Patent ID: 6470010
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of setting up a speech connection between a first user and a second user in a communication system including an intelligent network and a data network interconnected by a gateway, the second user being located in the data network, the method comprising the steps of:transmitting a message including a data network address of a terminal with which the second user is associated, from the terminal via the gateway to the intelligent network, in order to notify the intelligent network of a location of the second user, said step of transmitting a message comprising: converting the data network address of the terminal into a coded address in the gateway; transmitting the coded address, a gateway address and a personal identifier of the second user to the intelligent network; and storing the coded address, the gateway address and the personal identifier in a service database; and based on the stored address information, setting up a speech connection between the second user at the terminal and the first user, the speech connection being set up upon request, under the control of the intelligent network.