Unified services platform using a telephone number as a common subscriber identifier
US9742926B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/557
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for enabling the telephone number as a platform for the association of IP-enabled services with legacy telephone service. A unified services enabler platform may be utilized to associate a customer and their telephone number with a variety of services and applications from multiple different ecosystems. The customer can continue to use their existing telephone service and in addition can utilize new IP-enabled features that are associated with their telephone number as the common ID.
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