Patent ID: 8041012
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: G10L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A system for voice-activated dialing over implicit and explicit trunks comprising: means for initiating a call through a first connection between a user's phone and a switch at a central office; responsive to said first connection, means for initiating a second connection over said implicit trunk between said switch and a voice over internet protocol gateway; responsive to said second connection, means for initiating a third connection between said voice over internet protocol gateway and a voice-activated dialing platform; responsive to a keyword sent from said user's phone to said voice-activated dialing platform, means for disconnecting said implicit trunk and signaling said switch to connect said call to said voice-activated dialing platform over said explicit trunk; and responsive to a dialed number sent from said user's phone to said voice-activated dialing platform, means for handing said call off from said internet protocol gateway to said switch at the central office and said call is processed through said implicit trunk.