Patent ID: 7548535
Filing Date: 2009-06-16
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for on-demand access to telephony services over an integrated digital network comprising the steps of: establishing a service agreement between a broadband customer and a network service provider; providing connection to a conventional telephone connected to a home gateway by way of conventional wiring; obtaining customer preferences for instant telephony services, the customer preferences including an activation of temporary telephony services; receiving an impulse request from the broadband customer for temporary telephony services extending over a predetermined time period; establishing a virtual permanent circuit between the broadband customer and a metropolitan exchange for the network service provider using the home gateway; reserving a dedicated phone number at the metropolitan exchange for the instant telephony services of the broadband customer; and instantaneously activating and deactivating a telephony line assigned to the dedicated phone number using the home gateway in response to the impulse request for temporary telephony services and according to the customer preference.