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System and method for providing advanced telephony services using a virtual telephone number

  • US 7,127,051 B2
  • Filed: 09/17/2002
  • Issued: 10/24/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for providing advanced telephony service to a telephony device, comprising:

  • a native transport network in communication with said telephony device and in communication with a service-providing network, the native transport network having limited capability of providing the advanced telephony service, the service-providing network providing the advanced telephony service; and

    a database in communication with said native transport network, wherein the database associates a virtual telephone number with a dialed telephone number of the telephony device, the virtual telephone number utilizing the advanced telephony service provided by the service-providing network;

    the native transport network routing a call directed to the virtual telephone number to the service-providing network; and

    receiving the advanced telephony service from the service-providing network,wherein the service-providing network then routes the call to its terminating network destination.

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