Facilitating cross-regional access across number portability administration center regions - crm single access
OwnerEdward F. Barkerinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for managing access and performing various actions across multiple, distinct, NPAC regions or systems controlled by the Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC). In some embodiments, a cross regional manager (CRM), or other intermediate management and control system, communicates with each of the multiple, distinct NPAC regions (which include various NPAC systems). The cross regional manager may act as an interface or intermediary between a user device or other requesting system (e.g., a system of a telecommunications services provider, or TSP), a single NPAC region, and the other NPAC regions of the NPAC.
Claims20
A method for providing a user associated with a telecommunications service provider (TSP) with access to multiple national portability administration center (NPAC) regions, the method comprising:
- receiving an access request at a first NPAC region that includes access credentials associated with a user submitting the request;
- authorizing the user to access the first NPAC region based on the access credentials;
- generating a communication session between the first NPAC region and a cross regional manager (CRM) configured to communicate with all of the multiple NPAC regions;
- receiving an access request at a second NPAC region distinct from the first NPAC region that is associated with the user;
- querying, via the second NPAC region, a database of the cross regional manager to determine whether the user was authorized to an NPAC region;
- authorizing the user to access the second NPAC region based on a determination that the user was authorized to access the the NPAC region.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media whose contents, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method for providing a user associated with a telecommunications service provider (TSP) with access to multiple national portability administration center (NPAC) regions, the method comprising:
- receiving an access request at a first NPAC region that includes access credentials associated with a user submitting the request;
- authorizing the user to access the first NPAC region based on the access credentials;
- generating a communication session between the first NPAC region and a cross regional manager (CRM) configured to communicate with all of the multiple NPAC regions;
- receiving an access request at a second NPAC region distinct from the first NPAC region that is associated with the user;
- querying, via the second NPAC region, a database of the cross regional manager to determine whether the user was authorized to access the first NPAC region;
- authorizing the user to access the second NPAC region based on a determination that the user was authorized to access the first NPAC region.
A system, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one data storage device coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions for implementing a method providing a user associated with a telecommunications service provider (TSP) with access to multiple national portability administration center (NPAC) regions, the method comprising:
- receiving an access request at a first NPAC region that includes access credentials associated with a user submitting the request;
- authorizing the user to access the first NPAC region based on the access credentials;
- generating a communication session between the first NPAC region and a cross regional manager (CRM) configured to communicate with all of the multiple NPAC regions;
- receiving an access request at a second NPAC region distinct from the first NPAC region that is associated with the user;
- querying, via the second NPAC region, a database of the cross regional manager to determine whether the user is part of a valid session in an NPAC region;
- authorizing the user to access the second NPAC region based on a determination that the user was authorized to access the first NPAC region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.