Patent ID: 6507647
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A system for providing bulk calling over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) comprising:an Internet Protocol (IP) telephony gateway coupled to at least one point-to-point PSTN connection for bulk calling; a database connected to the gateway for providing telephone customer information including telephone number used for bulk calling; one or more client infornation processing units, each unit capable of being linked to at least one IP telephone; a bulk dialing application running on at least one client information processing unit for commanding the gateway to dial a number in the database to connect the IP telephone to a telephone subscriber whose number is dialed over the point-to-point PSTN connection; and a local area network connecting each of the client information processing units with the gateway so that the IP telephone connects to the gateway using voice over IP telephony and the gateway translates the voice over IP telephony to the point-to-point PSTN connection when connected using the bulk dialing application wherein the IP telephony gateway uses AIN architecture as an adjunct to the Service Control Point (SCP) inside the point-to-point PSTN connection.