Originating a Voice Call from a Selected Number Using a Temporary Routing Number

摘要

When authorized, a user of a computing device, such as a smart phone, may select an originating phone number to initiate a voice call that is different from the telephone number that is assigned to the computing device. The telephone number that is selected as the originating number may be a number that is assigned to another computing device and/or a different user. In response to receiving a request to place an outgoing call using the selected destination number, the network returns a temporary routing number to the computing device. The computing device places a call to the temporary routing number. After receiving the call at the temporary routing number, the network places the outgoing call using the selected originating number. The outgoing call appears to a called party to originate from the selected originating number instead of from the phone number assigned to the computing device.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method performed by one or more processors configured with specific instructions, the computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, from a computing device, a request to initiate an outgoing call from a selected originating number to a destination number, the selected originating number different from a device number assigned to the computing device; sending, to the computing device, a temporary routing number; receiving, from the computing device, a call directed to the temporary routing number; and initiating the outgoing call to the destination number that originates from the selected originating number.