Patent ID: 9313323
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A computer based method for monitoring a first telephonic device configured as a one-way transmitter (mobile bug), the method comprising: receiving first information in response to a connection request from the first telephonic device to a virtual number, the first information including a transmitting number corresponding to the first telephonic device and the virtual number; identifying the first telephonic device as the mobile bug in response to matching the transmitting number of the first telephonic device with a transmitting number of the mobile bug stored in association with the virtual number in a mapping table; transmitting instructions for connecting the mobile bug to the virtual number, where outgoing audio to the mobile bug is disabled; receiving second information in response to a connection request from a second telephonic device to the virtual number, the second information including a transmitting number corresponding to the second telephonic device and the virtual number; identifying the second telephonic device as a monitoring device permitted to monitor the mobile bug in response to matching the transmitting number of the second telephonic device with a transmitting number of the monitoring device stored in association with the virtual number in the mapping table; and transmitting instructions for connecting the monitoring device to the virtual number, where outgoing audio to and incoming audio from the monitoring device are enabled.