US 12,464,070 B2
Method and apparatus for detecting nuisance traffic events based on network and wireless phone number
Sheldon Kent Meredith, Roswell, GA (US); Zachary Cleigh Meredith, Eagle River, AK (US); and Howard L. Lang, Wayside, NJ (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/064,928.
Prior Publication US 2024/0195909 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04M 3/22 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 3/2281 (2013.01) [H04W 8/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving from a first entity, by a processing system including at least one processor of a second wireless carrier network, a request to determine a status of a wireless user endpoint device associated with a wireless phone number, wherein the status comprises a determination as to a validity of a subject communication associated with the wireless phone number;
determining, by the processing system, that a user consent has been received to allow the processing system to respond to the request;
performing, by the processing system, a presence analysis of the wireless user endpoint device based on the wireless phone number; and
responding, by the processing system, to the request by providing an indication as to the validity of the subject communication associated with the wireless phone number back to the first entity.