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US 8,150,867 B2Granted
Methods for address book synchronization and subscription status notification
AssigneeCellco Partnership
InventorsSanjeevan Sivalingham, Biren Patel
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Abstract
The various disclosed techniques and equipment relate to synchronizing a subscriber's address books located in a portal and in the subscriber's mobile station, determining the subscription status of a directory number of another party with whom the subscriber intends to communicate, and/or for enabling the subscriber to make a referral to another party who might not be a qualified subscriber.
Claims14
A method for using an entity to send a referral offer to a target directory number, comprising steps:
- a) receiving a referral request for the target directory number from a sender mobile station with a sender directory number having a sender subscription status, the sender directory number being different from the target directory number;
- b) determining a target subscription status based on the target directory number;
- c) determining whether the target directory number is eligible for a referral offer, based at least in part upon the sender subscription status and the target subscription status;
- d) upon the target directory number being eligible, generating some or all of the referral offer message content related to a carrier or offer details if not performed by the sender mobile station;
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- e) sending a message with the referral offer content to a station identified by the target directory number, the identified station being different from the sender mobile station.
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A method comprising steps of:
- (a) responsive to a request to send a referral offer, from a sender mobile station, to a directory number for a target station different from the sender mobile station, obtaining carrier related information to be included in the referral offer;
- b) receiving a subscription status of the target directory number;
- c) determining whether the target directory number is eligible for a referral offer, based at least in part upon a subscription status of the sender mobile station and the subscription status of the target directory number;
- d) upon the target directory number being eligible, generating a referral offer message including the received carrier related information;
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- e) sending the referral offer message to the target station using the directory number.
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A system for communicating a referral offer, comprising:
- a messaging service center coupled for message communication through a mobile network;
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- a subscriber status database,
- wherein the system is configured to perform functions, comprising functions to:
- a) receive a referral request message, identifying a target directory number, from a sender mobile station with a sender directory number having a sender subscription status, the sender directory number being different from the target directory number;
- b) responsive to the referral request message, determine a target subscription status based on the target directory number and determine whether the target directory number is eligible for a referral offer, based at least in part upon the sender subscription status and the target subscription status;
- c) upon the target directory number being eligible, generating a referral offer message, including carrier related information;
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- d) sending the referral offer message to a target station using the directory number, the target station being different from the sender mobile station.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.