Patent ID: 9462136
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of selecting and using an origination identifier in an Internet Protocol (IP) environment, comprising: receiving an indication from a user of a communications device that is associated with a plurality of origination identifiers as to which of the plurality of origination identifiers is to be used when a communication is sent from the communications device; transmitting a communication that originates from the user's communications device such that the communication uses the indicated origination identifier; and transmitting the indicated origination identifier with the communication, wherein the communication includes a message, and transmitting the communication includes, at least, transmitting a message that originates from the user's communications device such that the message reflects the indicated origination identifier, the message configured to include text-based communication.