Method of mapping names or identifiers to telecommunications network resource locations

• US 20030074461A1
• Filed: 10/09/2001
• Published: 04/17/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: I-Dns Net International
• Original Assignee: I-Dns Net International
• Inventors: Kang, Maynard J-Lon, Tan, Wei Lim, Seng, Ching Hong
• Application Number:
  US09/974,187
• Publication Number:
  US 20030074461A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/230
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4557 Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/22 Automatic class or number identification arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42076 where the identifier is a Uniform Resource Locator
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems

Abstract

A method of retrieving a tel URL regarding a first communication node. The method includes receiving a text identifier corresponding to the first communication node from a user, sending a query including the text identifier to a second communication node capable of resolving the query, receiving a response from the second communication node, and retrieving the tel URL from a resource record provided with the response.

Claims

1. A method, implemented on an apparatus, of retrieving information designating a telephone number regarding a first communication node, comprising:

receiving a text identifier corresponding to the first communication node from a user;

sending a query including the text identifier to a second communication node capable of resolving the query;

receiving a response from the second communication node; and

retrieving the information from a resource record provided with the response.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information includes a tel URL.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising initiating communication to the first communication node based on the information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the query is a DNS query;

and the response is a DNS response.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the response includes a naming authority pointer resource record.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the query is sent, and the response is received in the Hypertext Transport Protocol.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the query is sent, and the response is received in the Short Message Service protocol.

8. A computer program product comprising a machine readable medium on which is provided program instructions for retrieving information designating a telephone number regarding a first communication node, the program instructions specifying the following:

receiving a text identifier corresponding to the first communication node from a user;

sending a query including the text identifier to a second communication node capable of resolving the query;

receiving a response from the second communication node; and

retrieving the information from a resource record provided with the response.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the information includes a tel URL.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising initiating communication to the first communication node based on the information.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the query is a DNS query;

and the response is a DNS response.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the response includes a naming authority pointer resource record.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the query is sent, and the response is received in the Hypertext Transport Protocol.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the query is sent, and the response is received in the Short Message Service protocol.

15. An apparatus for retrieving information designating a telephone number regarding a first communication node, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory coupled to the one or more processor and configured to store program instructions for the one or more processors, the program instructions specifying the following;

receiving a text identifier corresponding to the first communication node from a user;

sending a query including the text identifier to a second communication node capable of resolving the query;

receiving a response from the second communication node; and

retrieving the information from a resource record provided with the response.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the information includes a tel URL.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising initiating communication to the first communication node based on the information.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the query is a DNS query;

and the response is a DNS response.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the response includes a naming authority pointer resource record.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the query is sent, and the response is received in the Hypertext Transport Protocol.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the query is sent, and the response is received in the Short Message Service protocol.

22. A method, implemented on an apparatus, of providing information designating a telephone number regarding a first communication node, comprising:

receiving a query including a text identifier corresponding to the first communication node from a second communication node;

retrieving a resource record corresponding to the first communication node including the information; and

sending a response with the resource record including the information to the second communication node.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the information includes a tel URL.

24. A computer program product comprising a machine readable medium on which is provided program instructions for providing information designating a telephone number regarding a first communication node, the program instructions specifying the following:

receiving a query including a text identifier corresponding to the first communication node from a second communication node;

retrieving a resource record corresponding to the first communication node including the information; and

sending a response with the resource record including the information to the second communication node.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein the information includes a tel URL.

26. A computer readable product comprising a machine readable medium on which is provided data comprising:

a naming authority pointer resource record (NAPTR RR), wherein the NAPTR RR comprises information designating a telephone number and an associated domain name.

27. The computer readable product of claim 26, wherein the information includes a tel URL.

28. The computer readable product of claim 26, wherein the information is provided in a field specifying regular expression.

29. The computer readable product of claim 28, wherein the NAPTR RR further comprises fields specifying preference, order, and flags.