Method and apparatus to manage a resource
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Abstract
A method includes selecting a registration resource at a first location and assigning the registration resource to a customer at a second location. The registration resource is released at the second location independently of the first location.
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34 Claims
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3. (canceled)
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5-14. -14. (canceled)
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15. A method comprising:
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in response to receiving an identification of a new customer, selecting a first registration resource from a set of registration resources to assign to the customer, wherein the first registration resource is potentially usable to register for a service and obtain a service resource to replace the first registration resource, and wherein the service resource but not the first registration resource is usable for the service;
communicating the new customer identification and the first registration resource to a registry system;
receiving an error from the registry system, indicating an assignment of the first registration resource to the customer failed; and
in response to the error, selecting a second registration resource from the set to assign to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 4, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a machine-readable media comprising instructions which, when executed by a data processing device, result in;
in response to receiving an identification of a new customer, selecting a first registration resource from a set of registration resources to assign to the customer, wherein the first registration resource is potentially usable to register for a service and obtain a service resource to replace the first registration resource, and wherein the service resource but not the first registration resource is usable for the service;
communicating the new customer identification and the first registration resource to a registry system;
receiving an error from the registry system, indicating an assignment of the first registration resource to the customer failed; and
in response to the error, selecting a second registration resource from the set to assign to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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25-1. The method of claim 15 wherein the first registration resource, the second registration resource, and the service resource are first, second, and third MSISDN numbers, respectively.
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