System and method for servicing calls originating via the Internet

• US 20050232173A1
• Filed: 06/20/2005
• Published: 10/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MCI Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Gunasekar, Duraisamy, Reynolds, Tim E., Galvin, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 7,924,816 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/282
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/003 Click to dial services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1225 Details of core network interconnection arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0045 involving hybrid, i.e. a mixture of public and private, or multi-vendor systems

Abstract

A system and method for servicing a call request within a telecommunications system includes and involves a client sub-system that is configured to generate a call request and to transmit the same via the Internet. The call request includes a call termination address and a service identifier. The call termination address corresponds to a call termination station that is coupled to a switching system that is coupled to the telecommunications system. Also included and involved is an intelligent services network that is coupled to the client sub-system via the Internet and which is operative to receive and validate the call request and to process the call request in accordance with the service identifier. A telephony gateway sub-system is coupled to the intelligent services network via the switching system and to the client sub-system via the Internet. The telephony gateway sub-system is operative to communicate with the intelligent services network via the switching system to cause the intelligent services network to initiate a call to the termination address via the switching system and to couple the call to the client sub-system.

Claims

1. A method for servicing a call request within a telecommunications system, comprising the steps of:

receiving a call request from a call origination station via the Internet, said call request including a service identifier corresponding to a service provided within said telecommunications system and a call termination address corresponding to a call termination station;

validating said call request within said telecommunications system;

initiating a communications link between said call origination station and a telephony server via the Internet in accordance with said service identifier;

initiating a telephony link between said telephony server and said call termination station based on said call termination address; and

coupling said communications link to said telephony link.

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