Patent ID: 6324264
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of establishing a call over a telecommunications network between a first party and a second party, wherein said communications network comprises the Internet and a publicly switched telephone network (PSTN) and said first party is directly connected to said PSTN via a telephone set and further directly connected via an interactive terminal device to said Internet; and said first and second parties are identified within said PSTN by first and second party communications addresses, said method comprising the steps of:said first party obtaining second party telecommunications address by using said interactive terminal device to communicate with a public directory service over said Internet, said directory service being linked to said PSTN;communicating said first and second party telecommunications addresses to a control terminal of said PSTN; andsaid control terminal establishing, on the basis of said first party telecommunications address and said second party telecommunications address and using said PSTN, a call between said first party and said second party.