Patent ID: 7804815
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A gateway telecommunication device, comprising: a first port to connect said device to a circuit switched telecommunication network; a second port to connect said device to a packet based telecommunication network; means for initiating and receiving calls for a user located in a home or office location where said device is also located; means for said user to interface with said device without using a telecommunication network; means in said device for executing requests from said user to initiate calls to parties on the circuit switched network or the packet based telecommunication network; a single channel gateway means in said device for establishing a path between said first port and said second port inside said device in response to a request from a server on the packet based telecommunication network that is separate from a calling device that a caller at a remote location is using, and the server is acting on behalf of the caller at the remote location; and means for responding to said request by connecting said second port directly to said caller at the remote location via the packet based telecommunication network without passing through said server, whereby the gateway telecommunication device can serve as part of a distributed gateway system between said packet based telecommunication network and said circuit switched telecommunication network for said caller and whereby the device increases the capacity of said distributed gateway system.