System for the centralized storage of wireless customer information

• US 9,436,749 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2012
• Issued: 09/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.), AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Patron, David, Yarkoni, Erez, Lewis, John Ervin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahn, Sangwoo
• Application Number:
  US13/633,852
• Publication Number:
  US 20130185254A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,435 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/275 Synchronous replication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5064 Customer relationship management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/04 Interdomain routing, e.g. hierarchical routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/308 Route determination based on user's profile, e.g. premium users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2408 for supporting different services, e.g. a differentiated services [DiffServ] type of service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/23 Reliability checks, e.g. acknowledgments or fault reporting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 for tracking messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/085 : specially adapted for interworking of IP-based networks with other networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/246 : Connectivity information discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/248 : Connectivity information update
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 : Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 : Gateway arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 : Messaging devices, e.g. message centre
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 : Inter-networking arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/06 : between gateways and public network devices

Abstract

A system for storing subscriber information in a centralized location includes a processor, memory coupled to the processor, and a data storage device coupled to the processor. The data storage device includes a subscriber profile portion for storing personal information about a subscriber. The subscriber profile portion includes a subscriber identification portion for storing an identification string. The subscriber profile portion is associated with an account type portion for storing account information, a portal portion for storing portal information, and an account status portion for storing account status information. The data storage device further includes a subscription portion for storing subscription information. The subscription portion is associated with a device portion for storing device information, a services portion for storing services information, and a mobile subscription portion for storing mobile subscription information.

Claims

1. A non-transitory data storage device that stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

reading, using a database business logic, all data from a scalable data storage device that is subject to a bulk load operation, wherein the scalable data storage device comprises a subscriber profile portion that stores subscriber profiles and a subscription portion that stores mobile subscription information, wherein the bulk load operation is performed to distribute the subscriber profiles to a plurality of replica databases in communication with a provisioning system and a network database business logic adaptor;

creating, using the database business logic, a data abstract file from the subscriber profiles and the mobile subscription information, wherein the data abstract file represents all of the subscriber profiles and the mobile subscription information that are subject to the bulk load operation;

announcing, using the database business logic, availability of the data abstract file to the plurality of replica databases via the provisioning system, a backbone integration transport bus, and the network database business logic adaptor, wherein the backbone integration transport bus integrates applications and the plurality of replica databases across a network, and wherein the backbone integration transport bus connects the plurality of replica databases and utilizes a single common messaging format for communication of wireless messages among the plurality of replica databases; and

sending the data abstract file to each of the plurality of replica databases, whereby the subscriber profiles and the mobile subscription information is distributed to the plurality of replica databases.

2. The non-transitory data storage device of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

announcing an availability of new subscriber data to the plurality of replica databases.

3. The non-transitory data storage device of claim 1, wherein the one of the plurality of replica databases comprises a network data distributor database.

4. The non-transitory data storage device of claim 1, wherein a portion of information stored on the scalable data storage device is included on a second of the plurality of replica databases.

5. The non-transitory data storage device of claim 4, wherein the second of the plurality of replica databases comprises a routing and validation entity.

6. The non-transitory data storage device of claim 1, wherein the scalable data storage device comprises a state portion that stores state information and a country portion that stores country information.

7. The non-transitory data storage device of claim 6, wherein the subscriber profile portion is associated with the state portion and the country portion.

8. The non-transitory data storage device of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

receiving registration information associated with a new subscriber; and

posting a provisioning event stating that the new subscriber has been registered, wherein posting the provisioning event comprises sending the provisioning event to an application via the backbone integration transport bus and the network database business logic adaptor.

9. A system, comprising:

a processor;

a common asynchronous message exchange mechanism that uses a single common messaging format, wherein the common asynchronous message exchange mechanism is in communication with an adaptive routing concentrator, a routing and validation entity, and a data storage and routing terminal;

a backbone integration transport bus in communication with the routing and validation entity;

a scalable data storage device having a subscriber profile portion that stores subscriber profiles and a subscription portion that stores mobile subscription information;

a second network transport bus in communication with the scalable data storage device;

a provisioning system in communication with the scalable data storage device;

a network database business logic adaptor in communication with the provisioning system and a plurality of replica databases; and

a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising

reading, using a database business logic, all of the subscriber profiles and the mobile subscription information from the scalable data storage device,

creating, using the database business logic, a data abstract file from the subscriber profiles and the mobile subscription information, wherein the data abstract file represents all of the subscriber profiles and the mobile subscription information that are subject to a bulk load operation,

announcing, using the database business logic, availability of the data abstract file to the plurality of replica databases via the provisioning system, the backbone integration transport bus, and the network database business logic adaptor, wherein the backbone integration transport bus integrates applications and the plurality of replica databases across a network, and wherein the backbone integration transport bus connects the plurality of replica databases using the single common messaging format for communication of wireless messages among the plurality of replica databases, and

sending the data abstract file to each of the plurality of replica databases, whereby the subscriber profiles and the mobile subscription information is distributed to the plurality of replica databases.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the scalable data storage device comprises a state portion that stores state information, and a country portion that stores country information.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the subscriber profile portion is associated with the state portion and the country portion.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein reading all of the subscriber profiles and the mobile subscription information comprises retrieving all of the subscriber profiles and the mobile subscription information from a specified location within the scalable data storage device.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

receiving registration information associated with a new subscriber; and

posting a provisioning event stating that the new subscriber has been registered, wherein posting the provisioning event comprises sending the provisioning event to an application via the backbone integration transport bus and the network database business logic adaptor.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

announcing an availability of new subscriber data to the plurality of replica databases.