US 2024/0267704 A1Published application

Network site determination in a telecommunications network

AssigneeLevel 3 Communications, LLC

InventorsWilliam GRAY, Nathaniel NELSON, Mark PULLINS

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Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure describe a network site validation and remediation system and method that provides validation and remediation of serviceable site locations in a network. The network site validation and remediation system may determine possible inaccurate site location data and cause one or more mitigation actions to be performed based on the determination of the inaccurate location data. Accuracy of site location is determined based on a combination of rules, where an accuracy score is used to provide a measure of confidence that a site's location data (e.g., address and/or geocoordinates) accurately reflects the physical location where a network connection is provided and thus, where service exists or potentially can be deployed. The one or more mitigation actions may cause inaccurate site location data to be corrected with accurate location data determined by the system.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

retrieving, from one or more network site storage systems, existing location data of a plurality of sites, wherein each site comprises a potential service location for telecommunications services and the existing location data for each of the plurality of sites comprises at least existing geocoordinates and an existing address;
determining external location data for the plurality of sites based on the existing location data, wherein determining external location data for the plurality of sites comprises, for each site, at least two of:
determining occupancy data for the site;
determining geocode data for the site;
determining reverse-geolocation data for the site;
determining one or more possible alternate addresses for the site;
determining parcel data for the site;
determining building data for the site;
and
determining business location data for the site;
determining accuracy scores for the existing location data, each accuracy score indicating a level of confidence that the existing location data for a site is accurate, wherein determining the accuracy score for each site comprises at least two of:
determining a parcel match score for the parcel data, where the parcel match score is a measure of a match between the existing address and a parcel address;
determining a building match score for the building data, where the building match score is a measure of a match between the existing geocoordinates and building boundaries;
determining a geocode match score for the geocode data, where the geocode match score is a measure of a match between the existing geocoordinates and geocode coordinates;
determining a reverse-geocode match score for the reverse geocode data, where the reverse geocode match score is a measure of a match between the existing address and a reverse-geocode address;
determining an occupancy match score for the occupancy data, where the occupancy match score is a measure of a match between a site unit count of a location aggregation including the site and an occupiable unit count;
and
determining a business match score for the business data, where the business match score is a measure of a number of businesses within a threshold distance of the site;
based on determining an accuracy score indicating a set of the existing location data is accurate, validating the existing location data;
and
based on determining an accuracy score indicating a set of the existing location data is not accurate, automatically causing at least one mitigation action to be performed.

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A system, comprising:

at least one processor;
and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
retrieve, from one or more network site storage systems, existing location data of a plurality of sites, wherein each site comprises a potential service location for telecommunications services and the existing location data for each of the plurality of sites comprises at least existing geocoordinates and an existing address;
determine external location data for the plurality of sites based on the existing location data, wherein determining external location data for the plurality of sites comprises, for each site, at least two of:
determine occupancy data for the site;
determine geocode data for the site;
determine reverse-geolocation data for the site;
determine one or more possible alternate addresses for the site;
determine parcel data for the site;
determine building data for the site;
and
determine business location data for the site;
determine accuracy scores for the existing location data, each accuracy score indicating a level of confidence that the existing location data for a site is accurate, wherein determining the accuracy score for each site comprises at least two of:
determine a parcel match score for the parcel data, where the parcel match score is a measure of a match between the existing address and a parcel address;
determine a building match score for the building data, where the building match score is a measure of a match between the existing geocoordinates and building boundaries;
determine a geocode match score for the geocode data, where the geocode match score is a measure of a match between the existing geocoordinates and geocode coordinates;
determine a reverse-geocode match score for the reverse geocode data, where the reverse geocode match score is a measure of a match between the existing address and a reverse-geocode address;
determine an occupancy match score for the occupancy data, where the occupancy match score is a measure of a match between a site unit count of a location aggregation including the site and an occupiable unit count;
and
determine a business match score for the business data, where the business match score is a measure of a number of businesses within a threshold distance of the site;
based on determining an accuracy score indicating a set of the existing location data is accurate, validate the existing location data;
and
based on determining an accuracy score indicating a set of the existing location data is not accurate, automatically cause at least one mitigation action to be performed.

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A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

retrieve, from one or more network site storage systems, existing location data of a plurality of sites, wherein each site comprises a potential service location for telecommunications services and the existing location data for each of the plurality of sites comprises at least existing geocoordinates and an existing address;
determine external location data for the plurality of sites based on the existing location data, wherein determining external location data for the plurality of sites comprises, for each site, at least two of:
determine occupancy data for the site;
determine geocode data for the site;
determine reverse-geolocation data for the site;
determine one or more possible alternate addresses for the site;
determine parcel data for the site;
determining building data for the site;
and
determine business location data for the site;
determine accuracy scores for the existing location data, each accuracy score indicating a level of confidence that the existing location data for a site is accurate, wherein determining the accuracy score for each site comprises at least two of:
determine a parcel match score for the parcel data, where the parcel match score is a measure of a match between the existing address and a parcel address;
determine a building match score for the building data, where the building match score is a measure of a match between the existing geocoordinates and building boundaries;
determine a geocode match score for the geocode data, where the geocode match score is a measure of a match between the existing geocoordinates and geocode coordinates;
determine a reverse-geocode match score for the reverse geocode data, where the reverse geocode match score is a measure of a match between the existing address and a reverse-geocode address;
determine an occupancy match score for the occupancy data, where the occupancy match score is a measure of a match between a site unit count of a location aggregation including the site and an occupiable unit count;
and
determine a business match score for the business data, where the business match score is a measure of a number of businesses within a threshold distance of the site;
based on determining an accuracy score indicating a set of the existing location data is accurate, validate the existing location data;
and
based on determining an accuracy score indicating a set of the existing location data is not accurate, automatically cause at least one mitigation action to be performed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.