Profile Service Platform for Multiple Caller ID Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for managing multiple caller identities on mobile devices require complex call forwarding and reconfiguration of mobile switching centers, making it difficult to efficiently switch and present different caller IDs during calls.
Innovation Solution
A method that involves a calling end point with a default and additional caller IDs, using a profile service platform to allocate a temporary end point for call processing, allowing the joining of calls to present the selected additional CID to the recipient, thereby simplifying the management of multiple caller IDs and ensuring service continuity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If call forwarding solutions are used to manage multiple subscriber identities, then the user can switch between identities, but the system complexity increases due to the need for complex call forwarding configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a profile service platform as an intermediary between the mobile device and the network. This platform manages multiple subscriber identities and handles the complex call routing logic centrally, rather than requiring complex configurations in the mobile device or network switching centers. The profile service platform acts as a mediator that simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing the management of multiple identities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If mobile switching centers are reconfigured to support additional caller ID parameters, then multiple caller IDs can be presented, but the reconfiguration effort and system downtime increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the caller ID management functionality from the mobile switching center (MSC) and relocates it to the profile service platform. By removing the need for MSC modifications, the patent avoids the time-consuming reconfiguration process and system downtime. The profile service platform handles caller ID presentation independently, allowing multiple caller IDs to be presented without any changes to the MSC infrastructure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple SIM cards are used to carry multiple subscriber identities, then the user can register with different networks, but the user still has as many phone numbers as subscriber identities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal profile service platform that can present any of the user's subscriber identities as the caller ID, regardless of which SIM card is physically active. This multi-functional approach allows the user to access multiple phone numbers and network registrations through a single interface, eliminating the need to manually handle multiple SIM cards and their associated phone numbers. The profile service platform provides a unified access point for all subscriber identities.
Data Source
AI summary
In a telecommunication system, providing to a recipient end point a caller identification (CID) from a calling end point, the calling end point including a default CID and at least one additional CID. the method includes receiving a call setup message from the calling end point, the call setup message including the additional CID, allocating a temporary end point for the call, from a pool of available end points, sending contact data for the allocated temporary end point to the calling end point, processing a first call received from the calling end point to the temporary end point, processing a second call to the recipient end point using the additional CID as the calling CID, and joining the first and second calls to generate a call from the calling end point to the recipient end point.