APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING AND ASSIGNING MULTIPLE NUMBERS TO A COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A media server, comprising a controller to assign multiple phone numbers and route calls to a shared communication device in accordance with a user profile, and bill accounts of the user profile separately for charges associated with use of the multiple phone numbers.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to associate two or more phone numbers with two or more phone bills, where the controller is adapted to send outgoing phone calls and receive incoming phone calls on multiple telephone numbers assigned to the mobile communication device in accordance with at least one user profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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- 1. A media server, comprising a controller to assign multiple phone numbers and route calls to a shared communication device in accordance with a user profile, and bill accounts of the user profile separately for charges associated with use of the multiple phone numbers.
- 7. A mobile communication device, comprising a controller to associate two or more phone numbers with two or more phone bills, wherein the controller is adapted to send outgoing phone calls and receive incoming phone calls on multiple telephone numbers assigned to the mobile communication device in accordance with at least one user profile.
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14. A method, comprising:
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storing at least two user profiles associated with a communication device, each of the at least two user profiles including at least one of a phone number and an instant message identifier; activating an account associated with one user profile responsive to a selection of the one user profile from the at least two user profiles; and providing services to the communication device in accordance with the one user profile. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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