Caller name identification using data structure synchronization of different networks

• US 9,042,534 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2014
• Issued: 05/26/2015
• 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:
  US14/318,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20150030145A1
• Time in Patent Office: 330 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, 455/428, 455/432.3, 455/415
• 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 first network, for a user device,

the user device being associated with a second network,

the second network being a different type of network than the first network;

request network provisioning information associated with the second network;

provision the first network based on the request for network provisioning information associated with the second network;

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

the caller information including caller identification information; and

enable the service, for the user device, on the first network based on provisioning

the first 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 first 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 second user device is a wireless device.

6. The device of claim 2, where the second user device is a wireline device.

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

provide authentication information to the second 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.

8. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when receiving the request to enable service on the first network, are further to:

receive a plurality of requests to enable service on the first network,

the plurality of requests including the request; and

where the one or more processors, when requesting the network provisioning information associated with the second network, are further to;

determine a quantity of requests included in the plurality of requests;

determine that the quantity of requests satisfies a threshold; and

request the network provisioning information based on determining that the quantity of requests satisfies the threshold.

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 first network,

the user device being associated with a second network and being capable of connecting to the first network,

the second network being different from the first network;

query a network device, associated with the second network, for configuration information associated with enabling network service for the user device on the first network;

request that caller information, associated with the user device, be transferred to a first caller information device, associated with the first network, from a second caller information device associated with the second network;

receive, from the first caller information device, confirmation that the caller information has been transferred from the second caller information device to the first caller information device,

the confirmation indicating that the first caller information device has been synchronized with caller information stored by the second caller information device; and

enable the network service on the first network for the user device based on querying the second network device for configuration information and receiving confirmation that the caller information has been transferred from the second caller information device to the first 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 first network;

determine caller identification (ID) information, associated with the first user device, using the first caller information device; and

provide the caller ID information to the second user device.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, where the second user device includes a wireline device.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to enable the network service on the first network for the user device, further cause the one or more processors to:

subscribe the user device to the first network; and

permit the user device to place a call using the first network.

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

and

where the second network is a second type of network,

the second type of network being different from the first type of network.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, 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 caller information is out of synchronization; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to request that the caller information be transferred to the first caller information device, further cause the one or more processors to;

request that the caller information be transferred to the first caller information device based on determining that the caller information is out of synchronization.

15. A method, comprising:

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

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

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

requesting, by the 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 first network service provider,

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

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

enabling, by the network device, network service on the 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 the network device, a request for a call to be placed from the first user device to a second user device using the network;

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

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

16. The method of claim 15, where the first user device is a wireless user device;

and

where the second user device is a wireline user device.

17. The method of claim 15, where the network is one of:

a wireless network, or

a wired network.

18. The method of claim 15, where providing the caller information to the second user device further comprises:

determining that the second user device is capable of receiving the caller information; and

providing the caller information to the second user device based on determining that the second user device is capable of receiving the caller information.

19. The method of claim 15, where the first network service provider and the second network service provider are associated with different types of networks.

20. The method of claim 15, where enabling network service on the network further comprises:

permitting the first user device to place the call using the network.