Patent ID: 6295292
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method for communication between calling and called terminals through a hybrid system of switched circuit and packet networks via operations of plural operating entities, comprising the steps of:in response to transmission from a calling terminal linked to a circuit switched network of signaling for initiating establishment of said communication, identifying a first database of a first of said operating entities;accessing said first database to determine whether said first operating entity will authorize said communication;in response to communication authorization, requesting a second of said operating entities to establish said communication;in response to said request, accessing a second database of a second of said operating entities to determine whether said second operating entity will authorize said communication;in response to authorization by said second operating entity, establishing said communication;recording charges for said communication and allocating the recorded charges between said first and second entities; andsending a bill for said communication to said initiating terminal.