Telecommunications network
First Claim
1. In a telecommunications network including a plurality of mobile terminals, a method of analysing missed call events in relation to at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals, the method including:
- determining the occurrence of a missed call event;
recording the missed call event in a database, including an identity relating to the called terminal;
determining and allocating a status of the called mobile terminal to the missed call event, the status selected from a plurality of options, with at least one option relating to an unreachable terminal situation; and
analysing the missed call event data relating to unreachable situations to identify the existence of any patterns relating to a particular called terminal/user, called terminal type, location and/or time period.
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Abstract
In a telecommunications network including a plurality of mobile terminals, a method of analysing missed call events in relation to at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals, the method including: determining the occurrence of a missed call event; recording the missed call event in a database, including an identity relating to the called terminal; determining and allocating a status of the called mobile terminal to the missed call event, the status selected from a plurality of options, with at least one option relating to an unreachable terminal situation; and analysing the missed call event data relating to unreachable situations to identify the existence of any patterns relating to a particular called terminal/user, called terminal type, location and/or time period. The method may also be embodied in a network element, such as a Call Alert Application Server.
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15 Claims
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1. In a telecommunications network including a plurality of mobile terminals, a method of analysing missed call events in relation to at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals, the method including:
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determining the occurrence of a missed call event; recording the missed call event in a database, including an identity relating to the called terminal; determining and allocating a status of the called mobile terminal to the missed call event, the status selected from a plurality of options, with at least one option relating to an unreachable terminal situation; and analysing the missed call event data relating to unreachable situations to identify the existence of any patterns relating to a particular called terminal/user, called terminal type, location and/or time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a telecommunications network including a plurality of mobile terminals, a network element for analysing missed call events in relation to at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals, the network element including a processing means and a database, the processing means being configured to:
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determine the occurrence of a missed call event; record the missed call event in the database, including an identity relating to the called terminal; determine and allocate a status of the called mobile terminal to the missed call event, the status selected from a plurality of options, with at least one option relating to an unreachable terminal situation; and analyse the missed call event data relating to the unreachable situations to identify the existence of any patterns relating to a particular called terminal/user, called terminal type, location and/or time period. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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