SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CALLS TO VoIP DEVICES USING THE CALLED PARTY'S EMAIL ADDRESS
First Claim
1. A system for processing calls to a VoIP device, comprising:
- a call redirect component provisioned with the called party'"'"'s Email address and the called party'"'"'s VoIP or SIP device address; and
call redirect service logic operatively associated with the call redirect component to update a DNS system with the called party'"'"'s Email address having a VoIP prefix and an address associated with the call redirect service logic, the service logic operative to redirect calls associated with the called party'"'"'s Email address to the called party'"'"'s VoIP or SIP device address.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for system for processing calls to a SIP or VoIP device using the called party'"'"'s Email address in which a call redirect server component is provisioned with the called party'"'"'s Email address and VoIP or SIP device address, and a DNS system is updated with the called party'"'"'s Email address and an address of the call redirect server. VoIP calls or other SIP sessions directed to the called party'"'"'s Email address are resolved by the DNS system to the address of the redirect server, which in turn redirects the calls to the called party'"'"'s VoIP or SIP device. The subscriber called party may provision the call redirect server with updated Email address or VoIP or SIP device address information to allow the subscribed to change VoIP phone service providers while callers only need to remember the subscriber'"'"'s Email address.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for processing calls to a VoIP device, comprising:
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a call redirect component provisioned with the called party'"'"'s Email address and the called party'"'"'s VoIP or SIP device address; and call redirect service logic operatively associated with the call redirect component to update a DNS system with the called party'"'"'s Email address having a VoIP prefix and an address associated with the call redirect service logic, the service logic operative to redirect calls associated with the called party'"'"'s Email address to the called party'"'"'s VoIP or SIP device address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of processing calls to a VoIP or SIP device using the called party'"'"'s Email address, the method comprising:
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initiating a call to a called party'"'"'s Email address; resolving the called party'"'"'s Email address as a SIP URI to obtain an address of a call redirect component; processing the call using the call redirect component address; at the call redirect component, providing the called party'"'"'s VoIP or SIP device address; and
redirecting the call to the called party'"'"'s VoIP or SIP device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for processing calls to a VoIP or SIP device using the called party'"'"'s Email address, the method comprising:
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receiving a call to a PSTN gateway legacy telephone number; receiving audio called party username or full Email address information from the calling party; correlating the called party username or Email address information with the called party'"'"'s VoIP or SIP device address; and forwarding the call to the called party'"'"'s VoIP or SIP device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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