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US 11,108,914 B2Granted
Method and system for revenue maximization in a communication network
AssigneeSubex Limited
InventorsVinod Kumar Padmanabhan, Kiran Zachariah Pulikunnel
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Abstract
Method and system for revenue maximization in a communication network. This invention relates to management of communication networks and more particularly to monitoring information of a subscriber of a communication network. Embodiments herein enable the network operator to collect and profile usage information of a subscriber on a User Equipment (UE) with the intention of using the information for revenue maximization applications and preventing fraud for a network operator, wherein revenue maximization applications include but are not limited to fraud management, revenue assurance, churn management, customer experience management, credit risk management and partner settlement.
Claims27
A method for managing revenue from a subscriber of a communication network, the method comprising:
- determining, by a User Equipment (UE), at least one network event initiated to avail at least one service;
- preparing, by the UE, a profile of the UE, with respect to the at least one network event and sending, by the UE, the profile to a network operator;
- updating, by the UE, information related to the determined at least one network event in at least one register maintained for the at least one network event, wherein the at least one network event comprises a fraudulent event;
- fetching and sending, by the UE, the information related to the at least one network event from the at least one register to the network operator, wherein fetching and sending the information related to the at least one network event to the network operator includes:
- receiving at least one message including a specific key from the network operator, wherein the specific key includes a hash of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI);
- fetching the information related to the network event stored in the at least one register, based on the received at least one message including the specific key;
- and
- sending the fetched information related to the network event to the network operator over the message;
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- generating, by the network operator, at least one decision for managing the revenue from the subscriber of the communication network based on the received information related to the at least one network event, wherein generating the at least one decision comprises parsing the received information and comparing the parsed information with billing records generated by the network operator for the UE.
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A communication network comprising:
- a network operator;
- and
- a User Equipment (UE) communicatively coupled to the network operator configured to:
- determine at least one network event initiated to avail at least one service;
- prepare a profile of the UE, with respect to the at least one network event and send the profile to the network operator;
- update information related to the determined at least one network event in at least one register maintained for the at least one network event, wherein the at least one network event comprises a fraudulent event;
- and
- fetch and send the information related to the at least one network event from the at least one register to a network operator, wherein the UE is further configured to:
- receive at least one message including a specific key from the network operator, wherein the specific key includes a hash of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI);
- fetch the information related to the network event stored in the at least one register, based on the received at least one message including the specific key;
- and
- send the fetched information related to the network event to the network operator over the message;
- and
- wherein the network operator is configured to:
- generate at least one decision for managing the revenue from the subscriber of the communication network based on the received information related to the at least one network event, wherein the network operator is configured to generate the at least one decision by parsing the received information and comparing the parsed information with billing records generated by the network operator for the UE.
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A User Equipment (UE) comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a controller coupled to the memory configured to:
- determine at least one network event initiated to avail at least one service;
- prepare a profile of the UE, with respect to the at least one network event and send the profile to a network operator;
- update information related to the determined at least one network event in at least one register maintained for the at least one network event, wherein the at least one network event comprises a fraudulent event;
- and
- fetch and send the information related to the at least one network event from the at least one register to a network operator for managing the revenue from the subscriber of the communication network, wherein the controller is further configured to:
- receive at least one message including a specific key from the network operator, wherein the specific key includes a hash of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI);
- fetch the information related to the network event stored in the at least one register, based on the received at least one message including the specific key;
- and
- send the fetched information related to the network event to the network operator over the message;
- wherein the network operator is configured to:
- generate at least one decision for managing the revenue from the subscriber of the communication network based on the received information related to the at least one network event, wherein the network operator is configured to generate the at least one decision by parsing the received information and comparing the parsed information with billing records generated by the network operator for the UE.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.