Alias Number Routing for Multi-Line Device Consolidation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users with multiple businesses or needs often have to carry multiple computing devices, each associated with a different phone number, which is cumbersome and wasteful.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a multiple device and multiple line environment where computing devices and appliances can be associated with both device numbers and alias numbers, allowing communications to be initiated and transferred between various devices and appliances, with network providers maintaining registration tables to route communications effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user carries multiple computing devices, each associated with a different phone number, then the user can receive calls for multiple businesses, but the user experiences cumulative device weight and complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables a single computing device to perform multiple functions by associating it with multiple phone numbers through alias numbers. The system allows one device to receive and route calls for multiple businesses by mapping different alias numbers to the same device identifier, eliminating the need for separate devices for each business.
Solution Approach 2:
The network provider acts as an intermediary by maintaining registration tables that map alias numbers to device identifiers. This intermediary system routes incoming calls to the appropriate device based on the alias number, allowing a single device to be associated with multiple phone numbers without requiring multiple physical devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a user carries multiple computing devices, each associated with a different phone number, then the user can receive calls for multiple businesses, but the user experiences cumulative device weight
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables a single computing device to serve multiple businesses by associating multiple alias numbers with one device identifier. This allows the user to receive calls for all businesses on one device, eliminating the need to carry multiple devices and reducing total weight.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple devices into a single device by combining multiple phone number associations (alias numbers) with one device identifier. This consolidation reduces the number of physical devices the user must carry while maintaining the ability to receive calls for multiple businesses.
3Ease of operation
If computing devices are associated with specific device numbers, then call routing is straightforward, but communications cannot be received on any device without being constrained to a particular device number
Solution Approach 1:
The network provider's registration table acts as an intermediary that maps alias numbers to device identifiers. This intermediary system maintains straightforward routing logic while enabling flexible call reception on any associated device, as the network provider handles the mapping and routing based on the alias number provided in the incoming call.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables a single alias number to be associated with multiple device identifiers, allowing calls to be received on any device in the group. The network provider's routing mechanism maintains simplicity by directing calls to any device associated with the alias number, combining routing ease with reception flexibility.
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AI summary
Systems, devices, and techniques for multiple device and multiple line enabled computing devices and computing appliances are described herein. A device number can be assigned to a computing device and can be unique to the computing device. A plurality of alias numbers can be provided to the computing device and enabled for use by the computing device. Alias numbers can be enabled on multiple computing appliances, such that a user can transfer voice or video calls between devices using the alias numbers. Further, monitoring components in a home environment, for example, can be associated with one or more alias number so that security alerts can be provided to the various computing devices and computing appliances associated with the alias numbers.