System and method for routing communication through various communication channel types

• US 20060013254A1
• Filed: 06/07/2005
• Published: 01/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Benny Yehezkel, Oded Shmueli, Yosef Rockah
• Original Assignee: Benny Yehezkel, Oded Shmueli, Yosef Rockah
• Inventors: Shmueli, Oded, Yehezkel, Benny, Rockah, Yosef
• Application Number:
  US11/146,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20060013254A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/30 Routing of multiclass traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/14 Delay circuits; Timers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54

Abstract

A system for establishing data communication between user clients is provided. The system includes a router which is capable of automatically routing communication data through a communication channel of a plurality of communication channel types; the communication channel is selected by the router according to at least one selection parameter applied thereby.

Claims

1. A system for establishing data communication between user clients comprising a router capable of automatically routing communication data through a communication channel of a plurality of communication channel types, said communication channel being selected by said router according to at least one selection parameter applied thereby.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said router executes a decision algorithm for applying said at least one selection parameter.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one selection parameter is selected from the group consisting of a type of said communication data, a time of routing said communication data and a source of said communication data.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of communication channel types include a telephone communication channel, a cellular communication channel, a satellite communication channel and an IP communication channel.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said router stores information relating to communication history, preferences relating to a user of the system, availability for communication of each of said plurality of communication channel types and/or terms and conditions associated with each of said plurality of communication channel types.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one user client being in communication with said router, said at least one user client being for sending and/or receiving said communication data.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said at least one user client is capable of wireless communication with said router.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said router includes ports for communicating with each of said plurality of communication channel types.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein said at least one user client is a handset unit.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said router is capable of automatically establishing voice communication between two different communication channel types.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said router is capable of automatically establishing communication between a first user client having IP communication capabilities and a second user client having cellular communication capabilities.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said first user client is a computer and said second user client is a telephone.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein said router is further capable of converting a first type of data to a second type of data.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said first type of data is textual data and said second type of data is voice.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein said router is further capable of splitting said communication data into a plurality of communication data streams.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said communication data includes video and audio data and whereas said router is capable of splitting said communication data into separate video and audio streams.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said router is capable of routing each of said video and audio streams to a specific user client or device connected thereto.

18. A method of establishing data communication between user clients comprising:

(a) analyzing communication data received from a first user client according to at least one parameter; and

(b) routing said communication data through a communication channel of a plurality of communication channel types to a second user client thereby establishing data communication between said first and said second user clients, said communication channel being selected according to said at least one selection parameter.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said analyzing is effected by a decision algorithm according to said at least one selection parameter.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein said at least one selection parameter is selected from the group consisting of a type of said communication data, a time of routing said communication data and a source of said communication data.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein said plurality of communication channel types include a telephone Do we have to say what kind of telephone, landline? Cellular? Communication channel, a cellular communication channel, a satellite communication channel and an IP communication channel.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein said analyzing takes into account information relating to communication history, preferences relating to a user of said first or said second user client, availability for communication of each of said plurality of communication channel types and/or terms and conditions associated with each of said plurality of communication channel types.

23. The method of claim 18, wherein said routing automatically establishes voice communication between two different communication channel types.

24. The method of claim 18, wherein said first user client is an IP communication device and said second user client is a cellular communication device.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein said first user client is a computer and said second user client is a telephone.

26. The method of claim 18, wherein said router is further capable of transforming a first type of data to a second type of data.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein said first type of data is textual data and said second type of data is voice.