Method and device for forming groups from subscribers to a communication network
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Abstract
The invention relates to a service that forms groups from subscribers to a communication network by means of data sets allocated to the subscribers which are available within the communication network. The identifications of the subscribers are filed in fields of the data sets. The service automatically checks selected fields of the data sets for identical identifications and automatically groups those subscribers that have identical identifications in the selected fields.
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31 Claims
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17. A method for forming groups of subscribers in a communication network, comprising:
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using data records associated with the subscribers, wherein the data records being available within the communication network and comprising identifiers for the subscribers, the identifiers being stored in fields in the data records;
automatically checking selected fields in the data records for the same identifiers by a service;
automatically combining the respective subscribers who have the same identifiers in the selected fields to produce a group;
automatically rechecking the association between the associated subscriber and one or more groups when a data record is changed; and
implementing a fresh association if appropriate. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for forming groups of subscribers in a communication network, comprising:
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data records associated with the subscribers, wherein the data records are available within the communication network and comprising identifiers for the subscribers, wherein the identifiers being stored in fields in the data records; and
a computer having an installed service for automatically checking selected fields in the data records for the same identifiers and for automatically combining those respective subscribers who have the same identifiers in the selected fields, to produce a group, wherein the service being in a form such that when a data record is changed the service automatically rechecks the association between the associated subscriber and one or more groups and makes a fresh association if appropriate.
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