Method and system for measuring market-share for an entire telecommunication market
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method to determine status information of a telephone number (TN), comprising:
- querying a first database to identify a porting status of the TN;
associating the TN with a first carrier when the first database returns a first value associated with the TN;
querying a second database when the porting status is absent from the first database, the second database to identify a second carrier associated with the TN paired with a local routing number (LRN); and
associating the TN with the second carrier when the second database returns the LRN paired with the TN, or associating the TN with the first carrier when the LRN is absent from the second database.
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Abstract
A method for collecting data to measure market-share for a defined telecommunication market. A market of interest is defined and a random panel of numbers is created. A call set-up is initiated to the created random panels by generating signaling messages wherein the signaling messages access a Calling Name Services (CNAM) database, a Local Number Portability (LNP) database, an E-911 Automated Location Information (ALI) database and a Line Information Database (LIDB) using signaling system 7 (SS7) protocol. Generated signaling messages access ENUM (Telephone Number Mapping) database and Internet Protocol (IP) Peering database using IP. The response to the generated signaling messages are used to determine assignment status, business ownership, businesses versus residential status and the technology employed for a given number in the created panel. In one embodiment, the process is repeated over a period in order to determine changes to the market-share and derivative metrics for the telecommunication market.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method to determine status information of a telephone number (TN), comprising:
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querying a first database to identify a porting status of the TN; associating the TN with a first carrier when the first database returns a first value associated with the TN; querying a second database when the porting status is absent from the first database, the second database to identify a second carrier associated with the TN paired with a local routing number (LRN); and associating the TN with the second carrier when the second database returns the LRN paired with the TN, or associating the TN with the first carrier when the LRN is absent from the second database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A tangible machine readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to, at least:
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query a first database to identify a porting status of the TN; associate the TN with a first carrier when the first database returns a first value associated with the TN; query a second database when the porting status is absent from the first database, the second database to identify a second carrier associated with the TN paired with a local routing number (LRN); and associate the TN with the second carrier when the second database returns the LRN paired with the TN, or associating the TN with the first carrier when the LRN is absent from the second database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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