Method, Call Setup Device and Computer Product for Controlling and Setting Up Calls with Reduced Costs
First Claim
1. Method of controlling the setting up telephone calls for a user associated with a call setup device, where the call setup device has access to at least one communication network via a corresponding call placing unit, comprising the steps—
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receiving, callee identifying information as well as user identifying information via at least one first data message sent by the user, (step 60), analysing the callee identifying information and user identifying information, (step 62), determining a preferred call setup scheme for setting up a call between the callee and the user based on said analysis, (step 63), ordering a call placing unit to set up a first telephone call to a terminal of the user, (step 74) according to the preferred call set up scheme, ordering a call placing unit to set up a second telephone call to a terminal of the callee according to the preferred call set up scheme, (step 76), and ordering the interconnection of the first and the second call, (step 78).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method, call setup device (10) and computer program product for controlling telephone call setup for an associated user and having access to different communication networks. The call setup device (10) comprises a data receiving unit (52) receiving a first data message (DM1) from the user comprising callee identifying information and user identifying information, and a control unit (48) having access to call placing units (12, 14, 58), each connected to corresponding networks (24/32) and providing telephone call setup via these networks. The control unit analyses the callee and user identifying information, determines a preferred call setup scheme based on said analysis, orders a call placing unit to set up a first telephone call to a user terminal, orders a call placing unit to set up a second telephone call to a callee terminal, and orders an interconnection of the first and the second call.
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18 Claims
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1. Method of controlling the setting up telephone calls for a user associated with a call setup device, where the call setup device has access to at least one communication network via a corresponding call placing unit, comprising the steps—
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receiving, callee identifying information as well as user identifying information via at least one first data message sent by the user, (step 60), analysing the callee identifying information and user identifying information, (step 62), determining a preferred call setup scheme for setting up a call between the callee and the user based on said analysis, (step 63), ordering a call placing unit to set up a first telephone call to a terminal of the user, (step 74) according to the preferred call set up scheme, ordering a call placing unit to set up a second telephone call to a terminal of the callee according to the preferred call set up scheme, (step 76), and ordering the interconnection of the first and the second call, (step 78). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Call set up device (10) for controlling the setting up of telephone calls for an associated user and having access to at least one communication network, comprising at least one data receiving unit (52) arranged to receive at least one first data message (DM1) from the user comprising callee identifying information as well as user identifying information, and a control unit (48) having access to at least one call placing unit (12, 14, 58), each connected to at least one corresponding network (24, 26, 28, 30, 32) and arranged to set up telephone calls via the corresponding network, said control unit being arranged to:
- analyse the callee identifying information and user identifying information, determine a preferred call setup scheme for setting up a call between the callee and the user based on said analysis, order a call placing unit to set up a first telephone call to a terminal of the user according to the preferred call set up scheme, order a call placing unit to set up a second telephone call to a terminal of the callee according to the preferred call set up scheme, and order an interconnection of the first and the second call.
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18. Computer program product (86) for controlling the setting up of telephone calls for a user associated with a call setup device having access to at least one communication network via a corresponding call placing unit, comprising:
- computer program code, to make the call set up device execute, when said program code is loaded in the call set up device;
receive, callee identifying information as well as user identifying information via at least one first data message received from the user, analyse the callee identifying information and user identifying information, determine a preferred call setup scheme for setting up a call between the callee and the user based on said analysis, order a call placing unit to set up a first telephone call to a terminal of the user according to the preferred call set up scheme, order a call placing unit to set up a second telephone call to a terminal of the callee according to the preferred call set up scheme, and order interconnection of the first and the second call.
- computer program code, to make the call set up device execute, when said program code is loaded in the call set up device;
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