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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Vi Dinh Chau, San Francisco, CA (US);
Naveen Gupta, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rituparna Mukherjee, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nisha K. Ahluwalia, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vi Dinh Chau, San Francisco, CA (US);
Naveen Gupta, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rituparna Mukherjee, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nisha K. Ahluwalia, San Francisco, CA (US);
RingCentral, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer program products for provisioning a temporary disposable number are described. A user can be provided with a pool of available temporary disposable numbers that have a limited shelf life. The user can select one of the available temporary disposable numbers while submitting a permanent phone number associated with a communications device (e.g., mobile phone, home phone, business phone, etc.). Prior to activating the selected temporary disposable number, the temporary disposable number is linked to the permanent phone number. After activation, when an incoming call to the temporary disposable number is received, the permanent phone number is identified to be associated with the temporary disposable number being called. The incoming call is then forwarded to the communications device on which the permanent phone number is established.