Method and system for measuring market information for wireless telecommunication devices
First Claim
1. A method of measuring wireless manufacturer market share for wireless devices, said method comprising:
- selecting a panel of numbers for sampling a wireless network;
generating signaling messages for said selected panel of numbers;
sending said generated signaling messages to at least one of a plurality of databases or to said selected panel of numbers;
receiving a response from the at least one said plurality of databases or said selected panel of numbers, wherein the response comprises a hardcoded wireless device identifier of a wireless device;
parsing said hardcoded wireless device identifier to obtain information indicative of a manufacturer; and
accumulating a number of occurrences for the manufacturer to determine a market share of the manufacturer.
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Abstract
A method of measuring wireless telecommunication market information for wireless devices. The method includes selecting a panel of numbers, generating signaling messages for the selected panel, sending the generated signaling messages, receiving a response from plurality of databases and processing the received response to determine market information. In one embodiment, the response is an electronic serial number (ESN) of a wireless device. Processing the ESN may determine the manufacturer of the wireless device, the model of the wireless device and its corresponding serial number. As such; the market-share of manufacturer of the device, its corresponding market-share for a given model, and the number of unsold wireless devices may be determined. Tracking the selected panel of numbers may determine the lifespan of a device and the relationship between providers and replacing or acquiring devices. It is appreciated that identifiers other than ESN may be used (e.g., IMEI in GSM technology).
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35 Claims
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1. A method of measuring wireless manufacturer market share for wireless devices, said method comprising:
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selecting a panel of numbers for sampling a wireless network; generating signaling messages for said selected panel of numbers; sending said generated signaling messages to at least one of a plurality of databases or to said selected panel of numbers; receiving a response from the at least one said plurality of databases or said selected panel of numbers, wherein the response comprises a hardcoded wireless device identifier of a wireless device; parsing said hardcoded wireless device identifier to obtain information indicative of a manufacturer; and accumulating a number of occurrences for the manufacturer to determine a market share of the manufacturer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 31, 32)
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9. A computer-readable medium having program code stored thereon for causing a computer system to:
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select a panel of numbers for sampling a wireless network; generate signaling messages for said selected panel of numbers; send said generated signaling messages to at least one of a plurality of databases or to said selected panel of numbers; receive a response from the at least one said plurality of databases or said selected panel of numbers, wherein the response comprises a hardcoded wireless device identifier of a wireless device; parse said hardcoded wireless device identifier to obtain information indicative of a manufacturer; and accumulate a number of occurrences for the manufacturer to determine a manufacturer market share for the sampled wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 33)
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17. A computer system comprising a processor coupled to a bus and a memory coupled to said bus, wherein said memory comprises instructions that when executed on said processor implement a method for measuring wireless market share for wireless devices, said method comprising:
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selecting a panel of numbers for sampling a wireless network; generating signaling messages for said selected panel of numbers; sending said generated signaling messages to at least one of a plurality of databases or to said selected panel of numbers; receiving a response from the at least one said plurality of databases or said selected panel of numbers, wherein the response comprises a hardcoded wireless device identifier of a wireless device; parsing said hardcoded wireless device identifier to obtain said information indicative of a manufacturer; and accumulating a number of occurrences for the manufacturer to determine a market share of the manufacturer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 34)
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25. A method of measuring wireless manufacturer market share for wireless devices, said method comprising:
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a) selecting a panel of numbers for sampling a wireless network; b) generating signaling messages for said selected panel of numbers; c) sending said generated signaling messages to at least one of a plurality of databases or to said selected panel of numbers; d) receiving a response from the at least one said plurality of databases or said selected panel of numbers, wherein the response comprises a hardcoded wireless device identifier of a wireless device; e) parsing said hardcoded wireless device identifier to obtain information indicative of a manufacturer; (f) accumulating a number of occurrences for the manufacturer to determine a manufacturer market share for the sampled wireless network; and g) repeating steps b) through f) for said selected panel of numbers over a period of time wherein repeating steps b) through f) determines changes to said manufacturer market share. - View Dependent Claims (26, 35)
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27. A computer-implemented method to identify a wireless device market share, comprising:
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selecting a plurality of telephone numbers (TNs) associated with a market of interest; querying a location register with each one of the plurality of TNs to identify an associated hardcoded wireless device identifier, the hardcoded wireless device identifier including an indication of a manufacturer of a wireless device; and accumulating the indication of the manufacturer for each one of the plurality of TNs to identify the wireless device market share associated with a plurality of manufacturers. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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