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Call authentication using call forwarding

  • US 10,027,816 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2017
  • Issued: 07/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for verifying calls to a telephone device, said telephone device being assigned a telephone number, comprising:

  • executing, by a processor, an application or software to perform a process including,activating call forwarding to redirect telephone calls for said telephone number to another prescribed destination;

    receiving a message from a prescribed server;

    in response to receiving said message, deactivating said call forwarding to receive a telephone call for said telephone number authorized by a third party; and

    in response to determining that one of hanging up or terminating the authorized telephone has occurred in connection with said authorized telephone call, reactivating said call forwarding.

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