Correlation of call data for calling and called parties in wireless telecommunication networks
First Claim
1. An automated method for correlating call data associated with one call from separate call detail records associated with the calling and called parties in which at least one of the parties is a wireless user in a wireless telecommunication network comprising the steps of:
- accessing a first call detail record associated with one of the calling and called parties for a first previously completed call;
ascertaining the identity of the other of the calling and called parties from the first call detail record;
determining if the one party subscribes to a first feature based on information contained in the first call detail record;
accessing a second call detail record associated with the other of the calling and called parties for the first call where the second call detail record is stored independent of the storage of the first call detail record;
determining if the other party subscribes to a predetermined feature based on information contained in the second call detail record;
determining if a predetermined correlation exists for the first call based on whether the one party subscribes to the first feature and the other party subscribes to the predetermined feature based on information contained in the first and second call detail records.
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Abstract
Call data associated with one call is correlated from separate call records associated with the calling and called parties in which at least one of the parties is a wireless user. Statistical information is gathered based on whether one of the parties to the call subscribes to one call feature/service and the other party to the call subscribes to a predetermined call feature/service. This information is typically utilized by telecommunication service providers.
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13 Claims
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1. An automated method for correlating call data associated with one call from separate call detail records associated with the calling and called parties in which at least one of the parties is a wireless user in a wireless telecommunication network comprising the steps of:
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accessing a first call detail record associated with one of the calling and called parties for a first previously completed call; ascertaining the identity of the other of the calling and called parties from the first call detail record; determining if the one party subscribes to a first feature based on information contained in the first call detail record; accessing a second call detail record associated with the other of the calling and called parties for the first call where the second call detail record is stored independent of the storage of the first call detail record; determining if the other party subscribes to a predetermined feature based on information contained in the second call detail record; determining if a predetermined correlation exists for the first call based on whether the one party subscribes to the first feature and the other party subscribes to the predetermined feature based on information contained in the first and second call detail records. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An automated method for obtaining statistical information based on calls in a wireless telecommunication network comprising the steps of:
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determining for one previously completed call between a first wireless user and a second user if the first wireless user subscribes to a first predetermined call feature based on information contained in a first call detail record associated with said one call where said first call detail record represents one of call origination and call termination; identifying a second call detail record associated with said one call based on information contained in a first call detail record, said second call detail record being stored independent of storage of the first call detail record and representing the other of call origination and call termination; determining for the one call if the second user subscribes to a second predetermined call feature based on information contained in the second call detail record; repeating the above steps for other calls; maintaining a count of the calls in which both of the above determining steps are true and comparing said count with the total number of calls to generate said statistical information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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