System and method for provision of a second line service to a telecommunications device using mixed relationship numbers

摘要

A method and system are described for servicing a second line service (“SLS”) based communication request originating from a subscriber's telecommunications device (“TD”) even if the call signal does not include sufficient information to identify the phone number from which the subscriber initiated the call. The method involves associating the SLS phone number of the subscriber, the primary number of the subscriber and the primary number of a third party via a special relationship number.

主权项

1. A method for a network accessible platform to service a communication request originating from a first telecommunications device (“TD”) and directed to a second TD over a voice communications channel on a circuit switched network, the method comprising the actions of:
the platform receiving a request over a data channel from a first TD, the request being for a special relationship number for placing a call to a second TD, wherein the special relationship number terminates at the platform; wherein receiving a request over a data channel from a first TD occurs prior to receiving the communication setup request, the request from the first TD identifies the phone number for the second TD and the originating phone number of the first TD, the SLS platform additionally comprising: selecting the special relationship number; and associating the special relationship number with the phone number for the second TD and the originating phone number; the platform providing the special relationship number to the first TD over the data channel and storing information to identify the relationship between the special relationship number, the second TD and the first TD; receiving a communication setup request that is initiated from the first TD and that is directed to the special relationship number, the first TD, the second TD and the platform being communicatively coupled through a communications network; identifying, based only on the special relationship number, a phone number for the second TD, and an originating phone number of the first TD, both of which are associated with the special relationship number; establishing a communication path between the first TD and the second TD based at least in part on the phone number for the second TD; and providing the originating phone number to the second TD.