Patent ID: 9544441
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Claim:
1. A method for transmitting data to a first subscriber having a first primary service communication facility for communication via a primary communication service providable via a first network and a first secondary service communication facility for communication via a secondary communication service providable via a second network assigned thereto, the first network being different from the second network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, by a second primary service communication facility, primary and secondary address information assigned to the first primary service communication facility and the first secondary service communication facility, respectively, in connection signaling sent from the first primary service communication facility to the second primary service communication facility sent to attempt to establish a voice communication connection between the first primary service communication facility and the second primary service communication facility, the primary address information identifying address information of the first primary service communication facility and the secondary address information identifying the secondary address information of the first secondary service communication facility, wherein the second primary service communication facility receives the secondary address information without access to data from an access or assignment table of an exchange; identifying, by the second primary service communication facility, the received primary and secondary address information and storing them in a call log or an address book with mutual assignment, wherein address information for the second primary service communication facility is usable for at least one of addressing and network path control for connection signaling between the first primary service communication facility and the second primary service communication facility; transferring the stored secondary address information from the second primary service communication facility to a second secondary service communication facility for a transmission of data to the first subscriber for responding to non-establishment of the voice communication connection sought to be established via the connection signaling; and transmitting, by the second secondary service communication facility, the data to be transmitted to the first subscriber via the second secondary communication service to the first secondary service communication facility using the transferred secondary address information.