Patent ID: 6188756
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of use of a communication network, comprising the steps of:(a) receiving a calling party access number and a called party access number at a control location;(b) determininng which service providers service connections between said calling party access number and said called party access number;(c) comparing said service providers based on criteria;(d) selecting appropriate ones of said service providers that satisfy said criteria as a result of the step of comparing;(e) instructing said selected service providers to provide service between said connections for establishing contact between said calling party access number and said called party access number;(f) receiving a status signal at said control location indicating if said called party access number is available for taking an incoming communication;(g) if said status signal indicates an available status, initiating a first communication from said control location to said called party access number and a second communication from said control location to said calling party access number;(h) bridging said first and second communications.