Telecommunications Data Management Interface for Toll-Free Routing

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Solution Overview

Problem

The decline of Service Control Points (SCPs) due to their high cost and outdated infrastructure has led to a reduction in network operators receiving direct feeds of authoritative toll-free call routing information, necessitating a cost-effective solution for distributing toll-free call routing data.

Innovation Solution

A Data Distribution Hub (DDH) system that translates legacy interfaces to open-standards APIs, allowing network operators to download and store toll-free databases locally, reducing reliance on Routing as a Service (RaaS) providers and lowering operational costs by enabling near-real-time data updates and local routing decisions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If Service Control Points (SCPs) are used to distribute toll-free call routing information, then network operators can receive authoritative routing data, but the cost of building and maintaining SCPs is high

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveavailability of authoritative toll-free routing dataVSAvoidcost of building and maintaining SCPs

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a simplified copy of the SCP functionality through a database system that stores and distributes toll-free routing data. Instead of maintaining expensive SCP infrastructure, the invention uses a database containing call routing records that can be queried by network operators, providing the same authoritative routing information at a fraction of the cost. The database acts as a static copy of what SCPs dynamically provide.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The invention replaces the expensive, long-lived SCP infrastructure with cheaper, easily replaceable database systems. The database can be updated and redistributed without the complexity of SCP maintenance, allowing operators to obtain fresh routing data through inexpensive mechanisms like FTP downloads or API queries rather than maintaining costly SCP connections.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

2Adaptability or versatility

If SCPs are maintained for distributing toll-free routing data, then network operators can access call routing information, but the number of SCP Owner/Operators has diminished due to high costs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenumber of network operators receiving routing dataVSAvoidoperational cost for SCP maintenance

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The database system is designed to serve multiple network operators simultaneously through a universal interface. Instead of each operator needing their own SCP connection, the single database can serve numerous operators via standardized protocols like FTP or REST APIs, making the system universally accessible and eliminating the need for operators to maintain separate SCP infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables network operators to self-serve by allowing them to directly query and download routing data from the database without requiring SCP Owner/Operator intermediaries. Operators can independently obtain and update their own routing information through automated processes, reducing dependency on expensive SCP maintenance services.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If legacy SCP infrastructure is used, then toll-free call routing can be performed, but next generation IP-based networks are not being supported with adequate investment

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetoll-free call routing functionalityVSAvoidsupport for next generation IP-based networks

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the legacy telephony-era SCP mechanical infrastructure with a software-based database system that natively supports IP networks. Instead of relying on traditional signaling protocols and hardware SCPs, the invention uses database queries over IP networks, allowing toll-free routing to function seamlessly in modern IP-based telecommunications environments while maintaining compatibility with existing toll-free number systems.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS11750738B2Telecommunications data management interface

Publication Date: 2023.09.05 SOMOS INC

AI summary

A system for visualizing call routing data associated with a telecommunications identifier is provided. The system includes a client interface and a parsing tool. The client interface is structured to communicate with a telecommunications management platform having a database that stores call routing data. The parsing tool is associated with the client interface. The parsing tool receives call routing data associated with the telecommunications identifier in response to a query of the database, and the parsing tool generates parsed data by parsing the call routing data. The parsed data is structured to display the call routing data in a tree format on the client interface.