Applications of cluster analysis for cellular operators
US8326682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0204
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Subscriber travel behavior is defined using cellular call location data. The defined travel behavior is used to segment the customer population. In a further aspect of the disclosed principles, a method to consolidate numerous of price plans is disclosed wherein price plans are grouped using cluster analysis. In the context of this disclosure, the term “cluster analysis” encompasses a number of different algorithms and methods for grouping objects of similar kind into respective categories to thus organize observed data into meaningful structures. In this context, cluster analysis is a data analysis process for sorting different objects into groups in a way that the degree of association between two objects is maximal if they belong to the same group and minimal otherwise.
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