TELEPHONE NUMBER USE ANALYSIS FOR GROUPS OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS

• US 20130173534A1
• Filed: 12/31/2011
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Nelakonda, Bharath, Hetey, Stephen P., Rizzo, Javier Sebastian, Hill, Martin
• Granted Patent: US 9,305,273 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/609
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A system may include a network device including a memory. The memory may store a first database including a plurality of records, wherein each record in the first database stores a telephone number (TN) and a status of the corresponding TN. the first database may stores information to indicate whether one of the records in the first database was updated. The memory may store a second database having a plurality of records. Each record in the second database may indicate a range of consecutive TNs from the first database having a same status. The system may include processors to run a first thread to update the one of the records in the first database. The processors may run a second thread to generate the second database from the first database in response to the stored information indicating that the one of the records in the first database was updated.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a network device including a memory to store;

a first database including a plurality of records, wherein each record in the first database stores a telephone number (TN) and a status of the corresponding TN, wherein the first database stores information to indicate whether one of the records in the first database was updated; and

a second database having a plurality of records, wherein each record in the second database indicates a range of consecutive TNs from the first database having a same status; and

one or more processors to run a first thread to update the one of the records in the first database and to indicate in the stored information that the one of the records in the first database was updated;

wherein the one or more processors runs a second thread, different from the first thread, to generate the second database from the first database in response to the stored information indicating that the one of the records in the first database was updated.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein each record in the first database stores information to indicate whether the corresponding record was updated.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the second thread generates the second database from the first database in response any of the plurality of records storing information indicating that the corresponding record was updated.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein each record in the first database stores a name of a customer associated with the corresponding TN, and

wherein each record in the second database indicates a range of consecutive TNs from the first database having a same customer name.

5. The system of claim 1,

wherein each record in the first database stores a status history associated with the corresponding TN, and

wherein each record in the second database indicates a range of consecutive TNs from the first database having a same status history.

6. A system comprising:

a network device including a memory to store a database including a plurality of records, wherein each record in the database stores an area code, a maximum length for a telephone number (TN) corresponding to the area code, and a minimum length for the TN corresponding to the area code; and

one or more processors to validate a length of a received TN against information stored in the database.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein each record in the database stores information indicating a geographic name or region associated with the TN corresponding to the area code.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor validates the received TN by comparing a geographic area associated with the received TN and an area code associated with the received TN to the geographic name and area code stored in the database.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor validates the received TN by determining whether a length of the received TN is greater than or equal to the minimum length stored in the database and whether the length of the received TN is shorter than or equal to the minimum length stored in the database.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the each record in the database stores information indicating whether the TN corresponding to the area code is associated with a mobile line or a fixed line.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein each record in the database stores information indicating a geographic name or region of the TN corresponding to the area code.

12. The system of claim 6, wherein the memory further includes:

a first database including a plurality of records, wherein each record in the first database stores a telephone number (TN) and a status of the corresponding TN, wherein the first database stores information to indicate whether one of the records in the first database was updated; and

a second database having a plurality of records, wherein each record in the second database indicates a range of consecutive TNs from the first database having a same status;

wherein the one or more processors are configured to run a first thread to update the one of the records in the first database and to indicate in the stored information that the one of the records in the first database was updated; and

wherein the one or more processors are configured to run a second thread, different from the first thread, to generate the second database from the first database in response to the stored information indicating that the one of the records in the first database was updated.

13. The system of claim 9,

wherein the memory is configured to store a database including telephone number area codes, associated time-zone offsets for each area code, and an indication of when and whether a geographic area associated with area code employs daylight saving time;

and

wherein the processor is configured to determine an area code associated with a received telephone number, query the database to determine whether the determined area code is associated with a geographic area currently employing daylight saving time, and determine a time-zone offset based on the determined area code and the determination of whether the geographic area associated with the determined area code is currently employing daylight saving time.

14. A computer-implemented method comprising:

executing a first thread to update a record in a first database and to store information in the first database indicating the first database was updated, wherein the first database includes a plurality of records, each record in the first database storing a telephone number (TN) and a status of the corresponding TN; and

executing a second thread, different from the first thread, to generate a second database from the first database in response to the stored information indicating that the one of the records in the first database was updated, wherein the second database stores a plurality of records, wherein each record in the second database indicates a range of consecutive TNs from the first database having a same status.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein each record in the first database stores information to indicate whether the corresponding record was updated.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the second thread generates the second database from the first database in response any of the plurality of records storing information indicating that the corresponding record was updated.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 14,

wherein each record in the first database stores a name of a customer associated with the corresponding TN, and

wherein each record in the second database indicates a range of consecutive TNs from the first database having a same customer name.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 14,

wherein each record in the first database stores a status history associated with the corresponding TN, and

wherein each record in the second database indicates a range of consecutive TNs from the first database having a same status history.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, further comprising:

determining an area code associated with a telephone number, wherein the area code is associated with a geographic location;

determining whether the geographic area associated with the area code is currently employing daylight saving time; and

determining a time-zone offset based on the area code and the determination of whether the geographic area associated with the area code is currently employing daylight saving time.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 14,

wherein determining the time-zone offset includes querying a database to determine, based on the area code, the time-zone offset based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT);

and

wherein determining whether the geographic area associated with the area code is currently employing daylight saving time includes querying a database to determine whether the area code is associated with daylight saving time.