Systems and Methods for Managing Phone Numbers Associated With Multi-Mode Communication Devices

摘要

A contact server receives a request to initiate an out-bound call to a recipient device. The request identifies the caller device by a cellular network phone number. The contact server establishes a communication link with the caller device and determines its associated data network phone number. The contact server establishes a communication link with the recipient device, indicating that the data network phone number of the caller device is the source of call, and bridges the two links. The contact server may receive a request for an in-bound call to a recipient device. The request identifies the recipient device by a data network phone number. The contact server establishes a communication link with the caller device and determines a cellular network phone number associated with the recipient device. The contact server establishes a communication link with the recipient device using its cellular network phone number and bridges the two links.