Method for establishing a communications link

• US 20040215783A1
• Filed: 04/25/2003
• Published: 10/28/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Combots Product GmbH
• Original Assignee: WEB.DE AG (Cinetic Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung & Vertrieb von Medien)
• Inventors: Hensing, Hanno
• Application Number:
  US10/423,697
• Publication Number:
  US 20040215783A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/401 wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/56 Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities video conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0009 where voice calls remain entirely in the telephone network

Abstract

A method for establishing a communications link between a first end user unit and a second end user unit includes communicating web site data from the first end user unit to a web site. The web site data are capable of activating the web site. A communications link unit is determined by the web site, the communications link unit providing communications links. The communications link is established between the first end user unit and the second end user unit via the communications link unit.

Claims

1. A method for establishing a communications link between a first end user unit and a second end user unit, comprising:

communicating first web site data from the first end user unit to a first web site, the first web site data being capable of activating the first web site;

determining a first communications link unit using the first web site; and

establishing a first communications link between the first end user unit and the second end user unit via the first communications link unit.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the first web site is a telecommunications web site associated with the first end user unit.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising communicating second end user unit data from the first end user unit, the second end user unit data identifying the second end user unit, and wherein the establishing the first communications link between the first and second end user units being performed using the second end user unit data.

4. The method as recited in claim 3 wherein the second end user unit data is communicated to at least one of the first web site and the first communications link unit.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the first communications link is established via the first web site.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the first communications link is established via a link used for communicating the first web site data from the first end user unit to the first web site.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the first communications link is established via an additional link between the first end user unit and the first web site, the additional link replacing a link used for communicating the first web site data from the first end user unit to the first web site.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the first end user unit includes a first end user device and a first user equipment, the communicating the first web site data being performed using the first end user device and the first communications link being established between the first user equipment and the second end user unit.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising, in response to the establishing the first communications link, communicating second web site data from the second end user unit to a second web site, the second web site data being configured to activate the second web site.

10. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein the second web site is a telecommunications web site associated with the second end user unit.

11. The method as recited in claim 9 further comprising determining a second communications link unit using the second web site and wherein the establishing the first communications is performed via the second communications link unit.

12. The method as recited in claim 9 further comprising:

determining a second communications link unit using the second web site; and

establishing a second communications link between the first and second end user units via the second communications link unit so as to replace the established first communications link.

13. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein the first communications link is established via the second web site.

14. The method as recited in claim 13 wherein the first communications link is established via a link used for communicating the first web site data from the first end user unit to the first web site.

15. The method as recited in claim 13 wherein the first communications link is established via an additional link between the first end user unit and the first web site, the additional link replacing a link used for communicating the first web site data from the first end user unit to a first web site.

16. The method as recited in claim 11 wherein the first communications link is established via the second web site.

17. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein the first communications link is established via the second web site.

18. The method as recited in claim 9 further comprising at least one of identifying and authenticating the second end user unit using the communicated second web site data.

19. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein the communicated second web site data include at least one of a number code, an alpha-numerical code, data representative of a communications link unit via which a communications link is to be established, data obtained from voice recognition, data indicative of the second end user unit and data identifying a user of the second end user unit.

20. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein at least a portion of the communicated second web site data are communicated by inputting data using at least one of a keyboard, a microphone, a touch screen, a pointing device, a computer, a browser software, and a device for obtaining biometrical data.

21. The method as recited in claim 20 wherein the at least a portion of the communicated second web site data are communicated using a device for automatic data communications under control of the second end user unit.

22. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising at least one of identifying and authenticating the first end user unit using the communicated first web site data.

23. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the communicated first web site data include at least one of a number code, an alpha-numerical code, data representative of a communications link unit via which a communications link is to be established, data obtained from voice recognition, data indicative of the first end user unit and data identifying a user of the first end user unit.

24. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the first web site data are communicated by inputting data using at least one of a keyboard, a microphone, a touch screen, a pointing device, a computer, a browser software, and a device for obtaining biometrical data.

25. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least a portion of the first web site data are communicated using a device for automatic data communications under control of the first end user unit.

26. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising accounting to the second end user unit costs related to the first communications link.

27. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second end user units includes a telephone and wherein the first communications link unit provides public switched telephone network-based communications.

28. An end user unit for communicating with a receiving end user unit, the end user unit comprising:

at least one first unit configured to communicate first web site data to a first web site associated with the end user unit, the first web site data being capable of activating the first web site; and

at least one second unit configured to communicate with the receiving end user unit over a communications link via a first communications link unit determined by the first web site.

29. The end user unit as recited in claim 28 wherein the first web site is a telecommunications web site.

30. The end user unit as recited in claim 28 wherein the at least one first unit is configured to communicate receiving end user unit data, the receiving end user unit data identifying the receiving end user unit and being useable to establish the first communications link.

31. The end user unit as recited in claim 39 wherein the at least one first unit is configured to communicate the receiving end user unit data to at least one of the first web site and the first communications link unit.

32. The end user unit as recited in claim 28 wherein the first communications link is established via the first web site.

33. The end user unit as recited in claim 28 wherein the first communications link includes a link used for communicating the first web site data from the first end user unit to the first web site.

34. The end user unit as recited in claim 28 wherein the first communications link is established via an additional link between the first end user unit and the first web site, the additional link replacing a link used for communicating the first web site data from the first end user unit to a first web site.

35. The end user unit as recited in claim 28 wherein the first communications link is established via a second web site associated with the receiving end user unit.

36. The end user unit as recited in claim 28 wherein the first web site data are capable of at least one of identifying and authenticating the first end user unit.

37. The end user unit as recited in claim 28 wherein the first web site data include at least one of a number code, an alpha-numerical code, data representative of a communications link unit via which a communications link is to be established, data obtained from voice recognition, data indicative of the first end user unit and data identifying a user of the first end user unit.

38. The end user unit as recited in claim 28 wherein the at least one first unit is configured to receive at least a portion of the first web site data by input using at least one of a keyboard, a microphone, a touch screen, a pointing device, a computer, a browser software, and a device for obtaining biometrical data.

39. The end user unit as recited in claim 28 wherein the at least one first unit is configured to communicate at least a portion of the first web site by automatic data communications under control of the first end user unit.

40. The end user unit as recited in claim 28 wherein costs related to the first communications link are accountable to the receiving end user unit.

41. The end user unit as recited in claim 28 wherein at least one of the end user unit and the receiving end user unit includes a telephone and wherein the first communications link unit provides public switched telephone network-based communications.

42. A web site for providing a first communications link between a first end user unit and a second end user unit, comprising:

a web page associated with a user of the end user unit; and

a processor configured to;

receive web site data from the first end user unit, the web site data being capable of activating the web site;

determine a communications link unit, the communications link unit configured to provide communications links; and

initiate an establishment of the communications link between the first end user unit and the second end user unit via the communications link unit.

43. The web site as recited in claim 42 wherein the processor is configured to receive second end user unit data from the first end user unit and to initiate the establishment of the communications link using the second end user unit data, the second end user unit data identifying the second end user unit.

44. The web site as recited in claim 42 wherein the processor is configured initiate the establishment of the communications link using the web site data.

45. The web site as recited in claim 42 wherein the processor is configured to initiate the establishment of the communications link via the web site.

46. The web site as recited in claim 42 wherein the processor is configured to initiate the establishment of the communications link via a link used for receiving the web site data from the first end user unit.

47. The web site as recited in claim 42 wherein the processor is configured to initiate the establishment of the communications link via an additional link between the first end user unit and the web site, the additional link replacing a link used for receiving the web site data from the first end user unit.

48. The web site as recited in claim 42 wherein the communications link is established via a second web site.

49. The web site as recited in claim 42 wherein the web site is configured to at least one of identify and authenticate the first end user unit using the communicated web site data.

50. The web site as recited in claim 42 wherein the web site data include at least one of a number code, an alpha-numerical code, data representative of a communications link unit via which a communications link is to be established, data obtained from voice recognition, data indicative of the first end user unit and data identifying a user of the first end user unit.

51. The web site as recited in claim 42 wherein the web site is configured for having costs related to the communications link are accounted to the second end user unit.

52. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable process steps operative to perform a method for establishing a communications link between a first end user unit and a second end user unit, comprising:

receiving, at a web site, web site data from the first end user unit, the web site data being capable of activating the web site;

determining a communications link unit, the communications link unit configured to provide communications links; and

initiating an establishment of the communications link between the first end user unit and the second end user unit via the communications link unit.

53. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 52 wherein the web site is a telecommunications web site associated with the first end user unit.

54. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 52 wherein the method further comprises receiving second end user unit data from the first end user unit and initiating the establishment of the communications link using the second end user unit data, the second end user unit data identifying the second end user unit.

55. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 52 wherein the method further comprises accounting to the second end user unit costs related to the first communications link

56. A communications environment comprising:

a first end user unit; and

a web site associated with the first end user and configured to;

receive web site data from the first end user unit, the web site data being capable of activating the web site;

determine a communications link unit, the communications link unit configured to provide communications links; and

initiate an establishment of the communications link between the first end user unit and a second end user unit via the communications link unit.

57. The communications environment as recited in claim 56 wherein the web site is configured to receive second end user unit data from the first end user unit and to initiate the establishment of the communications link using the second end user unit data, the second end user unit data identifying the second end user unit.

58. The communications environment as recited in claim 56 wherein the web site is configured initiate the establishment of the communications link using the web site data.

59. The communications environment as recited in claim 56 wherein the web site is configured to initiate the establishment of the communications link via the web site.

60. The communications environment as recited in claim 56 wherein the web site is configured to initiate the establishment of the communications link via a link used for receiving the web site data from the first end user unit.

61. The communications environment as recited in claim 56 wherein the web site is configured to initiate the establishment of the communications link via an additional link between the first end user unit and the web site, the additional link replacing a link used for receiving the web site data from the first end user unit.

62. The communications environment as recited in claim 56 wherein the communications link is established via a second web site.

63. The communications environment as recited in claim 56 wherein the web site is configured to at least one of identify and authenticate the first end user unit using the communicated web site data.

64. The communications environment as recited in claim 56 wherein the web site data include at least one of a number code, an alpha-numerical code, data representative of a communications link unit via which a communications link is to be established, data obtained from voice recognition, data indicative of the first end user unit and data identifying a user of the first end user unit.

65. The communications environment as recited in claim 56 wherein the web site is configured for having costs related to the communications link are accounted to the second end user unit.