Patent ID: 6801952
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of providing incoming call notification of telephone calls received over a telephone network, to a subscriber at computing device associated with said subscriber by way of a packet switched data network, said method comprising:operating a plurality of incoming call notification servers, each interconnected with said telephone network and said packet switched data network, each of said incoming call notification servers operable to provide said incoming call notification to specific subscribers; receiving from said computing device associated with said subscriber at a first network interconnected server, over said packet switched data network, a request to contact a server providing said incoming call notification; receiving over said packet switched data network from said computing device associated with said subscriber at said first network server, an identifier of said computing device associated with said subscriber; redirecting said request to a specific one of said plurality of call notification servers interconnected with said packet switched data network capable of providing said subscriber with said incoming call notification service, based on said identifier.