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Timestamp: 2017-05-25 15:12:27
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2007', 'Application No. 2007', 'Application No. 2007', 'Application No. 2007', 'Application No. 05788056', 'Application No. 05789847', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2007']

Patent US7711101 - Direct calling to devices via a shared telephone number - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe present invention provides a technique for directly calling telephones via a shared telephone number, which telephones do not have telephone numbers in the address space of the Public Switched Telephone Network. This is particularly useful for visitors and guests who are, for example, temporarily...http://www.google.com/patents/US7711101?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7711101 - Direct calling to devices via a shared telephone numberAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7711101 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/203,350Publication dateMay 4, 2010Filing dateAug 12, 2005Priority dateAug 12, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2574069A1, CA2574069C, CA2574071A1, CA2574071C, EP1779618A2, EP1779618A4, EP1800461A2, EP1800461A4, US7894590, US20060034261, US20060034442, WO2006020778A2, WO2006020778A3, WO2006020843A2, WO2006020843A3Publication number11203350, 203350, US 7711101 B2, US 7711101B2, US-B2-7711101, US7711101 B2, US7711101B2InventorsMathilde BenvenisteOriginal AssigneeAvaya Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (22), Non-Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (1), Classifications (15), Legal Events (9) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDirect calling to devices via a shared telephone number
US 7711101 B2Abstract
The present invention provides a technique for directly calling telephones via a shared telephone number, which telephones do not have telephone numbers in the address space of the Public Switched Telephone Network. This is particularly useful for visitors and guests who are, for example, temporarily at a hotel, school campus, or business.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/203,356, filed Aug. 12, 2005, entitled “Complementary VoIP Service,” is also incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to telecommunications in general, and, more particularly, to the direct calling of devices accessible via a shared telephone number.
Many telephones can be directly called because they have a unique telephone number associated with them. This telephone number is an address in the address space of the Public Switched Telephone Network. Many telephones cannot be directly addressed because they are accessible only via a private branch exchange. To call these telephones, you must first call the number for the private branch exchange and then a human operator or interactive voice response system asks for an extension.
FIG. 1 depicts a schematic diagram of the salient components of a telecommunications system in accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 depicts a schematic diagram of the salient components of a telecommunications system in accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention. System 100 comprises: telephones 101 through 105, telephones 111 through 113, switching network 121, switch 122, and forwarding database 123, interrelated as shown.
At subtask 303, switching network 121 is unable to set up the call with telephone 103, and, therefore, forwards the call to switch 122. This could be because there was no one available to answer telephone 103, or because all calls to telephone 103 were conditionally or unconditionally forwarded to switch 122. When a call to telephone 103 is forwarded to switch 122, switching network 121 transmits, as part of subtask 303, a set-up message (e.g., an SS7 ISUP set-up message, etc.) to switch 122, which message contains the originally-called telephone number (i.e., 648-555-2443—the telephone number of telephone 103).
At subtask 403, switching network 121 is unable to set up the call with telephone 104, and, therefore, forwards the call to switch 122. This could be because there was no one available to answer telephone 104, or because all calls to telephone 104 were conditionally or unconditionally forwarded to switch 122. When a call to telephone 104 is forwarded to switch 122, switching network 121 transmits, as part of subtask 403, a set-up message (e.g., an SS7 ISUP set-up message, etc.) to switch 122, which message contains the originally-called telephone number (i.e., 723-753-6642—the telephone number of telephone 104).
At subtask 503, switching network 121 is unable to set up the call with telephone 105, and, therefore, forwards the call to switch 122. This could be because there was no one available to answer telephone 105, or because all calls to telephone 105 were conditionally or unconditionally forwarded to switch 122. When a call to telephone 105 is forwarded to switch 122, switching network 121 transmits, as part of subtask 503, a set-up message (e.g., an SS7 ISUP set-up message, etc.) to switch 122, which message contains the originally-called telephone number (i.e., 723-753-6642—the telephone number of telephone 105).
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