System for the centralized storage of wireless customer information

• US 7,831,240 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2008
• Issued: 11/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Patron, David, Yarkoni, Erez, Lewis, John Ervin
• Primary Examiner(s): Rampuria, Sharad
• Application Number:
  US12/273,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157754A1
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: 455405-408, 455/410, 455/412.1, 455/414.4, 455/435.1, 455/433, 709203-206, 707/705, 705/10, 379/114.03
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/275 Synchronous replication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5064 Customer relationship management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/04 Interdomain routing, e.g. hierarchical routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/308 Route determination based on user's profile, e.g. premium users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2408 for supporting different services, e.g. a differentiated services [DiffServ] type of service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/23 Reliability checks, e.g. acknowledgments or fault reporting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 for tracking messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/085 : specially adapted for interworking of IP-based networks with other networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/246 : Connectivity information discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/248 : Connectivity information update
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 : Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 : Gateway arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 : Messaging devices, e.g. message centre
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 : Inter-networking arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/06 : between gateways and public network devices

Abstract

A system for storing subscriber information in a centralized location includes a processor, memory coupled to the processor, and a data storage device coupled to the processor. The data storage device includes a subscriber profile portion for storing personal information about a subscriber. The subscriber profile portion includes a subscriber identification portion for storing an identification string. The subscriber profile portion is associated with an account type portion for storing account information, a portal portion for storing portal information, and an account status portion for storing account status information. The data storage device further includes a subscription portion for storing subscription information. The subscription portion is associated with a device portion for storing device information, a services portion for storing services information, and a mobile subscription portion for storing mobile subscription information.

Claims

1. A central information collection and distribution system for a wireless messaging infrastructure comprising:

a first network transport bus in communication with an adaptive routing concentrator, a routing and validation entity, a data storage and routing terminal, and a network database, wherein the communication utilizes a single common messaging format;

a second network transport bus in communication with the routing and validation entity;

a scalable data storage device in communication with the second network transport bus having a subscriber profile portion which stores a plurality of subscriber profiles, and a subscription portion which stores a plurality of mobile subscription information;

a provisioning system in communication with the scalable data storage device;

a network business logic adapter in communication with the provisioning system; and

a first replica database in communication with the network business logic adapter;

wherein the first replica database contains at least a portion of the information stored in the scalable data storage device, and

wherein the scalable data storage device accepts additional portions and deletes existing portions.

2. The system in claim 1, wherein the first replica database is a network data distributor database.

3. The system in claim 1, further comprising a second replica database with contains at least a portion of the information stored in the scalable data storage device.

4. The system in claim 3, wherein the second replica database is a routing and validations database.

5. The system in claim 1, wherein the scalable data storage device further comprises a state portion for storing state information and a country portion for storing country information;

and wherein the subscriber profile portion is associated with the state portion and the country portion.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the scalable data storage device further comprises an alias portion for storing alias information, an alias destination routing portion for storing alias destination routing information, and an alias email routing portion for storing alias email routing information;

and wherein the alias portion is associated with the subscriber profile portion, the alias destination routing portion is associated with the alias portion and the subscription portion, and the alias email routing portion is associated with the alias portion.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the scalable data storage device further comprises a sub email portion for storing email information and an email type portion for storing email type information, wherein the sub email portion is associated with the subscriber profile portion and the email type portion, and the alias email routing portion is associated with the sub email portion.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the scalable data storage device further comprises a sub email portion for storing email information and an email type portion for storing email type information, wherein the sub email portion is associated with the subscriber profile portion and the email type portion.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the scalable data storage device further comprises a blacklist portion for storing blacklist information and a white list portion for storing white list information, wherein the blacklist portion is associated with the subscriber profile portion and the white list portion is associated with the subscriber profile portion.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the black list portion is associated with the services portion and the white list portion is associated with the services portion.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the scalable data storage device further comprises a browser portion for storing browser information, wherein the device portion is associated with the browser portion.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the scalable data storage device further comprises a subservice attribute portion for storing subservice attribute information, wherein the subservice attribute portion is associated with the subscription portion.

13. A central information collection and distribution system for a wireless messaging infrastructure comprising:

a common asynchronous message exchange mechanism in communication with an adaptive routing concentrator, a routing and validation entity, a data storage and routing terminal, and a network database, wherein the communication utilizes a single common messaging format;

a backbone integration transport bus in communication with the routing and validation entity;

a scalable data storage device in communication with the second network transport bus having a subscriber profile portion which stores a plurality of subscriber profiles, and a subscription portion which stores a plurality of mobile subscription information;

a provisioning system in communication with the scalable data storage device;

a network business logic adapter in communication with the provisioning system; and

a replica database in communication with the network business logic adapter;

wherein the replica database contains at least a portion of the information stored in the scalable data storage device, and

wherein the scalable data storage device accepts additional portions and deletes existing portions.

14. The system in claim 13, wherein the scalable data storage device further comprises a state portion for storing state information and a country portion for storing country information;

and wherein the subscriber profile portion is associated with the state portion and the country portion.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the scalable data storage device further comprises an alias portion for storing alias information, an alias destination routing portion for storing alias destination routing information, and an alias email routing portion for storing alias email routing information;

and wherein the alias portion is associated with the subscriber profile portion, the alias destination routing portion is associated with the alias portion and the subscription portion, and the alias email routing portion is associated with the alias portion.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the scalable data storage device further comprises a sub email portion for storing email information and an email type portion for storing email type information, wherein the sub email portion is associated with the subscriber profile portion and the email type portion.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the scalable data storage device further comprises a blacklist portion for storing blacklist information and a white list portion for storing white list information, wherein the blacklist portion is associated with the subscriber profile portion and the white list portion is associated with the subscriber profile portion.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the scalable data storage device further comprises a subservice attribute portion for storing subservice attribute information, wherein the subservice attribute portion is associated with the subscription portion.