Subscriber record referencing class of service records

Abstract

A subscriber record may include a plurality of references to a plurality of specific class of service records. Each class of service record may relate to a different type of customized applications service subscriber information.

1 . A system, comprising:
 a first database storing a subscriber record comprising:
 a reference to a general class of service record containing general customized application service settings; 
 a plurality of references to a plurality of specific class of service records, each class of service record relating to a different type of customized applications service subscriber information; and 
 a unique subscriber identification (ID); and 
   a second database storing a plurality of specific class of service files relating to the different types of customized application service subscriber information, each of the plurality of specific class of service files comprising one of the plurality of specific class of service records.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the specific class of service records comprise a plurality of: a Dialed Services CAMEL subscription information (CSI) (D-CSI) class of service (COS) record, a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) CSI (GPRS-CSI) COS record, a Mobility Management event CSI (M-CSI) COS record, an Originating CSI (O-CSI) COS record, a Supplementary Service CSI (SS-CSI) COS record, a Terminating CSI (T-CSI) COS record, a Translation Information Flag CSI (TIF-CSI) COS record, and a Short Message Service (SMS) CSI (SMS-CSI) COS record. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the subscriber record comprises:
 an overriding service control function address for each class of service record; and   an overriding service key for each class of service record.   
     
     
         4 . A method, comprising:
 receiving a provisioning command to provision customized applications services for a subscriber;   generating a subscriber record comprising references to a plurality of class of service records, each class of service record relating to a different type of customized applications service subscriber information; and   storing the subscriber record in a non-transitory computer readable medium.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating the subscriber record to comprise a reference to a general class of service record containing general customized application service settings.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating the subscriber record to comprise an overriding service control function address for each class of service record.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating the subscriber record to comprise an overriding service key for each class of service record.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the customized applications services are Customized Applications for Mobile networks Enhanced Logic (CAMEL) services; and   the class of service records comprise a plurality of: a Dialed Services CAMEL subscription information (CSI) (D-CSI) class of service (COS) record, a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) CSI (GPRS-CSI) COS record, a Mobility Management event CSI (M-CSI) COS record, an Originating CSI (O-CSI) COS record, a Supplementary Service CSI (SS-CSI) COS record, a Terminating CSI (T-CSI) COS record, a Translation Information Flag CSI (TIF-CSI) COS record, and a Short Message Service (SMS) CSI (SMS-CSI) COS record.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating the subscriber record to comprise a unique identification (ID) for the subscriber using the references to the plurality of class of service records.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating the subscriber record to comprise a first reference to a roaming restrictions COS record,   the roaming restrictions COS record comprising a second reference to a subscriber deauthorization configuration COS record,   the subscriber deauthorization configuration COS record comprising a third reference to a relating to a specific CAMEL CSI COS record.   
     
     
         11 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable to:
 obtain a request for subscriber information;   retrieve the subscriber information including information related to customized applications services from a subscriber record,   the subscriber record comprising references to a plurality of class of service records, each class of service record relating to a different type of customized applications service subscriber information; and   transmit the subscriber information.   
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions to retrieve the subscriber information are executable to use a reference to a general class of service record to retrieve general customized application service settings for the subscriber. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the class of service records comprise a plurality of: a Dialed Services CAMEL subscription information (CSI) (D-CSI) class of service (COS) record, a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) CSI (GPRS-CSI) COS record, a Mobility Management event CSI (M-CSI) COS record, an Originating CSI (O-CSI) COS record, a Supplementary Service CSI (SS-CSI) COS record, a Terminating CSI (T-CSI) COS record, a Translation Information Flag CSI (TIF-CSI) COS record, and a Short Message Service (SMS) CSI (SMS-CSI) COS record. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions to retrieve the subscriber information are executable to retrieve an overriding service control function address and an overriding service key for each class of service record. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions to retrieve the subscriber information are executable to retrieve a unique subscriber identification (ID) generated using the references.