Patent ID: 6088436
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of connecting a calling telephone user equipment and a called telephone user equipment comprising:establishing a first connection between the calling telephone and a first telecommunications node via a first telephone switch;transmitting a data message from the first telecommunications node to a second telecommunications node remote from the first telecommunications node via a data line, the data message comprising the telephone number of the called telephone user equipment;placing a call from the second telecommunications node to the first telecommunications node via a second telephone switch and the first telephone switch;placing a call from the second telecommunications node to the called telephone user equipment;receiving at the second telecommunications node an indication of the result of the call placed to the called telephone user equipment;transmitting a data message from the second telecommunications node to the first telecommunications node via a data line, the content of the data message being reflective of the indication;answering the call from the second telecommunication node to the first telecommunication node when the data message indicates that the call from the second telecommunications node to the called telephone user equipment has been answered.