METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WIRELESS NUMBER PORTABILITY WITHOUT WNP QUERY
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1. A method for implementing number portability at an originating switching component of a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
- an originating switching component receiving an incoming call to a called number;
the originating switching component obtaining profile information associated with the called number; and
the originating switching component determining whether the called number is a ported number based on the profile information.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are presented for implementing wireless number portability in a wireless communications network, in which an originating switching component determines whether a called number is ported or not based on profile information from a home location register without querying a number portability database.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for implementing number portability at an originating switching component of a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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an originating switching component receiving an incoming call to a called number; the originating switching component obtaining profile information associated with the called number; and the originating switching component determining whether the called number is a ported number based on the profile information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A switching component of a wireless communications network, the switching component comprising:
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means for receiving an incoming call to a called number; means for obtaining profile information associated with the called number; and means for determining whether the called number is a ported number based on the profile information. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A system for implementing wireless number portability in a wireless communications network, the system comprising:
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an originating switching component operatively coupled with the network to receive an incoming call to a called number; and a home location register operatively coupled with the originating switching component and storing profile information associated with the called number; wherein the originating switching component is operative to obtain the profile information associated with the called number from the home location register and to determine whether the called number is a ported number based on the profile information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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