Patent ID: 7508923
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a multi-media communication path between at least a calling communication device adapted to operate using a first protocol and at least a destination communication device adapted to operate using a second protocol, the method comprising: receiving a request for a multi-media service at a call control element of a multi-media provider system; processing the call request at the call control element for generating a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message; and sending the SIP message to the destination communication device to form the multi-media communication path between the calling communication device and the destination communication device, wherein the destination communication device comprises a public switched telephone network (PSTN) based device or a circuit based communication device and wherein the SIP message includes a header portion, a first body portion and a second body portion separate from and different than said header portion and said first body portion, wherein said second body portion includes predetermined address specific information associated with the destination communication device and Privacy Information associated with the calling communication device, wherein said Privacy Information indicates whether an identity of the calling communication device is to remain private in accessing said multi-media service.