Method and apparatus for identifying a user of a mobile device
US10057420B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/555
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for assigning a mobile device that is unassigned to a user are disclosed. Mobile phone numbers are used as a surrogate for device. For example, the method implemented via a processor obtains the phone number that is unassigned from a list of phone numbers associated with a billing account number, assigns the phone number that is unassigned to the user, wherein the user is selected from among a plurality of users associated with the billing account number, determines a confidence level for the assigning of the phone number that is unassigned to the user, and performs an analysis to provide a service for the user to whom the phone number is assigned.
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