Global directory registering telephony dialing information
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1. In an enterprise system comprising:
- One or more private branch exchanges connected to a public switched telephone network;
One or more servers interconnected by a wide area network; and
One or more networks interconnecting the exchanges and the servers;
the improvement comprising;
A directory presented via the wide area network and accessible via the servers, said directory providing a common view of directory information of locations of the system.
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Abstract
An enterprise-wide directory publishes a set of globally available and globally meaningful dialing information according to preset rules.
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18 Claims
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1. In an enterprise system comprising:
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One or more private branch exchanges connected to a public switched telephone network;
One or more servers interconnected by a wide area network; and
One or more networks interconnecting the exchanges and the servers;
the improvement comprising;
A directory presented via the wide area network and accessible via the servers, said directory providing a common view of directory information of locations of the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of telephonically communicating between a plurality of systems, each having a different access code, said method comprising:
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Accessing by an originating system a directory specifying a dial plan for a destination user;
Deducing a dial-able phone number for dialing from the originating system to the destination system wherein the dial-able phone number is based on the location of the originating system and the location of the destination system;
Initiating by the originating system a connection to the destination system using the deduced dial-able phone number. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data structure for a dial plan of a location, said dial plan being part of a directory, said data structure comprising:
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A first field defining a country code of the location;
A second field defining an in-country prefix for use by a calling location having a country code which is the same as the country code of the location specified in the first field;
A third field defining an international prefix for use by a calling location having a country code which is different than the country code of the location specified in the first field; and
A fourth field defining an extension length for the location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18)
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17. The data structure of claim 17 wherein the dial plan includes number classes which are applied to users and unauthenticated callers to control outbound calling.
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