IP Library Granted Patent US 9,571,667
Granted Patent B2
US 9,571,667 · App. 14/984,816 · Granted Feb 14, 2017

Predictive toll-free number search

Inventor: Michael Kimmel (Ashburn, VA)
Assignee: Somos, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 9,571,667
App. No.
14/984,816
Granted
Feb 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of searching for a toll-free number including identifying a previous search number history for a user; and offering a toll free number associated with the previous search number history to the user.

Claims (32)

1. A method of searching for a toll-free number, comprising:

storing a user's toll-free number search history, wherein the search history includes at least one search parameter entered by the user when searching for an available toll-free number;

identifying criteria of a customer-desired toll-free number based at least in part on the search parameter;

associating each of a toll-free number inventory with at least one search parameter;

searching the inventory for a toll-free number matching the criteria of the customer-desired toll-free number; and

sending an offer to the user, wherein the offer includes a notification of the available toll free number matching the criteria of the customer desired toll-free number,

wherein predictive analytics is used for searching and retrieving an available toll-free number.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying criteria of the customer-desired toll-free number includes identifying the frequency of a search for a particular toll free number.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying toll free numbers that are to become available.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising identifying a toll free number associated with the search history with at least one toll free number that is to become available.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting predictive search results at each future user login.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting predictive search results to the user on a recurring basis.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting predictive search results to the user via email on a subscription basis.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising examining toll-free numbers that are going to become available and determining if the toll-free numbers meet a pattern to which the user has expressed interest.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein searching the inventory for a toll-free number matching the criteria of the customer-desired toll-free number includes at least one of searching a current responsible organization inventory, and a list of upcoming available toll free numbers.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising automatically reserving the toll free number associated with the previous search number history to the user.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein offer facilitates automatically reserving the toll-free number as a fee-based function.

12. A method of searching for a toll-free number, comprising:

storing a listing of toll-free numbers that are associated with a responsible organization, wherein the association is based at least in part on a toll-free number being managed by the responsible organization;

entering a search parameter for an available toll-free number, wherein the search parameter is associated with a characteristic of a toll-free number being managed by the responsible organization;

receiving a toll-free number search result, based at least in part on the search parameter,

wherein the toll-free number in the search result is among toll-free numbers that are available for reservation; and

sending an offer to reserve the toll-free number in the search result

wherein predictive analytics is used for searching and retrieving an available toll-free number.

13. A method of searching for a toll-free number, comprising:

entering a search parameter for an available toll-free number;

receiving a listing of toll-free numbers in a search result, based at least in part on the search parameter,

wherein the toll-free numbers in the search result are ordered according to their availability for reservation and include toll-free numbers bearing a relation to the search parameter that are currently available for reservation and numbers that are not currently available for reservation but will become available within a time frame defined a user performing the search; and

presenting the listing to the user,

wherein predictive analytics is used for searching and retrieving an available toll-free number.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising presenting an offer to reserve a toll-free number in response to the presenting the listing.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising presenting a means for the user to activate a toll-free number within the listing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2016
From: KIMMEL, MICHAEL
To: SOMOS, INC.
Reel/Frame 040740/0839 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 14960312 · Dec 4, 2015
Continuation In Part 14928575 · Oct 30, 2015
Provisional Application 62073976 · Nov 1, 2014
Provisional Application 62088406 · Dec 5, 2014
Provisional Application 62172791 · Jun 8, 2015
Related Publication 20160127567A1 · May 5, 2016