Patent ID: 9253614
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a communication system comprising: receiving a communication directed to a phone number; determining that the phone number is shared by a wireless phone and a packet appliance, and then determining that the wireless phone is logged-in to a wireless communication network and the packet appliance is logged-in to a packet communication network; simultaneously transferring the communication to the wireless phone in the wireless communication network and to the packet appliance in the packet communication network; wherein a ring instruction signaling to the wireless phone is SS7 IAM, wherein a ring instruction signaling to the packet appliance is SIP invite; maintaining a shared address book, a shared voice mail box, and a shared call log for the phone number, wherein the shared phone number is delivered to a caller as automatic number identification (ANI).