Patent ID: 6343115
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: H04L,H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of completing an Internet-telephony call carried at least in part over the Internet or an Internet-like packet-based network initiated by a calling party to a called party comprising the steps of:in response to initiation of the Internet-telephony call from a terminal of the calling party, automatically transmitting a page to a pager associated with the called party, the page providing a message to the called party that an Internet-telephony call is present on the Internet or Internet-like packet-based data network for the called party; and in response to the page, receiving information originating from a terminal of the called party onto the Internet or Internet-like packet-based data network for establishing a connection at least in part over the Internet or Internet-like packet-based data network between the calling and called party's terminals to complete the Internet-telephony call whereby a live communication between the calling party and the called party commences.