IP Library Granted Patent US 11,563,860
Granted Patent B2
US 11,563,860 · App. 17/072,412 · Granted Jan 24, 2023

Toll-free telecommunications and data management platform

Inventors: Sriram Sharma (Herndon, VA); Michael Kimmel (Ashburn, VA); Suk Yee Wong (Belle Mead, NJ); William Carter (Potomac Falls, VA); Manisha Bhat (Sterling, VA); Pamela J. Carter (Manchester, NH); Sanjeev Chauhan (Ashburn, VA); Ryan Karnas (Leesburg, VA); Alan Stiffler (Sterling, VA); Dewang Lakhani (Ashburn, VA)
Assignee: Somos, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,563,860
App. No.
17/072,412
Granted
Jan 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for identifying a fraudulent phone number is provided. The method includes receiving a user report dataset indicating fraudulent activity corresponding to a phone number, and responsive to receiving the user report dataset, identifying a record in a database corresponding to the phone number. The method further includes tagging the record to identify the phone number as being associated with fraudulent activity.

Claims (40)

1. A method comprising:

receiving report data that relates to a usage of a telecommunications number and indicates that the telecommunications number is associated with fraudulent activity based at least in part on the usage;

storing at least part of the report data in a database;

associating the stored at least part of the report data with a record in the database corresponding to the telecommunications number;

creating a metadata tag that is associated with the telecommunications number;

identifying criteria of a customer-desired telecommunications number based at least in part on the metadata tag and at least one datum derived, at least in part, from an application of predictive analytics applied to a history of prior actions of a customer;

associating at least one telecommunications number in a number inventory with at least one search parameter;

searching the number inventory for one or more telecommunications numbers having one or more parameters matching the metadata tag to generate one or more search results; and

performing an action determined, at least in part, upon the application of predictive analytics applied to the history of prior actions of the customer.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing one or more services for the telecommunications numbers via a telecommunications services management platform in electronic communication with the database;

wherein the report data is received at the telecommunications services management platform.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the report data is generated by at least one of:

a telephone service provider;

a toll-free number operator; or

a Responsible Organization (RespOrg).

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending an offer to the customer, wherein the offer includes a notification of available telecommunications numbers having parameters matching the metadata tag;

identifying telecommunications numbers that are to become available;

presenting the one or more search results at each future customer login;

presenting the one or more search results to the customer on a recurring basis;

presenting the one or more search results to the customer via email on a subscription basis; and

automatically reserving one or more numbers associated with the one or more search results;

wherein:

searching the number inventory for one or more telecommunications numbers matching keywords of a selected customer profile comprises at least one of searching a current responsible organization inventory or a list of upcoming available numbers; and

the offer facilitates automatically reserving the number.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving data relating to toll-free number call activity from a toll-free telecommunications system, wherein the data includes at least one of call duration or call count data;

receiving third party data relating to macroeconomic activity;

modeling at least one of call duration or call count data with the third party data to derive a macroeconomic trend;

receiving a request from a client device to present the macroeconomic trend; and

presenting a representation of the macroeconomic trend to a user interface on the client device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the presentation of the macroeconomic trend is presented to the user interface in conjunction with a sponsored content;

the third party data is at least one of:

stock market data,

Bloomberg data,

government data, and

social media data; and

a temporal delay between a time of the request and the time of the presentation of long enough duration that the client device enters a sleep mode as regards to an interaction, and the client device is activated out of sleep mode upon the presentation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2021
From: SHARMA, SRIRAM; KIMMEL, MICHAEL; WONG, SUK YEE; CARTER, WILLIAM; BHAT, MANISHA; CARTER, PAMELA J.; CHAUHAN, SANJEEV; KARNAS, RYAN; STIFFLER, ALAN; LAKHANI, DEWANG
To: SOMOS, INC.
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