System and method for provision of a second line service to a telecommunications device

US9332408B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Movius Interactive Corporation · US

Inventors

• Philip Lowman · Ellijay, US
• George Backhaus · Suwanee, US
• Jignesh Gandhi · Duluth, US
• Julio Gonzalez · Tucker, US
• John Green · Aurora, US
• Paul Rubenstein · Roswell, US
• Michael Speanburg · Lawrenceville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 7, 2012
• Grant date: May 3, 2016
• Expiry date: May 7, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/16
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for routing calls between a third party telecommunications device (“TD”) and a subscriber TD associated with a primary service and a second line service (“SLS”) involves associating the SLS number of the subscriber, the primary number of the subscriber and the primary number of a third party via a common relationship number. Calls directed from a third party to the SLS number of a subscriber are routed to an SLS platform and redirected to the subscriber TD. Calls directed from the subscriber TD to the third party use the relationship number to route the call to the SLS platform. The combination of the SLS number and the relationship number identifies the third party calling number for call completion. Calls can be directed to and from an SLS number of a subscriber TD without having to coordinate the provisioning of a call through the subscriber's primary service provider.