Method and apparatus for cost optimization of cellular networks indication
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1. A telecommunication method comprising:
- identifying called and calling parties'"'"' cellular telephone networks;
creating a first call leg to a called party cellular telephone via a first gateway associated with the first cellular network; and
creating a second call leg to a calling party cellular telephone via a second gateway associated with the second cellular network.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system includes a personal computer having a unified communication system including a presence application and a cellular telephone network identifier operably coupled to the unified communication system and configured to identify a cellular telephone network of multiple parties; and a cellular network gateway appliance operably coupled to the personal computer and configured to allow the unified communication system to make a telephone call via an associated cellular network and identified by the cellular telephone network identifier.
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16 Claims
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1. A telecommunication method comprising:
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identifying called and calling parties'"'"' cellular telephone networks;
creating a first call leg to a called party cellular telephone via a first gateway associated with the first cellular network; and
creating a second call leg to a calling party cellular telephone via a second gateway associated with the second cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a network including a plurality of user devices having unified communications applications and a plurality of cellular network gateways;
means interfaceable via the unified communications application for identifying a cellular network associated with a called party and a calling party;
means for creating a first call leg to a called party cellular telephone via a first gateway associated with the first cellular network;
means for creating a second call leg to a calling party cellular telephone via a second gateway associated with the second cellular network; and
means for connecting the first leg and the second leg such that the called party and said calling party communicate via the network. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a personal computer having a unified communication system including a presence application and a cellular telephone network identifier operably coupled to the unified communication system and configured to identify a cellular telephone network of multiple parties; and
a cellular network gateway appliance operably coupled to the personal computer and configured to allow the unified communication system to make a telephone call via an associated cellular network and identified by the cellular telephone network identifier. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A telecommunications method, comprising:
calling out to cellular telephones on separate cellular networks via cellular gateway appliances on a local area network and connecting the calls via the local area network such that the cellular telephones are deemed to be on a same cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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means for calling out to cellular telephones on separate cellular networks via cellular gateway appliances on a local area network; and
means for connecting the calls via the local area network such that the cellular telephones are deemed to be on a same cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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