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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Vonage America Inc., Holmdel, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Tzahi Efrati, Givataim, IL;
Assignee:
VONAGE AMERICA INC., Holmdel, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/56 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04M 3/4228 (2013.01); H04M 7/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A single virtual telephone number that is used to route telephony communications is assigned to first and second users if the first and second users rarely, if ever, communicate with the same party. When an incoming call is received on the virtual telephone number, telephony information for the first and second users is reviewed to determine if the calling party is one that has communicated with either of the first and second users in the past. If so, the telephony communication is routed to the user who has communicated with the calling party in the past.