Contact number encapsulation system

Details Contact number encapsulation system Contact number encapsulation system

2008-02-19

2008-10-21

Gauthier, Gerald (Department: 2614)

Telephonic communications

Special services

Call diversion

C370S352000, C379S201100, C379S207120, C455S432100, C707S793000, C709S224000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07440565

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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