System and method for routing calls to multiple communication devices associated with one phone number
US8848890B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/42238
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of a method for routing an incoming call includes receiving an incoming call addressed to a single phone number associated with a plurality of users at a network routing device. The method further includes determining, by the network routing device, an incoming caller identifier associated with the incoming call and determining, by the network routing device whether the incoming caller identifier matches at least one caller identifier in a caller list associated with at least one particular user of the plurality of users. If the caller identifier matches a caller identifier in a caller list associated with the particular user, the incoming call is routed, by the network routing device, to at least one telephone associated with the particular user.
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