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Porting a directory number for a duration of time

  • US 7,860,231 B2
  • Filed: 01/30/2004
  • Issued: 12/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • one or more provisioning components that run on a hardware component, the one or more provisioning components being operable to;

    initiate requests to port a directory number for a duration of time, wherein a value for the duration of time consists of a period of time, a permanent status, and a date in the future;

    receive updates for one or more directory numbers ported from a first service provider to a second service provider, and notify a subscriber database of the directory number to port for the duration of time; and

    a portability component that runs on a hardware component automatically updates the one or more provisioning components to port the directory number for the duration of time;

    wherein the portability component communicates with a management component through employment of one or more protocols to update one or more local number portability databases, at least one of the one or more protocols being a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP);

    wherein the portability component communicates with the management component to initiate one or more notifications of an expiration of the duration of time.

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