Contact number encapsulation system
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1. A system, comprising:
- a call processing server in communication with a call router operatively connectable to a communication network, said call router forwarding a session invite originating from a calling terminal to said call processing server, said session invite including a message header having a call destination field;
a multiple contact lookup application associated with said call processing server configured to obtain a plurality of contact numbers associated with a primary contact number contained in said destination field;
a calling application associated with said call processing server configured to send said session invite to each of said plurality of contact numbers associated with said primary contact number;
a call connection application associated with said call processing server configured to establish a communication session between said calling terminal and a call reception terminal associated with a respective one of said plurality of contact numbers if a user accepts said session invite sent to said call reception terminal; and
a voicemail email application configured to automatically generate an email notification that is sent to a designated email account indicating receipt of a voicemail message.
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Abstract
A contact number encapsulation system is disclosed that is operable to consolidate a plurality of contact numbers associated with a given user into a single contact number. The system includes a call processing application that uses information contained in a SIP message header to determine a list of contact numbers to call. The SIP message header contains a call destination indication that is used by the call processing application to retrieve the list of contact numbers. The list of contact numbers is user defined and may be updated or modified by an account holder at any given time. Once the list of contact numbers is obtained, a simultaneous call module is used to simultaneously call each number contained in the list. As such, the account holder only needs to provide the primary contact number to individuals desiring to reach him/her instead of various numbers that are associated with various locations the account holder may be located.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a call processing server in communication with a call router operatively connectable to a communication network, said call router forwarding a session invite originating from a calling terminal to said call processing server, said session invite including a message header having a call destination field; a multiple contact lookup application associated with said call processing server configured to obtain a plurality of contact numbers associated with a primary contact number contained in said destination field; a calling application associated with said call processing server configured to send said session invite to each of said plurality of contact numbers associated with said primary contact number; a call connection application associated with said call processing server configured to establish a communication session between said calling terminal and a call reception terminal associated with a respective one of said plurality of contact numbers if a user accepts said session invite sent to said call reception terminal; and a voicemail email application configured to automatically generate an email notification that is sent to a designated email account indicating receipt of a voicemail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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receiving a call from a calling terminal designating a primary contact number with a call processing server; retrieving a plurality of contact numbers correlated to said primary contact number; establishing an initial session between said calling terminal and said call processing server; attempting to establish a communication session with a plurality of call reception terminals associated with each contact number contained in said plurality of contact numbers; establishing said communication session with a respective one of said call reception terminals if a recipient accepts said call using said respective one of said call reception terminals; establishing a voice based communication session between said calling terminal and said call reception terminal if said recipient chooses to answer said call and forwarding said call to voicemail if said recipient chooses to forward said call to voicemail; and generating an email notification that is sent to a designated email address indicating receipt of a voicemail message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a web browser based control panel allowing a user to correlate a plurality of contact numbers to a primary contact number; a database for storing said plurality of contact numbers linked to said primary contact number; a call processing server operatively connectable to a communication network, said call processing server being configured to receive a session invite designating said primary contact number from a calling terminal; a lookup application configured to query said database to retrieve said plurality of contact numbers as a function of said primary contact number in response to said session invite; a calling application configured to create a set of session invites to a plurality of call reception terminals assigned to said plurality of contact numbers; and a session establishment application for establishing a session between said first terminal and a respective one of said plurality of second terminals if said user accepts said session invite on a respective second terminal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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Current AssigneeOne Number Corporation
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Original AssigneeOne Number Corporation
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InventorsMcLarty, Brandon D., Wittekind, Frederick IV
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Primary Examiner(s)Gauthier; Gerald
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Application NumberUS12/033,042Publication NumberTime in Patent Office245 DaysField of Search379/201.1, 379/207.12, 379/211.02, 370/352, 455/432.1, 707/3, 709/224US Class Current379/211.02CPC Class CodesH04M 11/00 Telephonic communication sy...H04M 3/42255 with the subscriber having ...H04M 3/44 Additional connecting arran...H04M 7/0075 Details of addressing, dire...Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. sear...
