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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Amer Aref Hassan, Kirkland, WA (US);
David Michael Halley, Seattle, WA (US);
Russell Andrew Penar, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 7/12 (2006.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04W 40/20 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G06F 16/487 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 40/20 (2013.01); G06F 16/487 (2019.01); H04M 3/4228 (2013.01); H04M 3/42348 (2013.01); H04M 3/42059 (2013.01); H04M 3/42306 (2013.01); H04M 7/128 (2013.01); H04M 2215/7259 (2013.01); H04M 2242/14 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for connectivity using a geographic phone number are described. According to various implementations, techniques described herein enable various policies pertaining to the use of telephone numbers at different locations to be enforced. For instance, techniques described herein enable a client device that is outside of a permitted geographic area for a geographic phone number to use a non-geographic phone number to connect a call, while the call can be routed using the geographic phone number.