IDENTIFYING CALLERS
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Abstract
Identifying a caller includes establishing, by a service provider, a connection over a computer network with a user device and accessing information enabling determination of a location of the user. A request to place a call to a call recipient is received from the user and a pool of temporary telephone numbers is accessed. Based on the location of the user, a temporary telephone number from the pool of temporary telephone numbers is selected. The temporary telephone number is associated with the call, the call is initiated to the call recipient, and information sufficient to identify the temporary telephone number is provided in call information sent to the call recipient.
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53 Claims
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36. A computer-implemented method for providing a temporary phone number, comprising the following operations performed by one or more processors:
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receiving, from a device of a requester, a request for a temporary phone number; determining location information for the device of the requester of the temporary phone number; and storing the location information and call back information for the temporary phone number in an emergency services database based on the determined location information. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a plurality of operations for providing a temporary phone number, the operations comprising:
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receiving, from a device of a requester, a request for a temporary phone number; determining location information for the device of the requester of the temporary phone number; and storing the location information and call back information for the temporary phone number in an emergency services database based on the determined location information. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A computer system for providing a temporary phone number, the system comprising:
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a communication interface that receives, from a device of a requester, a request for a temporary phone number; a computer-readable medium that stores instructions for determining location information for the device of the requester of the temporary phone number and stores the location information and call back information for the temporary phone number in an emergency services database based on the determined location information; and a processor for executing the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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