METHOD AND APPARATUS TO VALIDATE A SUBSCRIBER LINE
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Abstract
A method is described of providing validation data associated with a subscriber line of a telecommunication network using a validation system. The method includes obtaining line data of the subscriber line wherein the line data is suitable for interrogating a line identification database (LIDB). The method interrogates the LIDB with the line data to obtain reference subscriber data associated with the line data, and processes the reference subscriber data to obtain validation data associated with the subscriber line. The method includes identifying a local exchange carrier (LEC) associated with the subscriber line to determine if a billing arrangement exists between the validation system and the LEC. The invention extends to a subscriber line validation system to validate a subscriber line of a communication network.
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31 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method comprising:
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obtaining automatic number identification (ANI) data or billing telephone number (BTN) data associated with a subscriber account of a telecommunications network; obtaining first reference subscriber data associated with a subscriber, said first reference subscriber data being different from the ANI data or the BTN data; accessing a first database location using the ANI data or the BTN data to determine second reference subscriber data; accessing a second database location using the ANI data or BTN data to determine that the subscriber account associated with the ANI data or BTN data is billable; comparing the first reference subscriber data and the second reference subscriber data; and verifying an identity of the subscriber if the first reference subscriber data corresponds to the second reference subscriber data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory machine-readable medium for storing a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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obtain automatic number identification (ANI) data or billing telephone number (BTN) data associated with a subscriber account of a telecommunications network; obtain first reference subscriber data associated with a subscriber, said first reference subscriber data being different from the ANI data or the BTN data; access a first database location using the ANI data or the BTN data to determine second reference subscriber data; access a second database location using the BTN data to determine that the subscriber account associated with the ANI data or BTN data is billable; compare the first reference subscriber data and the second reference subscriber data; and verify an identity of the subscriber if the first reference subscriber data corresponds to the second reference subscriber data.
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25. A method of processing an online transaction, the method comprising:
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obtaining via a network a telephone number associated with a subscriber account of a telecommunications network; obtaining first reference subscriber data associated with the subscriber account, said first reference subscriber data being different from the telephone number; initiating a search using the telephone number to determine second reference subscriber data; initiating a search using the telephone number to determine that an account associated with the telephone number is billable; comparing the first reference subscriber data and the second reference subscriber data; and authorizing an online transaction to be billed to the subscriber account if the first reference subscriber data corresponds to the second reference subscriber data.
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26. A system comprising:
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a network interface device to receive; automatic number identification (ANI) data or billing telephone number (BTN) data associated with a subscriber account of a telecommunications network, and first reference subscriber data associated with the subscriber account, the first reference subscriber data being different from the ANI data or the BTN data; and a processor to execute instructions stored in memory, the instructions comprising; accessing a first database location using the ANI data or the BTN data to determine second reference subscriber data, accessing a second database location using ANI data or BTN data to determine that an account associated with the ANI data or BTN data is billable, comparing the first reference subscriber data to the second reference subscriber data, and verifying an identity of the subscriber based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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