Granted Patent B2

US 9,992,558 · App. 15/605,232 · Granted Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. A computing system connecting to a telecommunications network, the system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one communications module;

memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores contents that,

when executed by the at least one processor, cause the communications module to perform operations for receiving calls within the telecommunications network, the operations comprising:

receiving, at a destination telephone switch, a call associated with a location routing number,

wherein the location routing number is registered in a number portability administration center database,

wherein the location routing number is in a native number block of a facility carrier,

wherein a company registering the location routing number in the number portability administration center database is not the facility carrier,

wherein the company registering the location routing number in the number portability center database is a virtual network operator with no physical facilities or hardware switch connected to the telephone network for a call flow using the location routing number,

wherein a telephone number is added as an entry of the number portability administration center database using the location routing number, and

wherein the call is generated by an originating telephone switch or an intermediate telephone switch having access to the number portability administration center database; and

routing, by the destination telephone switch, the call to a destination telephone device using the telephone number.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the destination telephone switch is programmed to accept messages from any location routing number or a set of location routing numbers that includes the location routing number.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the facility carrier programs the destination telephone switch.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the number portability administration center database is communicably coupled to the originating telephone switch or the intermediate telephone switch and the operations further comprising:

receiving, at the originating telephone switch or the intermediate telephone switch, a request to connect to a destination number; and

generating, at the originating telephone switch, a call setup message having a calling party field populated with a calling party number, a called party field populated with the location routing number retrieved from the number portability administration center database, and a generic address parameter field populated with the destination number.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the facility carrier routes messages with the location routing number to a network associated with the company registering the location routing number.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein text messages, multi-media messages, and other non-voice service messages are routed to the destination telephone switch using the location routing number.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location routing number is different from location routing numbers managed by the facility carrier in the number portability administration center database.

8. A method for receiving calls in a telecommunications network, comprising:

receiving, at a destination telephone switch, a call associated with a location routing number,

wherein the location routing number is registered in a number portability administration center database,

wherein the location routing number is in a native number block of a facility carrier,

wherein a company registering the location routing number in the number portability administration center database is not the facility carrier,

wherein the company registering the location routing number in the number portability center database is a virtual network operator with no physical facilities or hardware switch connected to the telephone network for a call flow using the location routing number,

wherein a telephone number is added as an entry of the number portability administration center database using the location routing number, and

wherein the call is generated by an originating telephone switch or an intermediate telephone switch having access to the number portability administration center database; and

routing, by the destination telephone switch, the call to a destination telephone device using the telephone number.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the destination telephone switch is programmed to accept messages from any location routing number or a set of location routing numbers that includes the location routing number.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the facility carrier programs the destination telephone switch.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the number portability administration center database is communicably coupled to the originating telephone switch or the intermediate telephone switch and the method further comprises:

receiving, at the originating telephone switch or the intermediate telephone switch, a request to connect to a destination number; and

generating, at the originating telephone switch, a call setup message having a calling party field populated with a calling party number, a called party field populated with the location routing number retrieved from the number portability administration center database, and a generic address parameter field populated with the destination number.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the facility carrier routes messages with the location routing number to a network associated with the company registering the location routing number.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the location routing number is different from location routing numbers managed by the facility carrier in the number portability administration center database.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein text messages, multi-media messages, and other non-voice service messages are routed to the destination telephone switch using the location routing number.

15. A destination telephone switch, communicatively coupled to a telecommunications network, for receiving a call associated with a location routing number, the telephone switch comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one communications module;

at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores contents that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the communications module to perform operations for:

receiving the call associated with the location routing number,

wherein the location routing number is registered in a number portability administration center database,

wherein the location routing number is in a native number block of a facility carrier,

wherein a company registering the location routing number in the number portability administration center database is not the facility carrier,

wherein the company registering the location routing number in the number portability center database is a virtual network operator with no physical facilities or hardware switch connected to the telephone network for a call flow using the location routing number,

wherein a telephone number is added as an entry of the number portability administration center database using the location routing number, and

wherein the call is generated by an originating telephone switch or an intermediate telephone switch having access to the number portability administration center database; and

routing the call to a destination telephone device using the telephone number.

16. The destination telephone switch of claim 15 , wherein the facility carrier programs the destination telephone switch.

17. The destination telephone switch of claim 15 , wherein the location routing number is different from location routing numbers managed by the facility carrier in the number portability administration center database.

Assignments (8)