Patent ID: 9049292
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a transceiver configured to send and receive data; and logic coupled with the transceiver and configured to send and receive the data via the transceiver; wherein the logic is configured to receive data representative of a username, a password, a first telephone number local to an associated mobile device in a first telephone network, and a second telephone number of the associated mobile device local to the associated mobile device in a second telephone network different than the first telephone network; wherein the logic authenticates the username and password with the first telephone number; wherein the logic initiates a telephone call to the second telephone number to the associated mobile device responsive to authenticating the username and password with the first telephone number; wherein the logic receives data representative of a personal identification code from the associated mobile device in band using a Dual Tone Multi-Frequency signal after establishing the telephone call with the mobile device via the second telephone number; wherein the logic is responsive to verify the data representative of the personal identification code from the associated mobile device matches a predetermined personal identification code; wherein the logic stores an association of the second telephone number with the first telephone number responsive to verifying the data representative of the personal identification code from the associated mobile device matches the predetermined personal identification code; and wherein the logic is responsive, after the association of the second telephone number with the first telephone number, to receive a telephone call on the first telephone network for the associated mobile device using the first telephone number local to the first telephone network, and to direct the telephone call to an associated call server of the second telephone network for calling the associated mobile device by the associated call server using the second telephone number local to the second telephone network.