System and Method for Providing a Public Number-Private Number Telephony System
First Claim
1. A method for operating a voice communications network, comprising:
- (a) dynamically associating a private number with at least one public number of a circuit switched voice communication network;
(b) authenticating a user of a private number without reliance on a static reproducible data code;
(c) receiving an incoming call to the public number, and routing the incoming call to the private number;
(d) generating an outgoing call from the private number, and passing the outgoing call through the public number, while generating calling party information to a target which preserves a privacy of the caller; and
(e) altering an associating of the private number and the at least one public number.
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Abstract
This invention shows a method for operating a voice communications network that comprises dynamically associating a private number with at least one public number of a circuit-switched voice communication network, authenticating a user of a private number without reliance on a static reproducible data code, receiving an incoming call to the public number and routing the incoming call from a caller to the private number. The method also shows the generation of an outgoing call from the private number and passing the outgoing call through the public number while generating calling party information to a target which preserves the privacy of the caller, and altering an associating of the private number and at least one public number. The system therefore acts as a proxy with authentication by means of dynamic code security. The caller and the user of the private number share seamless round-trip telephone communications while preserving the anonymity of the user of the private number. The system functionality is advantageously presented as a restricted option space defined by a “skin”, which provides a consistent and purposeful set of functionality useful for a predetermined population of users.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for operating a voice communications network, comprising:
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(a) dynamically associating a private number with at least one public number of a circuit switched voice communication network; (b) authenticating a user of a private number without reliance on a static reproducible data code; (c) receiving an incoming call to the public number, and routing the incoming call to the private number; (d) generating an outgoing call from the private number, and passing the outgoing call through the public number, while generating calling party information to a target which preserves a privacy of the caller; and (e) altering an associating of the private number and the at least one public number.
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2. A method for operating a voice communications network, comprising:
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(a) dynamically associating at least one private number with at least one public number of a circuit switched voice communication network, according to a predetermined algorithm; (b) receiving an incoming call to one of said public numbers, and routing the incoming call to at least one of said private numbers; (c) generating an outgoing call from a private number, and passing the outgoing call through at least one of said public numbers, while optionally generating calling party information to a target which preserves a privacy of the caller; and (d) altering said dynamic association or algorithm of said at least one private number and said at least one public number. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a voice communications system, comprising:
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(a) providing a first option set for dynamically associating at least one private number with at least one public number of a voice communication network, according to a predetermined algorithm, for contacting a user; (b) providing a second option set for dynamically associating at least one public number with at least one private number of a voice communication network, according to a predetermined algorithm, for permitting the user to contact others; (c) providing a third option set for defining functions available if a call to the user is not completed; and (d) defining a restricted option space within each of the first option set, second option set, and third option set, for controlling system behavior, the restricted option space having at least two option sets, each option set differently controlling the system, and being selectively applied to the user.
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16. A voice communications system, comprising:
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(a) an input for receiving an incoming call to at least one public number; (b) an output for generating an outgoing call from at least one public number; and (c) a processor for routing the incoming call from the public number to at least one private number, for passing the outgoing call from a private number through at least one of said public numbers, while optionally generating calling party information to a target which preserves a privacy of the caller, for dynamically associating at least one private number with at least one public number of a circuit switched voice communication network, according to a predetermined algorithm, and for altering said dynamic association or algorithm of said at least one private number and said at least one public number.
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17. A method for operating a voice communications network, comprising:
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(a) providing a first option set for dynamically associating at least one private number with at least one public number of a voice communication network, according to a predetermined algorithm, for contacting a target user; (b) statically associating at least one public number with a published return number of a circuit switched voice communication network; (c) generating an outgoing call from a circuit corresponding to the private number, and routing the outgoing call through the circuit switched voice communication network to a target user through the associated public number; and (d) generating the published return number as caller ID information for the target user.
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