System and method for determining a telecommunications address

• US 8,503,656 B2
• Filed: 09/06/2012
• Issued: 08/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Services Incorporated (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Heffington, Sidney
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Khai N
• Application Number:
  US13/604,768
• Publication Number:
  US 20120329436A1
• Time in Patent Office: 334 Days
• Field of Search: 379/142.1, 379/201.01, 379/221.01, 379/265.01, 379/207.12, 455/414.1, 455/457
• US Class Current: 379/207.12
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/08 specially adapted for optional reception of entertainment or informative matter
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and system for determining a telecommunications address of a location. A telephone call from a caller located at the location is received. Location data associated with the received telephone call is then obtained. The telecommunications address can then be determined from the location data.

Claims

1. A method for determining common language location identifier codes for a plurality of locations comprising:

receiving a request for service from an end user;

receiving a first telephone call from the end user located at a first location;

instructing the end user to place a second telephone call to a telephone number;

receiving the second telephone call from the end user located at a second location different than the first location;

determining location data associated with the first telephone call and related data associated with the first telephone call;

determining location data associated with the second telephone call and related data associated with the second telephone call;

determining a common language location identifier code for the first location using the location data associated with the first telephone call and related data associated with the first telephone call;

determining a common language location identifier code for the second location using the location data associated with the second telephone call and related data associated with the second telephone call; and

plotting on a map the location data associated with the first telephone call and the location data associated with the second telephone call.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a call type of one of the first telephone call and the second telephone call is being one of a landline and cellular.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the call type of the first telephone call is landline, the method further comprising:

storing an address associated with the location data associated with the first telephone call and related data associated with the first telephone call in a database.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the call type of the second telephone call is cellular, the method further comprising:

determining global positioning system coordinates of the second location.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

querying the database using the address to determine whether an address previously stored in the database matches the address.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

in response to determining that the previous address stored in the database matches the address, placing an order for service using the address.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

automatically converting the location data associated with one of the first telephone call and the second telephone call and related data associated with one of the first telephone call and the second telephone call to an address prior to the plotting on the map.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request for service from an end user;

receiving a first telephone call from the end user located at a first location;

instructing the end user to place a second telephone call to a telephone number;

receiving the second telephone call from the end user located at a second location different than the first location;

determining location data associated with the first telephone call and related data associated with the first telephone call;

determining location data associated with the second telephone call and related data associated with the second telephone call;

determining a common language location identifier code for the first location using the location data associated with the first telephone call and related data associated with the first telephone call;

determining a common language location identifier code for the second location using the location data associated with the second telephone call and related data associated with the second telephone call; and

plotting on a map the location data associated with the first telephone call and the location data associated with the second telephone call.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

determining a call type of one of the first telephone call and the second telephone call is being one of a landline and cellular.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the call type of the first telephone call is landline, the operations further comprising:

storing an address associated with the location data associated with the first telephone call and related data associated with the first telephone call in a database.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the call type of the second telephone call is cellular, the operations further comprising:

determining global positioning system coordinates of the second location.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, the operations further comprising:

querying the database using the address to determine whether an address previously stored in the database matches the address.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, the operations further comprising:

in response to determining that the previous address stored in the database matches the address, placing an order for service using the address.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

automatically converting the location data associated with one of the first telephone call and the second telephone call and related data associated with one of the first telephone call and the second telephone call to an address prior to the plotting on the map.

15. An apparatus comprising:

a memory storing computer program instructions; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the computer program instructions, which, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving a request for service from an end user;

receiving a first telephone call from the end user located at a first location;

instructing the end user to place a second telephone call to a telephone number;

receiving the second telephone call from the end user located at a second location different than the first location;

determining location data associated with the first telephone call and related data associated with the first telephone call;

determining location data associated with the second telephone call and related data associated with the second telephone call;

determining a common language location identifier code for the first location using the location data associated with the first telephone call and related data associated with the first telephone call;

determining a common language location identifier code for the second location using the location data associated with the second telephone call and related data associated with the second telephone call; and

plotting on a map the location data associated with the first telephone call and the location data associated with the second telephone call.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

determining a call type of one of the first telephone call and the second telephone call is being one of a landline and cellular.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the call type of the first telephone call is landline, the operations further comprising:

storing an address associated with the location data associated with the first telephone call and related data associated with the first telephone call in a database.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the call type of the second telephone call is cellular, the operations further comprising:

determining global positioning system coordinates of the second location.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, the operations further comprising:

querying the database using the address to determine whether an address previously stored in the database matches the address.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, the operations further comprising:

in response to determining that the previous address stored in the database matches the address, placing an order for service using the address.