System and method for determination and display of “in-network caller” notification on a mobile device
View Patent ↗System and method for determining whether an incoming call originates from inside or outside of a mobile carriers network and indicates the result to the subscriber. An example system performs a GTT (global title translation) on an incoming number to determine the hosting carrier of any mobile phone number. When the result matches the subscriber's carrier, the mobile device then indicates to the subscriber (i.e. mobile device) that the call is an “in network call.” Results of the comparison are stored and used for later incoming calls. The stored results are refreshed every time or periodically.
1. A method comprising:
a) determining a network identifier at a mobile switching center for a mobile communications network associated with a call page;
b) sending the network identifier over a data channel to a receiving mobile device;
c) storing the network identifier in memory of the mobile device;
d) upon receipt of the call page at the receiving mobile device, comparing on the receiving mobile device the stored network identifier to a mobile communications network of the receiving mobile device;
e) outputting the results of the comparison on the receiving mobile device;
f) determining amount of time since a caller associated with the call page called last; and
g) refreshing the stored results by repeating a)-c) if the determined amount of time is beyond a predefined threshold,
wherein the comparing is not performed at the mobile switching center.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising refreshing the stored results by repeating a)-c) only if results of the comparison indicate that no match existed in the stored results.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising refreshing the stored results by repeating a)-c) for every call page.
4. A system comprising:
a means for determining at a mobile switching center a network identifier for a mobile communications network associated with a call page;
a means for sending the network identifier over a data channel to a receiving mobile device;
a means for storing the network identifier in memory of the mobile device;
upon receipt of the call page, a means for automatically comparing on the receiving mobile device the stored network identifier to a mobile communications network of the receiving mobile device;
a means for outputting the results of the comparison on the receiving mobile device;
a means for determining amount of time since a caller associated with the call page called last; and
a means for causing the means for determining, the means for sending and the means for storing to repeat if the determined amount of time is beyond a predefined threshold, wherein the comparing is not performed at the mobile switching center.
5. The system of claim 4 , further comprising a means for refreshing the stored results by causing the means for determining, the means for sending and the means for storing to repeat only if results of the comparison indicate that no match existed in the stored results.
6. The system of claim 4 , further comprising a means for refreshing the stored results by causing the means for determining, the means for sending and the means for storing to repeat for every call page.
7. A mobile device comprising:
memory configured to store information regarding one or more previously determined comparisons between one or more mobile communications networks associated with one or more previous call pages with a mobile communications network of a subscriber associated with the mobile device;
a processor configured to
determine if a mobile communications network associated with a new call page matches the mobile communications network of the subscriber based on the stored results;
determine amount of time since a caller associated with a new call page called last;
refresh the stored results by requesting a mobile switching center to determine a mobile communications network associated with the new call page, receiving the results of the determination and storing the received results in the memory, if the determined amount of time is beyond a predefined threshold; and
an output device configured to output the determination,
wherein the determination is not performed at a mobile switching center.
8. The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to refresh the stored results by requesting a mobile switching center to determine a mobile communications network associated with the new call page, receiving the results of the determination and storing the received results in the memory only if results of the processor performed determination indicate that no match existed in the stored results.
9. The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to refresh the stored results by requesting a mobile switching center to determine a mobile communications network associated with the new call page, receiving the results of the determination and storing the received results in the memory for every call page.