Patent ID: 7110515
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of allowing a user of a communication service, to place a telephone call through a communications service provider's component of a communications network, comprising the steps of: receiving, at a service provider's component of a communications network from a first telephone that is coupled to the service's provider's component, a unique remembrance-promoted number at least partially selected by the user and provided by a communications service provider, and which is associated with an account for the user that is provided by the service provider, wherein the number of digits for the unique remembrance-promoted number is settable and resettable by the user; receiving, at the service provider's component of the communications network, from the first telephone, a destination phone number, not limited to the destination phone number of the user, to which a telephone call from the first telephone is to be routed via the communications network; routing the call from the first telephone to the destination number, through the communications network; and charging a cost of the call to the account of the user.