a geographic designator of a geographic area. The geographic area includes a plurality of geographic sub-areas that each correspond to a geographic sub-designator. The method also includes determining whether any two of the plurality of geographic sub-areas are not served by the same service location. When any two of the plurality of geographic sub-areas are not served by the same service location, the service area is defined by only the sub-designators corresponding to the geographic sub-areas served by the service location. When each of the plurality of geographic sub-areas are served by the same service location, the service area is defined by the geographic designator.
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1. A method for defining a service area served by one of a plurality of service locations of a telecommunications network customer, the method comprising:
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ascertaining a geographic designator of a geographic area, the geographic area including a plurality of geographic sub-areas that each correspond to a geographic sub-designator;
determining whether any two of the plurality of geographic sub-areas are not served by the same service location;
when any two of the plurality of geographic sub-areas are not served by the same service location, then defining the service area by only the sub-designators corresponding to the geographic sub-areas served by the service location; and
when each of the plurality of geographic sub-areas are served by the same service location, then defining the service area by the geographic designator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium storing a computer program that defines a service area served by one of a plurality of service locations of a telecommunications network customer by:
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ascertaining a geographic designator of a geographic area, the geographic area including a plurality of geographic sub-areas that each correspond to a geographic sub-designator;
determining whether any two of the plurality of geographic sub-areas are not served by the same service location; and
when any two of the plurality of geographic sub-areas are not served by the same service location, then defining the service area by only the sub-designators corresponding to the geographic sub-areas served by the service location; and
when each of the plurality of geographic sub-areas are served by the same service location, then defining the service area by the geographic designator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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