Architectures for clearing and settlement services between internet telephony clearinghouses
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Abstract
A system for routing voice telephone calls over IP networks as opposed to traditional switched circuit networks. The voice communications during the telephone call are packaged as digital data and access the Internet through gateways. The system supports the linking of a source gateway in a first clearinghouse to a destination gateway in a second clearinghouse. The system further supports the selection of a destination gateway based on factors such as cost, speed of routing, and transmission quality of the voice data. The components of the system are arranged so as to minimize the number of signals sent between clearinghouses in identifying the optimal destination gateway.
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23. A method for routing internet protocol transactions between gateways of different clearinghouses, comprising the steps of:
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tracking internet protocol transactions of first gateways with a first clearinghouse; tracking internet protocol transactions of second gateways with a second clearinghouse; receiving gateway information associated with the first clearinghouse; receiving gateway information associated with the second clearinghouse; storing the received gateway information in a database of a linking clearinghouse prior to a call; receiving a destination gateway request from a source gateway of the first clearinghouse; generating a list of available destination gateways of the second clearinghouse based upon the received gateway information; and selecting a destination gateway from the list. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for routing internet protocol transactions between gateways, comprising:
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a first clearinghouse comprising one or more first gateways connected to a first computer network; a second clearinghouse comprising one or more second gateways connected to a second computer network; and a linking clearinghouse connected to the first and second clearinghouse, for receiving gateway information from said first and said second clearinghouses prior to an internet protocol transaction associated with first gateways of the first clearinghouse and associated with second gateways of the second clearinghouse, for tracking internet protocol transactions of the first gateways being tracked by the first clearinghouse and for tracking internet protocol transactions of the second gateways being tracked by the second clearinghouse, the linking clearinghouse generating a list of available destination gateways based upon the gateway information in response to internet protocol transactions associated with the first and second gateways, and the linking clearinghouse selecting a destination gateway from the list. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for routing internet protocol transactions between gateways, comprising the steps of:
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receiving first criteria from a first clearinghouse with a linking clearinghouse; receiving second criteria from a second clearinghouse with the linking clearinghouse; enrolling the linking clearinghouse as a destination gateway in the first clearinghouse; receiving a internet protocol transaction from the first clearinghouse with the linking clearinghouse; and generating a list of available destination gateways operating under control of the second clearinghouse. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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