Method and apparatus for enabling delivery of media content

    公开(公告)号:US09749421B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-29

    申请号:US14336090

    申请日:2014-07-21

    Inventor: Eli Birger

    CPC classification number: H04L67/141 H04L65/1069 H04L65/4084

    Abstract: Methods and systems for enabling delivery of media content are provided herein. In some embodiments a method for enabling delivery of media content, comprises receiving a first message from a user device associated with a first subscriber of a telephony service provider to establish a real time communication session with a content service, wherein the first message includes a first subscriber identifier and information identifying the content to be streamed, determining that the first subscriber is authorized to access the content, and sending a second message directed to a second subscriber identifier associated with the content service to establish the real time communication session between the user device and the content service, wherein the real time communication session is established to begin streaming the content.

    Methods of assigning, recording and using a location routing number

    公开(公告)号:US09667802B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-30

    申请号:US14063658

    申请日:2013-10-25

    Abstract: An IP telephony system obtains control over a group of telephone numbers that can be assigned to its customers' telephony devices under a contract with a first local exchange carrier that originally controlled the group of telephone numbers. The first local exchange carrier assigns one or more location routing numbers to the group of telephone numbers, and the one or more location routing numbers are for the exclusive use of the IP telephony system. The one or more location routing numbers are then recorded against the group of telephone numbers in a local number portability database. Other exchange carriers are then caused to route calls directed to the any telephony number associated with the one or more location routing numbers directly to the IP telephony system. As a result, a second local exchange carrier can terminate telephony communications directly to the IP telephony system, bypassing the first local exchange carrier.

    Method and apparatus for placing a long distance call based on a virtual phone number

    公开(公告)号:USRE48760E1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-28

    申请号:US14322229

    申请日:2014-07-02

    Inventor: Louis Holder

    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing the cost of long distance phone calls is disclosed. Accordingly, an originating phone network is operatively connected to a first intermediate point, and a receiving phone network is operatively connected to a second intermediate point. Each intermediate point is operatively connected to communicate via a data network. Users on the originating and destination phone networks may communicate based on virtual numbers. The virtual number is preferably within the local calling area of the originating phone network. The first and second intermediate points route calls to any geographic location, regardless of distance, over the data network based on the virtual number. This provides the advantage of allowing a user on the originating phone network to access a user at a distant location for a price that is substantially similar to the price of a local call.

    Systems and methods of assigning and using virtual telephone numbers

    公开(公告)号:US10009387B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-26

    申请号:US14027968

    申请日:2013-09-16

    Inventor: Tzahi Efrati

    CPC classification number: H04L65/1069 H04M3/4228 H04M7/0075

    Abstract: A single virtual telephone number that is used to route telephony communications is assigned to first and second users if the first and second users rarely, if ever, communicate with the same party. When an incoming call is received on the virtual telephone number, telephony information for the first and second users is reviewed to determine if the calling party is one that has communicated with either of the first and second users in the past. If so, the telephony communication is routed to the user who has communicated with the calling party in the past.

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