Patent ID: 6201805
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A method of setting up and monitoring a packetized telephone communications session between at least two nodes of a packet data network, comprising the steps of:transmitting over a data network, from an application computer to a gatekeeper computer, information indicative of monitoring and control telephony functions desired by a user of said application computer, said application computer being located separately from any of said at least two nodes of said packet data network;arranging for said packetized telephone communications session between said at least two nodes of said packet data network, said arrangement being accomplished through said gatekeeper computer;causing said packetized telephone communications session between said at least two nodes of said packet data network to occur; andreporting information indicative of said session occurring to said application computer from said gatekeeper computer over said data network.