Methods for identifying and recovering non-revenue generating network circuits established outside of the United States

US8661110B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Paritosh Bajpay · Edison, US
• Robert Best · Highlands Ranch, US
• Romelle Bond · Parker, US
• Hossein Eslambolchi · Los Altos Hills, US
• Richard Glozzy · Hackettstown, US
• Alan Hughes · Wayne, US
• John McCanuel · Bailey, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 2012
• Grant date: Feb 25, 2014
• Expiry date: May 24, 2046

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M15/50
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes issuing a retrieval instruction, such as a database query, to retrieve from a database system a datum associated with a network circuit established outside of the United States. Upon receiving the datum from the database system, it is determined, based on the datum retrieved, whether the network circuit is incurring a charge. It is further determined, based on the datum retrieved, an amount of revenue generated by the network circuit. When the amount of revenue generated by the network circuit is below a predetermined threshold, a termination instruction to terminate a service associated with the network circuit is issued.