US 2017/0264976 A1Published application

Message routing using location routing numbers

AssigneeFlowroute Inc.

InventorsBayan W. Towfiq, MohammedAli Merchant

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Abstract

Various embodiments provide for a way of routing messages using location routing numbers. More specifically, some embodiments can route calls on different legacy networks by using features of existing telecommunication policy and databases. For example, a location routing number can be registered in a number portability administration center database. The location routing number may be in a native number block of a facility carrier and a company registering the location routing number in the number portability administration center database may not be the facility carrier. The destination switch of the facility carrier can be programmed to accept traffic associated with the location routing number. As a result, components of the network can route the message for the company to a destination switch of the facility carrier.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A computing system connecting to a telecommunications network, the system comprising:

at least one processor;
at least one communications module;
memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores contents that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the communications module to perform operations for receiving calls within the telecommunications network, the operations comprising:
receiving, at a destination telephone switch, a call associated with a location routing number,
wherein the location routing number is registered in a number portability administration center database,
wherein the location routing number is in a native number block of a facility carrier,
wherein a company registering the location routing number in the number portability administration center database is not the facility carrier,
wherein a telephone number is added as an entry of the number portability administration center database using the location routing number, and
wherein the call is generated by an originating telephone switch or an intermediate telephone switch having access to the number portability administration center database.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/605,232Filed 25 May 2017
Priority: 30 Oct 2014
Published: 14 Sep 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

H04Q 3/005
Provisions for intelligent networking: personal communication services, e.g. provisions for portability of subscriber numbers
H04M 3/42297
In networks: with number portability
H04M 3/42348
Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers: location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
H04M 7/0042
Services and arrangements where telephone services are combined with data services: where the data service is a text-based messaging service

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Application14/798,376Continuation · filed 13 Jul 2015
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