Caller name identification using data structure synchronization of a wireline network and a wireless network

• US 8,787,545 B1
• Filed: 07/26/2013
• Issued: 07/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Balan, Bindu, Oza, Nishit
• Primary Examiner(s): TIEU, BINH KIEN
• Application Number:
  US13/952,241
• Time in Patent Office: 361 Days
• Field of Search: 379/93.07, 379/93.25, 379/100.05, 379/100.12, 379/142.01, 379/142.06, 379/142.17, 379/201.01, 379/201.02, 379/201.08, 379/207.02, 379/207.15, 379/220.01, 379/220.03, 379/221.11, 455/414.1, 455/415, 455/422.1, 455/428, 455/432.3, 455/435.2, 455/552.1, 455/554.1, 455/560
• US Class Current: 379/201.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A device may receive a request to enable service on a wireless network for a user device. The user device may be associated with a wired network. The device may request network provisioning information, associated with the wired network, identifying service activation parameters. The device may provision the wireless network based on the request for network provisioning associated with the wired network. The device may synchronize caller information to a first caller information device, associated with the wireless network, from a second caller information device, associated with the wired network. The caller information may include caller identification information. The device may enable the service for the user device on the wireless network based on provisioning the wireless network and synchronizing the caller information to the first caller information device from the second caller information device.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more processors to;

receive a request to enable service, on a wireless network, for a user device, the user device being associated with a wired network;

request network provisioning information, associated with the wired network, identifying service activation parameters;

provision the wireless network based on the request for network provisioning information associated with the wired network;

synchronize caller information to a first caller information device, associated with the wireless network, from a second caller information device, associated with the wired network,

the caller information including caller identification information; and

enable the service, for the user device, on the wireless network based on provisioning the wireless network and synchronizing the caller information to the first caller information device from the second caller information device.

2. The device of claim 1, where the user device is a first user device;

and

where the one or more processors are further to;

receive a request from the first user device to place a call using the wireless network,

the call being intended for a second user device;

determine caller information associated with the first user device,

the caller information being retrieved from the first caller information device; and

provide the caller information to the second user device.

3. The device of claim 2, where the one or more processors, when providing the caller information to the second user device, are further to:

provide the caller information, to the second user device, for display by the second user device.

4. The device of claim 2, where the one or more processors are further to:

provide information identifying the first user device to the first caller information device,

the first caller information device including a data structure storing caller information,

the data structure having been previously synchronized with the second caller information device to receive the information identifying the first user device; and

receive caller information, associated with the first user device, from the first caller information device based on providing the information identifying the first user device to the first caller information device; and

where the one or more processors, when determining the caller information associated with the first user device, are further to;

determine the caller information associated with the first user device based on receiving the caller information from the first caller information device.

5. The device of claim 2, where the one or more processors, are further to:

determine that the first user device is associated with the wired network;

determine that the caller information associated with the first user device has been stored by the first caller information device based on determining that the first user device is associated with the wired network; and

retrieve the caller information from the first caller information device based on determining that the caller information associated with the first user device has been stored by the first caller information device.

6. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when synchronizing the caller information, are further to:

provide authentication information to the wired network;

determine that authentication has been established;

establish a communication channel between the first caller information device and the second caller information device based on determining that authentication has been established;

receive the caller information from the second caller information device via the communication channel; and

store the caller information using the first caller information device.

7. The device of claim 6, where the one or more processors, when establishing the communication channel between the first caller information device and the second caller information device, are further to:

provide an indication to the first caller information device that the first caller information device is to receive the caller information from the second caller information device; and

receive confirmation that the first caller information device has received the caller information from the second caller information device.

8. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine a threshold period of time after which the caller information is considered to be out of synchronization; and

determine that the threshold period of time has elapsed; and

where the one or more processors, when synchronizing the caller information with the wired network, are further to;

synchronize the caller information with the wired network based on determining that the threshold period of time has elapsed.

9. A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive a request to enable network service, for a user device, on a wireless network,

the user device being associated with a wireline network and being capable of connecting to the wireless network via a bridge device;

query a wireline network device for configuration information associated with enabling network service for the user device on the wireless network;

request that caller information, associated with the user device, be transferred from a wireline network caller information device to a data structure associated with a wireless network caller information device;

receive, from the wireless network caller information device, confirmation that the caller information has been transferred from the wireline caller information device to the data structure associated with the wireless caller information device,

the confirmation indicating that the data structure has been synchronized with caller information stored by the wireline caller information device; and

enable the network service on the wireless network for the first user device based on querying the wireline network device for configuration information and receiving confirmation that the caller information has been transferred from the wireline caller information device to the data structure associated with the wireless caller information device.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the user device is a first user device;

and

where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to;

receive a request, from the first user device, for a connection to be made to a second user device via the wireless network;

determine caller identification (ID) information, associated with the first user device, using the synchronized data structure associated with the wireless network caller information device; and

provide the caller ID information to the second user device.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

provide information identifying the first user device to the wireless network caller information device,

the information including a phone number;

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the caller ID information using the synchronized data structure associated with the wireless network caller information device, further cause the one or more processors to;

determine the caller ID information based on providing the information identifying the first user device to the wireless network caller information device.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine that the first user device, associated with the wireline network, has had network service enabled on the wireless network;

determine that the caller information, associated with the first user device, is stored in the synchronized data structure associated with the wireless caller information device, based on determining that the first user device has had network service enabled on the wireless network; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the caller ID information using the synchronized data structure associated with the wireless network caller information device, further cause the one or more processors to;

determine the caller ID information using the synchronized data structure associated with the wireless network caller information device based on determining that the caller information, associated with the first user device, is stored in the synchronized data structure.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the data structure is a first data structure;

and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to request that the caller information be transferred from the wireline network caller information device to the first data structure associated with the wireless network caller information device, further cause the one or more processors to;

provide authentication information to the wireline network device;

determine that the authentication information has been accepted by the wireline network device;

establish a communication channel between the wireless network caller information device and the wireline network caller information device;

synchronize a second data structure, associated with the wireline network caller information device, and the first data structure; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to receive confirmation that the caller information has been transferred, further cause the one or more processors to;

receive confirmation that the caller information has been transferred based on synchronizing the second data structure and the first data structure.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to query the wireline network device for configuration information associated with enabling network service for the user device on the wireless network, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive configuration information associated with provisioning the wireless network based on querying the wireline network device for the configuration information;

determine one or more subscriber services to be performed by a wireline network service provider associated with the wireline network device; and

provide information, associated with performing the one or more subscriber services, to the wireline network service provider.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, where the one or more subscriber services include at least one of:

a billing service;

a service plan;

a customer service;

an information storage service;

or

an administrative service.

16. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a network device associated with a wireless network service provider, a request to enable network service, for a first user device, on a wireless network,

the first user device being associated with a wireline network service provider;

determining, by a network device, that the wireless network service provider and the wireline network service provider have a network collaboration agreement;

receiving, by a network device, network provisioning information associated with enabling network service, for the first user device, on the wireless network;

requesting, by a network device, that a first data structure, associated with a first caller information device, be synchronized with a second data structure associated with a second caller information device,

the first caller information device being associated with the wireless network service provider,

the second caller information device being associated with the wireline network service provider;

receiving, by a network device, confirmation that the first data structure and the second data structure have been synchronized;

enabling, by a network device, network service on the wireless network for the first user device based on receiving the network provisioning information and receiving the confirmation that the first data structure and the second data structure have been synchronized;

receiving, by a network device, a request for a call to be placed from the first user device to a second user device using the wireless network;

querying, by a network device, the first data structure for caller information associated with the first user device; and

providing, by a network device, the caller information to the second user device based on querying the first data structure.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

determining that a period of time, associated with synchronizing the caller information between the first data structure and the second data structure, has expired; and

where requesting that the first data structure be synchronized with the second data structure further comprises;

requesting that the first data structure be synchronized with the second data structure based on determining that the period of time associated with synchronizing the caller information has expired.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

determining that the first user device is associated with the wireline network service provider;

determining that the caller information, associated with the first user device, has been transferred from the second data structure to the first data structure, based on determining that the first user device is associated with the wireline network service provider; and

where querying the first data structure for the caller information associated with the first user device further comprises;

querying the first data structure for the caller information, associated with the first user device, based on determining that the caller information, associated with the first user device, has been transferred from the second data structure to the first data structure.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

providing authorization information to a network device associated with the wireline network service provider,

the authorization information being based on the network collaboration agreement;

establishing a secure shell file transfer protocol (SFTP) data stream between the first data structure and the second data structure; and

where requesting that the first data structure be synchronized with the second data structure further comprises;

requesting that the first data structure and the second data structure be synchronized using the SFTP data stream.

20. The method of claim 16, where providing the caller information further comprises:

providing the caller information, to the second user device, for display by the second user device.