Communication system
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication network comprising a first network and a second network, the method comprising:
- determining a first identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identity is recognizable in the first network;
allocating a calling identity to the called entity, wherein the allocated identity is recognizable in the second network;
associating at a first node located in the first network the first identity with the calling identity;
providing the calling identity to the calling entity;
establishing a connection with a second network node located in the second network;
wherein the connection with the second network node is established using the calling identity;
querying the first node with the calling identity associated with the called entity to determine the first identity associated with the called entity;
transmitting the communication event to the called entity using the first identity associated with the called entity; and
disassociating the calling identity from the called entity after querying the first node to determine the first identity associated with the called entity.
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Abstract
A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication network comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identity is recognizable in the first network; allocating a calling identity to the called entity, wherein the allocated identity is recognizable in the second network; associating at a first node located in the first network the first identity with the calling identity; providing the calling identity to the calling entity; establishing a connection with a second network node located in the second network; wherein the connection with the second network node is established using the calling identity, querying the first node with the calling identity associated with the called entity to determine the first identity associated with the called entity; transmitting the communication event to the called entity using the first identity associated with the called entity; and disassociating the calling identity from the called entity after querying the first node to determine the first identity associated with the called entity.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication network comprising a first network and a second network, the method comprising:
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determining a first identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identity is recognizable in the first network; allocating a calling identity to the called entity, wherein the allocated identity is recognizable in the second network; associating at a first node located in the first network the first identity with the calling identity; providing the calling identity to the calling entity; establishing a connection with a second network node located in the second network;
wherein the connection with the second network node is established using the calling identity;querying the first node with the calling identity associated with the called entity to determine the first identity associated with the called entity; transmitting the communication event to the called entity using the first identity associated with the called entity; and disassociating the calling identity from the called entity after querying the first node to determine the first identity associated with the called entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A routing node arranged to route a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication network comprising a first network and a second network, said routing node comprising:
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determining means arranged to determine a first identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identity is recognizable in the first network; allocating means arranged to allocate a calling identity to the called entity, wherein the calling identity is used to establish a connection with a node in the second network; and
to provide the calling identity to the calling entity;storing means arranged to store the first identity in association with the calling identity; retrieval means arranged to search the data store with the calling identity to determine the first identity associated to the called entity in response to a query from a gateway node, and to provide the gateway node with the first identity such that the gateway node may transmit the communication event to the called entity using the first identity associated to the called entity; and disassociating means arranged to disassociate the calling identity from the called entity after retrieval means has provided the first identity to the gateway node.
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