System and method for providing advanced telephony services using a virtual telephone number
First Claim
1. A method for providing a service to a telephony device, comprising:
- providing a virtual telephone number in a service-providing network, wherein said virtual telephone number utilizes a telecommunications service provided by a first element of said service-providing network;
associating a telephony device with said virtual telephone number;
receiving a call directed to said virtual telephone number;
providing said telecommunications service to said call; and
routing said call to said telephony device through a native transport network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing advanced telephony services to telephone numbers served by telecommunications networks lacking the infrastructure to provide these advanced services directly are described. In an embodiment of the present invention, a service-providing network, which has the capability of providing advanced telephony services to a service subscriber for calls that traverse it, provides advanced telephony services to calls directed to a telephony device on a native transport network. The native transport network is a network that naturally carries a subscriber'"'"'s calls but does not have the capabilities required to provide advanced services. In one embodiment, the system uses a virtual number to map a service in the service-provider network with a device in the native transport network.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for providing a service to a telephony device, comprising:
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providing a virtual telephone number in a service-providing network, wherein said virtual telephone number utilizes a telecommunications service provided by a first element of said service-providing network;
associating a telephony device with said virtual telephone number;
receiving a call directed to said virtual telephone number;
providing said telecommunications service to said call; and
routing said call to said telephony device through a native transport network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing a service to a wireless device, comprising:
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a telephony device;
a native transport network in communication with said telephony device;
a service-providing network in communication with said native transport network;
a database in communication with said service-providing network, wherein said database comprises an association between said virtual telephone number and said telephony device;
a first element in said service-providing network, wherein said first element is operable for providing a telecommunications service to a call directed to said telephony device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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