METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY WIRELESS SUBSCRIBER ACTIVITY STATUS
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method to identify a status of a wireless telephone number, comprising:
- identifying a market of interest associated with wireless services;
creating a list of telephone numbers (TNs) from the identified market of interest;
initializing each TN in the list of TNs as dormant;
monitoring each TN in the list of TNs during a monitoring duration for an indication of activity; and
when the indication of activity is received, associating one of the TNs in the list of TNs with an active status.
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to identify wireless subscriber activity status are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes identifying a market of interest associated with wireless services, and creating a list of telephone numbers (TNs) from the identified market of interest. The example method also includes initializing each TN in the list of TNs as dormant, monitoring each TN in the list of TNs during a monitoring duration for an indication of activity, and when the indication of activity is received, associating one of the TNs in the list of TNs with an active status.
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33 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method to identify a status of a wireless telephone number, comprising:
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identifying a market of interest associated with wireless services; creating a list of telephone numbers (TNs) from the identified market of interest; initializing each TN in the list of TNs as dormant; monitoring each TN in the list of TNs during a monitoring duration for an indication of activity; and when the indication of activity is received, associating one of the TNs in the list of TNs with an active status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus to identify a status of a wireless telephone number (TN), comprising:
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a market identification manager to identify a market of interest associated with wireless services and to create a list of TNs from the identified market of interest; a short message service (SMS) manager to send an SMS message to a wireless network, the SMS message associated with at least one TN in the list of TNs; and a host register interface to receive an indication of activity during a monitoring duration in response the SMS message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A system to identify a status of a wireless telephone number (TN), comprising:
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a wireless activity manager to define a wireless market of interest and generate a list of TNs associated with the market of interest; a remote register manager to receive the list of TNs and monitor a wireless network during a monitoring duration for a wireless device power on event; and a TN parser to parse the wireless device power on event for an associated TN, the remote register manager to associate the associated TN with an active status. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24-27. -27. (canceled)
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28. An article of manufacture storing machine accessible instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to:
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identify a market of interest associated with wireless services; create a list of telephone numbers (TNs) from the identified market of interest; initialize each TN in the list of TNs as dormant; monitor each TN in the list of TNs during a monitoring duration for an indication of activity; and when the indication of activity is received, associate one of the TNs in the list of TNs with an active status. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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29-31. -31. (canceled)
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33-42. -42. (canceled)
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