SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TERMINATING TELEPHONY COMMUNICATIONS TO MOBILE TELEPHONY DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for terminating telephony communications to a mobile telephony device associated with a first native telephone number, comprising:
- receiving, from a native mobile telephony provider network associated with the first native telephone number, a first telephony communication that was originally directed to the first native telephone number but which has been forwarded to a forwarding access number, where the first telephony communication includes a header comprising the first native telephone number;
retrieving the native telephone number from the header;
mapping the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber; and
terminating the received telephony communication to the mobile telephony device associated with the native telephone number.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for terminating telephony communications to a mobile telephony device associated with a first native telephone number are disclosed. The method comprises: receiving, from a native mobile telephony provider network associated with the first native telephone number, a telephony communication that was originally directed to the first native telephone number but which has been forwarded to a forwarding access number, where the telephony communication includes a header comprising the first native telephone number; retrieving the native telephone number from the header; mapping the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber; and terminating the received telephony communication to the mobile telephony device associated with the native telephone number.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for terminating telephony communications to a mobile telephony device associated with a first native telephone number, comprising:
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receiving, from a native mobile telephony provider network associated with the first native telephone number, a first telephony communication that was originally directed to the first native telephone number but which has been forwarded to a forwarding access number, where the first telephony communication includes a header comprising the first native telephone number; retrieving the native telephone number from the header; mapping the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber; and terminating the received telephony communication to the mobile telephony device associated with the native telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for terminating telephony communications to a mobile telephony device associated with a native telephone number, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of requests directed to a general forwarding access number to establish telephone communication sessions with a plurality of devices, for each request, identifying a native telephone number to which the request was originally directed; for each request that includes a pre-determined header; retrieving the native telephone number from the pre-determined header; mapping the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber; and terminating the received telephony communication to the mobile telephony device associated with the native telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for terminating telephony communications to a mobile telephony device associated with a first native telephone number, comprising:
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a mobile connection unit configured to receive, from a native mobile telephony provider network associated with the first native telephone number, a first telephony communication that was originally directed to the first native telephone number but which has been forwarded to a forwarding access number, where the first telephony communication includes a header comprising the first native telephone number;
retrieve the native telephone number from the header; and
map the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber; anda forwarding instruction unit configured to terminate the received telephony communication to the mobile telephony device associated with the native telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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