Method for worldwide administration of advanced number portability numbers
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsJames Patrick Dunn, Ronald Bruce Martin, John William Peterson
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Abstract
A method for discovering and assigning telephone numbers that have commercial, trademark or vanity significance to requesting subscribers on a worldwide scale. The method includes determining numbers that have value because they potentially will be requested for commercial, trademark or vanity purposes by companies or persons active in various locations in the world. Language translations and transliterations are also taken into account in order to obtain a telephone number that will retain its commercial, trademark or vanity value in an area that speaks a different language.
Claims20
A method of assigning a telephone number to a subscriber comprising the steps of:
- a. creating a first database of valuable combinations at a first location;
- b. comparing numbers not in use at said first location to said first database of valuable combinations to create a first database of valuable combinations available for assignment;
- c. creating a second database of valuable combinations at a second location;
- d. comparing numbers not in use at said second location to said second database of valuable combinations to create a second database of valuable combinations available for assignment;
- e. searching said first database of valuable combinations available for assignment with a keyword;
- f. searching said second database of valuable combinations available for assignment with said keyword;
- g. returning results to said subscriber of said keyword search of said first database of valuable combinations available for assignment offering said subscriber a first number for said first location;
- h. returning results to said subscriber of said keyword search of said second database of valuable combinations available for assignment offering said subscriber a second number for said second location;
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- i. upon subscriber's acceptance, assigning said first and second number to subscriber in their respective locations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.