Telecommunications Account Status Determination via Credit Transfer Error Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for determining the status of wireless telecommunications accounts, particularly distinguishing between prepaid and contractual accounts, are inefficient in handling inactivity and credit transfers, leading to challenges in accurately measuring active subscriber bases and managing account statuses.
Innovation Solution
A crediting system that facilitates credit transfers and determines account statuses by initiating requests through device identifiers, analyzing responses to classify accounts as prepaid, contractual, active, inactive, or unassigned, using a data collector that communicates with account managers and crediting systems to manage and update account information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional methods are used to determine account status, then the process is simple, but accuracy in distinguishing between prepaid and contractual accounts deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a crediting system as an intermediary component that mediates between the data collector and account managers. This crediting system receives credit transfer requests, determines account status by analyzing responses from account managers, and classifies accounts as prepaid, contractual, active, inactive, or unassigned. The intermediary handles the complexity of status determination centrally, allowing accurate classification without requiring the data collector to directly manage complex account status logic.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the crediting system sends response messages to the data collector based on the state of accounts. By analyzing these feedback responses from account managers, the system can accurately determine and classify account statuses. The feedback loop enables continuous updates of account status information, ensuring accurate distinction between different account types and states.
2Measurement precision
If inactivity is not properly handled, then account management is simpler, but measurement of active subscriber bases becomes inaccurate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by periodically checking account statuses and proactively managing inactivity states. The crediting system initiates credit transfer requests and analyzes responses to determine account status before it becomes problematic. By continuously monitoring and classifying accounts as active, inactive, or unassigned, the system maintains accurate subscriber measurements without requiring complex real-time interventions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If credit transfers are not facilitated, then account management is simpler, but adaptability to different account types deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The crediting system is designed as a universal platform that handles multiple account types and operations through a single integrated architecture. It can process credit transfer requests for various account types (prepaid, contractual, active, inactive, unassigned) and adapts its behavior based on the account state. The system uses standardized credit transfer requests and response analysis mechanisms that work across different account types, providing versatility without requiring separate specialized systems for each account category.
Data Source
AI summary
Example methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to determine a telecommunications account status. An example apparatus includes a data collector associated with a measurement entity, the data collector including a processor and a memory storing instructions to be executed by the processor to: send a credit transfer request to a crediting system associated with a mobile communications service provider, the request associated with a device identifier corresponding to a mobile communication device; receive a response associated with the credit transfer request, the response including an error message; and determine an account status of the device identifier based on the error message.