Systems and methods for blocking or allowing calls in a wireless network
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsAlejandro Lopez, Lulia Ann Barakat, Timothy M. Dwight
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Abstract
In some implementations, a network element may receive information indicating a list of user equipments (UEs) that are off a wireless network. The network element may receive a verification request to verify a call received by the wireless network. The network element may determine, in response to the verification request and based on the information, whether a UE authorized to use a calling number associated with the call is on the wireless network. The network element may transmit an indication of whether the UE is on the wireless network.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a network element, information indicating a list of user equipments (UEs) that are not registered with respective home wireless networks;
- receiving, by the network element, a verification request to verify a call received by a wireless network from another wireless network;
- determining, by the network element in response to the verification request, and based on the information, whether a UE authorized to use a calling number associated with the call is on the wireless network;
- and
- transmitting, by the network element, an indication of whether the UE is on the wireless network.
A network element, comprising:
- one or more processors configured to:
- detect a call received by a wireless network;
- transmit, to a server, a query for verifying whether a user equipment (UE) authorized to use a calling number associated with the call placed the call;
- receive, from the server and in response to the query, a response indicating whether the UE authorized to use the calling number placed the call;
- and
- perform an action based on the response, wherein the server is a real-time reporting server that collects real-time information regarding a plurality of calls placed in one or more wireless networks, and the real-time information indicates, for each of the plurality of calls, an associated calling number and an associated time duration.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a network element, cause the network element to:
- detect a call received by a wireless network;
- transmit, to a server, a query for verifying whether a user equipment (UE) authorized to use a calling number associated with the call placed the call;
- receive, from the server and in response to the query, a response indicating whether the UE authorized to use the calling number placed the call;
- and
- perform an action based on the response, wherein the server is a real-time reporting server that collects real-time information regarding a plurality of calls placed in one or more wireless networks, and the real-time information indicates, for each of the plurality of calls, an associated calling number and an associated time duration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.