System and Method for a Universal Phone Number Service
First Claim
1. A system for providing a universal phone number service comprising a universal phone number service gateway associated with at least one telephone system and a telephone associated with a universal phone number.
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Abstract
A universal phone number service and method of providing a universal phone number service that allows a user to receive phone calls on any phone service with a single phone number. A telephone is disclosed that is associated with more than one phone number and a universal phone number, wherein any phone call placed to the universal phone number results in the call being completed to the telephone regardless of the service associated with the more than one phone number.
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- 1. A system for providing a universal phone number service comprising a universal phone number service gateway associated with at least one telephone system and a telephone associated with a universal phone number.
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11. A method of routing a call to a telephone using a universal phone number comprising:
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providing a telephone connected to at least one telephone system to receive at least one phone service, the telephone associated with at least one phone number for receiving the at least one phone service; providing a universal telephone number associated with said telephone and the at least one telephone number; routing a phone call destined for the universal telephone number through a universal phone number service gateway using the at least one telephone number to a telephone system associated with the at least one telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A telephone associated with more than one phone number and a universal phone number, wherein any phone call placed to the universal phone number results in the call being completed to the telephone regardless of the service associated with the more than one phone number.
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