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Patent No.:

US 9591144 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 22, 2010

Systems and methods of forwarding communication requests based on handling instructions in an internet protocol environment

Applicants:

Michael South, Jackson, NJ (US);

John Erickson, Freehold, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Michael South, Jackson, NJ (US);

John Erickson, Freehold, NJ (US);

Assignee:

VONAGE AMERICA INC., Holmdel, NJ (US);

Attorneys:

Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

Joseph Pagnotta

Primary Examiner:

Wutchung Chu

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/12 (2009.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 4/08 (2009.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/701 (2013.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 3/46 (2006.01); H04M 7/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 15/31 (2013.01); G06Q 30/04 (2013.01); H04L 12/14 (2013.01); H04L 12/1457 (2013.01); H04L 29/12754 (2013.01); H04L 29/12896 (2013.01); H04L 45/00 (2013.01); H04L 61/106 (2013.01); H04L 61/157 (2013.01); H04L 61/2069 (2013.01); H04L 61/3085 (2013.01); H04L 61/605 (2013.01); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04L 65/4038 (2013.01); H04L 65/4061 (2013.01); H04M 3/42263 (2013.01); H04M 3/465 (2013.01); H04M 7/0024 (2013.01); H04M 15/00 (2013.01); H04M 15/56 (2013.01); H04M 15/765 (2013.01); H04M 15/7652 (2013.01); H04M 15/77 (2013.01); H04M 15/771 (2013.01); H04M 15/773 (2013.01); H04M 15/774 (2013.01); H04M 15/8016 (2013.01); H04M 15/8033 (2013.01); H04M 2203/2044 (2013.01);
Abstract

A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. Each user group can include multiple members, each of whom have their own telephony device. When a member of a user group sends an outgoing communication from one of the telephony devices associated with the user group, the service obtains communication handling instructions for the user group. The outgoing communication is then processed in accordance with the handling instructions. This could include sending copies of the outgoing communication to the telephony devices of other members of the user group. This could also include sending the outgoing communication with an origination identifier associated with the user group, rather than an origination identifier associated with the member's telephony device.

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