Patent ID: 6501753
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A method for processing a voice frequency telephone call within a telephone network from at least a first person to a first termination telephone number associated with a first service provider, said method comprising the steps of:receiving at a central office switch in the telephone network at least one voice frequency call, each including a terminating telephone number; searching a database using the terminating telephone number to determine if the terminating telephone number is associated with a first termination telephone number for a first service provider; based on the association of the termination telephone number of the first service provider, processing at least the first termination telephone number to direct the routing of the voice frequency call toward a data network via a first network modem; and processing the voice frequency call to convert the at least one voice frequency call to a packet switch call having at least a first packet, wherein the first packet is transmittable toward the first service provider via the data network, the first service provider being interconnectable to the data network.