ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SINGLE TELEPHONE NUMBER ROUTING
First Claim
1. A method for location-based communications routing, comprising:
- receiving a communication from a requesting party;
determining a location of the requesting party using a geographic address which defines the smallest of two of a set of multiple geographic areas defined by multiple available geographic addresses for the location of the requesting party;
selecting, from a plurality of communications destination addresses, a communications destination address for the communication based on the location of the requesting party, andforwarding the communication to the selected communications destination address.
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Abstract
Communications are routed in a communications network based on a location of a requesting party. A communication from the requesting party is received. A location of the requesting party is determined using a geographic address which defines the smallest of two of a set of multiple geographic areas defined by multiple available geographic addresses for the location of the requesting party. A communications destination address for the communication is selected, from multiple possible communications destination addresses, based on the location of the requesting party. The communication is forwarded to the selected communications destination address.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for location-based communications routing, comprising:
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receiving a communication from a requesting party; determining a location of the requesting party using a geographic address which defines the smallest of two of a set of multiple geographic areas defined by multiple available geographic addresses for the location of the requesting party; selecting, from a plurality of communications destination addresses, a communications destination address for the communication based on the location of the requesting party, and forwarding the communication to the selected communications destination address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for location-based communications routing by:
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receiving a communication from a requesting party; determining a location of the requesting party using a geographic address which defines the smallest of two of a set of multiple geographic areas defined by multiple available geographic addresses for the location of the requesting party; selecting, from a plurality of communications destination addresses, a communications destination address for the communication based on the location of the requesting party, and forwarding the communication to the selected communications destination address.
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20. A communications apparatus for location-based communications routing in a communications network, comprising:
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a receiver that receives a communication from a requesting party; a location determiner that determines a location of a requesting party using a geographic address which defines the smallest of two of a set of multiple geographic areas defined by multiple available geographic addresses for the location of the requesting party; a selector that selects, from a plurality of communications destination addresses, a communications destination address for the communication based on the location of the requesting party, and a forwarder that forwards the communication to the selected communications destination address.
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