Patent ID: 7075925
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method for coupling a public telephone network to the Internet by dialing a number for obtaining a connection, the number being a predefined number sequence determined for Internet service providers with a specific number in the sequence being assigned to a specific Internet service provider (ISP), the public telephone network having first and second number telephone exchanges and first and second traffic telephone exchanges with the first and second traffic telephone exchanges being respectively connected to the first and second number telephone exchanges, and the first and second traffic telephone exchanges having first and second corresponding calling points respectively associated therewith for providing access to the specific ISP, the method comprising the steps of: setting a first routing table in the first number telephone exchange such that the specific number refers to the first calling point; setting a second routing table in the second number telephone exchange such that the specific number refers to the second calling point; and directing Internet traffic, via said the first and second number telephone exchanges and the first and second corresponding calling points, to the specific ISP.