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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ramakrishna J. Gorthi, Maharashtra, IN;
Yoshinobu Ishigaki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Mukul Pramod Markande, Maharashtra, IN;
Sunil Manohar Ranahandola, Bibwewadi, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention related to a method for encapsulating phone numbers preferably using a token based framework and routing calls between users using such a token based framework, where the method comprises generating a set of tokens by a service provider for a phone number provided by the service provider, wherein the set of tokens comprise a generic token and a privacy token, the generic token maintained by the service provider and the privacy token distributed to a first user. Other embodiments are also disclosed.