| CPC H04M 3/4365 (2013.01) [H04M 1/57 (2013.01); H04M 3/54 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims | 

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               1. A system for call placement from a first device to a second device over a publicly switched telephone network, the system comprising the first device having a first telephone number and a first caller identification, wherein the first device is designed and configured to: 
            a) place a first call to a server, wherein: 
                i) the first call is placed to a second telephone number associated with the first device, and wherein the first call comprises an audio call; and 
                  ii) the first call is transmitted over a publicly switched telephone network to the server; 
                b) transmit data to the server via a different channel than the first call, wherein the data directs the server to associate a predetermined caller identification with a second call to the second device, wherein the predetermined caller identification differs from the first caller identification; 
                c) initiate the second call via the server; and 
                d) merge the first call and the second call via the server. 
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