Patent ID: 7729342
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for privacy preservation for voice over Internet protocol calling comprising: receiving, in connection with a request that a voice over internet protocol call be placed to a destination specified in the call request, a request to associate with a calling party that initiated the call request a temporary privacy address that is valid for a prescribed period or until occurrence of a prescribed event or condition and to provide the temporary privacy address to the destination, in place of a primary address associated with the calling party, as a calling station address in connection with connecting the call; assigning the temporary privacy address to the calling party, wherein the temporary privacy address is assigned in response to the call request and prior to connecting the call, informing the calling party, at the time of the call, of the temporary privacy address that has been assigned; connecting the call, including by providing the temporary privacy address to the destination as the calling station address; and sending a notification if a subsequent call is placed to the temporary privacy address at a time when the temporary privacy address is no longer valid.