Carrier Identification Database for Wireless Call Billing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Caller ID systems fail to differentiate between in-carrier and inter-carrier communications, preventing users from knowing how incoming calls will be billed, which is crucial for managing monthly plan minutes.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that provide carrier-identification information to mobile devices, allowing them to determine whether an incoming call is an in-carrier or inter-carrier communication by querying a database with carrier-specific data, and presenting this information to the user through various display and alert methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional Caller ID systems are used to display incoming call information, then the system is simple and easy to operate, but the system cannot provide carrier-identification information to distinguish in-carrier from inter-carrier communications
Solution Approach 1:
A database is introduced as an intermediary component between the network and the mobile device. The database stores carrier-specific data and receives queries from the network containing carrier-identification information. It processes these queries and returns relevant carrier-specific data to the network, which then forwards it to the mobile device. This intermediary database enables the system to provide comprehensive carrier-identification information without significantly increasing the complexity of the mobile device itself.
2Adaptability or versatility
If carrier-identification information is provided to mobile devices, then users can distinguish in-carrier from inter-carrier communications, but additional database queries and data processing are required
Solution Approach 1:
The database is pre-populated with carrier-specific data for multiple carriers before operation. When the network receives a call with carrier-identification information, it performs a lookup query against this pre-existing database to retrieve the corresponding carrier-specific data. This preliminary preparation of the database eliminates the need for complex real-time analysis or processing at the mobile device, as all necessary carrier information is already available in the database for quick retrieval.
3Measurement precision
If the system queries a database for carrier-specific data, then accurate carrier identification is achieved, but additional communication steps and data transmission are required
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary carrier-specific data from the database that is relevant to the incoming call identification. Rather than retrieving or processing all available data, the network queries the database with specific carrier-identification information and receives only the corresponding carrier-specific data needed for that particular call. This selective extraction minimizes data transmission and reduces the time required for data retrieval while maintaining accurate carrier identification.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, system, and medium are provided for presenting carrier-specific information associated with an incoming communication on a mobile network. The method, system, and medium include a device that receives call information associated with an incoming call. The call information includes carrier-identification information that is useable to identify an originating carrier responsible for originating the incoming call. The carrier-identification information is communicated to a database and the database retrieves carrier-specific data. The carrier-specific data is communicated to a mobile device and presented via a presentation component coupled to the mobile device. The carrier-specific data may include a carrier identifier (“carrier-ID”), geographic designation, and a denotation as to whether the incoming communication is an in-carrier communication versus an inter-carrier communication. The presentation component may include a display, a speaker, and a vibration apparatus.