Patent ID: 6546003
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A system for providing a directory assistance call completion service to a terminal, comprising:a public switched telephone network (PSTN) communications switching system providing switched communication services to said terminal; a directory assistance service system including a storage of directory listings; and a public packet data internetwork connected between the PSTN and the directory assistance service system, said internetwork comprising at least a portion of the Internet, wherein in response to dialing of a directory assistance number on said terminal, said PSTN (i) provides data identifying said terminal to said directory assistance service system via the Internet, and (ii) establishes a two-way communication link between said terminal and said directory assistance service system via the Internet; and wherein the directory assistance service system provides two-way voice communication between said terminal and said directory assistance service system via said communication link to (i) receive information from said terminal identifying a station with which said terminal seeks to establish a communications link through the Internet, and (ii) provide to said terminal a directory number for said station.