Method and system for least call routing for one or more telephone calls
First Claim
1. A method for determining a least cost routing method for a predetermined telephone call, the method comprising:
- providing a predetermined telephone number from a handset from a geographic location;
identifying more than one service provider from a plurality of service providers in a database having an access number associated geographic location to provide a first set of service providers;
identifying a destination location associated with the predetermined telephone number;
determining more than one of the identified service providers have termination capability for the destination location associated with the predetermined telephone number to form a second set of service providers;
determining at least one of the service providers in the second set of service providers having a selected cost information and a selected quality information associated with the predetermined telephone number from the geographic location;
selecting the service provider; and
initiating a call based upon the predetermined telephone number using the selected service provider.
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Abstract
A method for determining a least cost routing method for a predetermined telephone call. The method includes providing a predetermined telephone number from a handset from a geographic location and identifying more than one service provider from a plurality of service providers in a database having an access number associated geographic location to provide a first set of service providers. The method also includes identifying a destination location associated with the predetermined telephone number and determining more than one of the identified service providers have termination capability for the destination location associated with the predetermined telephone number to form a second set of service providers. The method includes determining at least one of the service providers in the second set of service providers having a selected cost information and a selected quality information associated with the predetermined telephone number from the geographic location. The method includes selecting the service provider and initiating a call based upon the predetermined telephone number using the selected service provider.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for determining a least cost routing method for a predetermined telephone call, the method comprising:
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providing a predetermined telephone number from a handset from a geographic location;
identifying more than one service provider from a plurality of service providers in a database having an access number associated geographic location to provide a first set of service providers;
identifying a destination location associated with the predetermined telephone number;
determining more than one of the identified service providers have termination capability for the destination location associated with the predetermined telephone number to form a second set of service providers;
determining at least one of the service providers in the second set of service providers having a selected cost information and a selected quality information associated with the predetermined telephone number from the geographic location;
selecting the service provider; and
initiating a call based upon the predetermined telephone number using the selected service provider.
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2. A method for determining a least cost routing method using an indirect call feature for a predetermined telephone call, the method comprising:
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providing a predetermined telephone number from a handset from a geographic location to initiate a call through a telephone network;
transferring the predetermined telephone number from the handset to a server device coupled to the telephone network;
identifying a first route using a first service provider for connecting the handset from the geographic location to a second geographic location;
identifying a second route using a second service provider for connecting the handset from the second geographic location to the predetermined telephone number;
initiating a call based upon the predetermined telephone number using the second service provider and the second route; and
connecting the handset using the first route to the second route using a call back process from the first service provider to the handset. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating a mobile handset through more than one calling route, the method comprising:
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providing a mobile hand set comprising a user interface, an origination phone number, and a mobile application, the mobile handset being coupled to a telephone network;
entering a predetermined phone number through the user interface;
determining a destination location of the predetermined phone number, the destination location being associated with a receiver device;
determining a calling location of the mobile handset;
identifying cumulative cost information being numbered from 1 through N for a plurality of routes numbered respectively from 1 through N associated with the predetermined phone number, where N is an integer greater than 1, each of the plurality of routes including one or more sub-routes;
outputting a least cumulative cost information associated with the predetermined phone number to a user of the mobile handset for at least one of the routes numbered from 1 through N; and
initiating a connection between the mobile handset and the receiver device at the destination location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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