Patent ID: 8457663
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for phone number encapsulation using a token based framework, comprising: a processor executing code in a memory to create a first plurality of generic tokens for a first cell phone user by a first cell phone service provider to which the first cell phone user is subscribed, wherein the first plurality of generic tokens resides with the first cell phone service provider and each include: a respective unique privacy token for the first cell phone user, wherein the respective unique privacy token includes a unique code identifying the first cell phone service provider and a respective unique token number; issuing a first plurality of privacy tokens to the cell phone of the first cell phone user by the first cell phone service provider, wherein the first plurality of privacy tokens comprises the respective unique privacy token for each of the first plurality of generic tokens; receiving one of a second plurality of privacy tokens from the cell phone of the first cell phone user by the first cell phone service provider, wherein: updating a one of the first plurality of generic tokens that includes the one of the first plurality of privacy tokens by adding the one of the second plurality of privacy tokens by the first cell phone service provider, wherein a one of the second plurality of generic tokens that includes the one of the second plurality of privacy tokens is updated by adding the one of the first plurality of privacy tokens by the second cell phone service provider; wherein the one of the first plurality of generic tokens and the one of the second plurality of generic tokens facilitate the first cell phone user to call the cell phone of the second cell phone user via the cell phone of the first cell phone user and the second cell phone user to call the cell phone of the first cell phone user via the cell phone of the second cell phone user without a disclosure of the phone number for the cell phone of the second cell phone user to the first cell phone user or an other party or a disclosure of the phone number for the cell phone of the first cell phone user to the second cell phone user or the other party.