Patent ID: 8149822

Claim:
A method comprising: registering call processing functions with a signaling system to route calls to unique party numbers to a call direction device, wherein the call direction device is configured to: interface with a circuit switched network to receive one or more calls routed to the call direction device with the registered call processing functions at the signaling system, communicate Internet Protocol (IP) data with a data communications network, and provide call direction services for received calls from the circuit switched network using communication of IP data with the data communications network; receiving a call routed to the call direction device with the registered call processing functions at the signaling system, the call received at the call direction device and from the circuit switched network; obtaining dialed number information corresponding to a unique party number registered at the signaling system; identifying a called party and a computer address by comparing the dialed number information corresponding to the unique party number registered at the signaling system to dialed number identifiers; and providing a message to the identified computer address using the data communications network.