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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Textnow, Inc., Waterloo, CA;
Kai Yip Leung, Fremont, CA (US);
TEXTNOW, INC., Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
An example method includes: receiving, from an initiating device, a call destined for a target account; establishing, at a server, a central call session for the call and connecting the initiating device to the central call session; sending a central call session notification to a target device associated with the target account, the central call session notification to prompt the target device to initiate a request to join the central call session; receiving, from the target device, a response to the central call session notification; and when the response comprises the request to join the central call session, connecting the target device to the central call session to establish the call.