Virtual numbers for intelligence operations

A computer based method for establishing source-handler communications, comprising:

• receiving communication information in response to a communication initiated from a first telephonic device to a first virtual number, the communication information including recipient information corresponding to the first virtual number and initiator information corresponding to the first telephonic device;
• identifying, in a mapping table, a second virtual number associated with the first telephonic device;
• identifying, in the mapping table, a second telephonic device associated with the first virtual number;
• identifying, in the mapping table, an association between the first virtual number and the second virtual number, the association indicating a permission for a source associated with the first virtual number to communicate with a handler associated with the second virtual number;
• and
• responsive to identifying the association between the first virtual number and the second virtual number, determining instructions for completing the communication, the instructions:
• specifying new recipient information corresponding to the second telephonic device associated with the first virtual number, and
• specifying new initiator information corresponding to the second virtual number associated with the first telephonic device;
• and
• transmitting the instructions to complete the communication based on the new recipient information and the new initiator information, the second telephonic device receiving the communication responsive to the new recipient information specifying the second telephonic device, and the communication appearing to originate from the second virtual number responsive to the new initiator information specifying the second virtual number.

A server system comprising at least one processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program code for establishing source-handler communications, the computer program code when executed by the at least one processor causing the server system to perform steps to:

• receive communication information in response to a communication initiated from a first telephonic device to a first virtual number, the communication information including recipient information corresponding to the first virtual number and initiator information corresponding to the first telephonic device;
• identify, in a mapping table, a second virtual number associated with the first telephonic device;
• identify, in the mapping table, a second telephonic device associated with the first virtual number;
• identify, in the mapping table, an association between the first virtual number and the second virtual number, the association indicating a permission for a handler associated with the first virtual number to communicate with a source associated with the second virtual number;
• responsive to identifying the association between the first virtual number and the second virtual number, determine instructions for completing the communication, the instructions:
• specifying new recipient information corresponding to the second telephonic device associated with the first virtual number, and
• specifying new initiator information corresponding to the second virtual number associated with the first telephonic device;
• and
• transmit the instructions to complete the communication based on the new recipient information and the new initiator information, the second telephonic device receiving the communication responsive to the new recipient information specifying the second telephonic device, and the communication appearing to originate from the second virtual number responsive to the new initiator information specifying the second virtual number.