Predictive toll-free number search
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1. A method of searching for a toll-free number, comprising:
- storing a user'"'"'s toll-free number search history, wherein the search history includes at least one search parameter entered by the user when searching for an available toll-free number;
identifying criteria of a customer-desired toll-free number based at least in part on the search parameter;
associating each of a toll-free number inventory with at least one search parameter;
searching the inventory for a toll-free number matching the criteria of the customer-desired toll-free number; and
sending an offer to the user, wherein the offer includes a notification of the available toll free number matching the criteria of the customer desired toll-free number,wherein predictive analytics is used for searching and retrieving an available toll-free number.
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Abstract
A method of searching for a toll-free number including identifying a previous search number history for a user; and offering a toll free number associated with the previous search number history to the user.
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1. A method of searching for a toll-free number, comprising:
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storing a user'"'"'s toll-free number search history, wherein the search history includes at least one search parameter entered by the user when searching for an available toll-free number; identifying criteria of a customer-desired toll-free number based at least in part on the search parameter; associating each of a toll-free number inventory with at least one search parameter; searching the inventory for a toll-free number matching the criteria of the customer-desired toll-free number; and sending an offer to the user, wherein the offer includes a notification of the available toll free number matching the criteria of the customer desired toll-free number, wherein predictive analytics is used for searching and retrieving an available toll-free number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of searching for a toll-free number, comprising:
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storing a listing of toll-free numbers that are associated with a responsible organization, wherein the association is based at least in part on a toll-free number being managed by the responsible organization; entering a search parameter for an available toll-free number, wherein the search parameter is associated with a characteristic of a toll-free number being managed by the responsible organization; receiving a toll-free number search result, based at least in part on the search parameter, wherein the toll-free number in the search result is among toll-free numbers that are available for reservation; and sending an offer to reserve the toll-free number in the search result wherein predictive analytics is used for searching and retrieving an available toll-free number.
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13. A method of searching for a toll-free number, comprising:
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entering a search parameter for an available toll-free number; receiving a listing of toll-free numbers in a search result, based at least in part on the search parameter, wherein the toll-free numbers in the search result are ordered according to their availability for reservation and include toll-free numbers bearing a relation to the search parameter that are currently available for reservation and numbers that are not currently available for reservation but will become available within a time frame defined a user performing the search; and presenting the listing to the user, wherein predictive analytics is used for searching and retrieving an available toll-free number. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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