Automatic Provisioning of Abbreviated Dialing Codes

• US 20080232572A1
• Filed: 02/20/2008
• Published: 09/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SITO Mobile R&D IP, LLC
• Original Assignee: Anthony G. Macaluso
• Inventors: Macaluso, Anthony G.
• Granted Patent: US 9,077,798 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/216.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/154 Functional or symbolic dial plan such as license plate numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42144 by service provider
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4935 Connection initiated by DAS system
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13103 Memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13176 Common channel signaling, CCS7
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13331 Abbreviated dialling
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13377 Recorded announcement
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/005 Personal communication services, e.g. provisions for portability of subscriber numbers

Abstract

A system, method and a computer program product for automatically provisioning an abbreviated dialing code are disclosed. The system includes a provisioning manager designed to process a request to provision an abbreviated dialing code. The provisioning manager includes a provisioning server that receives the request and a database of rules, communicatively coupled to the provisioning server, that stores one or more rules associated with the abbreviated dialing code. The system also includes a registry manager, communicatively coupled to the provisioning manager, that determines whether an abbreviated dialing code is registered.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request to provision an abbreviated dialing code;

determining whether the abbreviated dialing code has been registered;

generating a rule for routing a telephone call initiated by dialing the abbreviated dialing code to a destination; and

instructing a communication network provider to route the telephone call initiated by dialing the abbreviated dialing code to the destination based on the generated rule.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating the abbreviated dialing code to include a combination of one or more symbols and one or more numbers based on a determination that the abbreviated dialing code is not registered.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising registering the abbreviated dialing code based on the determination that the abbreviated dialing code is not registered

4. The method of claim 2 wherein generating the abbreviated dialing code comprises generating a code beginning with a # or a * symbol.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein instructing the communication network provider to route a telephone call is established through a wireless voice network.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein instructing the communication network provider to route a telephone call is established through a wired voice network.

7. A method comprising:

receiving a request to modify a previously provisioned abbreviated dialing code;

determining whether the abbreviated dialing code has been registered;

when determined that the abbreviated dialing code is registered,

accessing a rule associated with the abbreviated dialing code, the rule indicating a destination for routing a telephone call initiated by dialing the abbreviated dialing, and

modifying the accessed rule associated with the abbreviated dialing code to change the destination; and

instructing a communication network provider to route the telephone call initiated by dialing the abbreviated dialing code to the changed destination based on the modified rule.

8. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request to provision an abbreviated dialing code;

determining whether the abbreviated dialing code has been registered;

generating a rule for routing a telephone call initiated by dialing the abbreviated dialing code to a destination; and

instructing a communication network provider to route the telephone call initiated by dialing the abbreviated dialing code to the destination based on the generated rule.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, further operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising generating the abbreviated dialing code to include a combination of one or more symbols and one or more numbers based on a determination that the abbreviated dialing code is not registered.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising registering the abbreviated dialing code based on the determination that the abbreviated dialing code is not registered.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein causing a data processing apparatus to generate the abbreviated dialing code comprises generating a code beginning with a # or a * symbol.

12. A computer program product of claim 8, wherein causing a data processing apparatus to instruct the communication network provider is established through a wireless voice network.

13. A computer program product of claim 8, wherein causing a data processing apparatus to instruct the communication network provider is established through a wired voice network.

14. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request to modify a previously provisioned abbreviated dialing code;

determining whether the abbreviated dialing code has been registered;

when determined that the abbreviated dialing code is registered,

accessing a rule associated with the abbreviated dialing code, the rule indicating a destination for routing a telephone call initiated by dialing the abbreviated dialing, and

modifying the accessed rule associated with the abbreviated dialing code to change the destination; and

instructing a communication network provider to route the telephone call initiated by dialing the abbreviated dialing code to the changed destination based on the modified rule.

15. A system comprising:

a provisioning manager configured to process a request to provision an abbreviated dialing code, the provisioning manager including

a provisioning server configured to receive the request,

a database of rules communicatively coupled to the provisioning server, the database of rules configured to store one or more rules associated with the abbreviated dialing code, and

a registry manager communicatively coupled to the provisioning manager, the registry manager configured to determine whether an abbreviated dialing code is registered.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the provisioning server is further configured to generate the abbreviated dialing code to include a combination of one or more symbols and one or more numbers when the registry manager determines that the abbreviated dialing code is not registered.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the registry manager is further configured to register the abbreviated dialing code when the registry manager determines that the abbreviated dialing code is not registered.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the provisioning server is further configured to generate the abbreviated dialing code to include a code beginning with a # or a * symbol.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the provisioning server is further configured to instruct a communication network provider to route a telephone call initiated by dialing the abbreviated dialing code on a communication device to a destination based on the one or more rules associated with the abbreviated dialing code.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the provisioning server is configured to instruct the communication network over a wireless voice network.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the provisioning server is configured to instruct the communication network over a wired voice network.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the destination comprises a telephone number.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the communication device comprises a mobile device and the destination comprises an internet protocol address.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein the destination comprises content delivered to the communication device.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the content comprises video data.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein the content comprises a ringtone.

27. The system of claim 24, wherein the destination comprises a service.

28. A system comprising:

a provisioning manager configured to receive a request to modify a previously provisioned abbreviated dialing code;

a registration manager configured to determine whether the abbreviated dialing code has been registered;

when the registration manager determines that the abbreviated dialing code is registered,

the provisioning manager accessing a rule associated with the abbreviated dialing code, the rule indicating a destination for routing a telephone call initiated by dialing the abbreviated dialing, and

the provisioning manager modifying the accessed rule associated with the abbreviated dialing code to change the destination; and

the provisioning manager configured to instruct a communication network provider to route the telephone call initiated by dialing the abbreviated dialing code to the changed destination based on the modified rule.