Method and System for Placing a VOIP Call
First Claim
1. A method for placing a VoIP call from a user using a user voice interface device in a given geographical area to a contact using a contact voice interface device in a distant geographical area, the method comprising:
- assigning an individual local access phone number per geographical area;
the user placing a call from the user voice interface device to the individual local access phone number assigned to the given geographical area thereby initiating a first leg of the call from the user voice interface device to the bridge server through the PSTN;
switching the call from the PSTN to a given URL which points to a bridge server accessible through the Internet;
the user providing the identity of the contact to which the call must be completed, the identity of the contact corresponding to the contact voice interface to which a second leg of the call will be established;
the bridge server establishing the second leg of the call from the bridge server to the contact voice interface device; and
the bridge server bridging the first and second legs of the call thereby establishing the VoIP call from the user to the contact.
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Abstract
The present document describes a method and system for placing a VoIP call from a user using a user voice interface device in a given geographical area to a contact using a contact voice interface device in a distant geographical area. The method comprises: assigning an individual local access phone number per geographical area thereby resulting in a list of individual access phone numbers; the user placing a call from the user voice interface device to the individual local access phone number assigned to the given geographical area thereby initiating a first leg of the call from the user voice interface device to the bridge server through the PSTN; switching the call from the PSTN to a given URL which points to a bridge server accessible through the Internet; the user providing the identity of the contact to which the call must be completed, the identity of the contact corresponding to the contact voice interface to which a second leg of the call will be established; the bridge server establishing the second leg of the call from the bridge server to the contact voice interface device; and the bridge server bridging the first and second legs of the call thereby establishing the VoIP call from the user to the contact.
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1. A method for placing a VoIP call from a user using a user voice interface device in a given geographical area to a contact using a contact voice interface device in a distant geographical area, the method comprising:
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assigning an individual local access phone number per geographical area; the user placing a call from the user voice interface device to the individual local access phone number assigned to the given geographical area thereby initiating a first leg of the call from the user voice interface device to the bridge server through the PSTN; switching the call from the PSTN to a given URL which points to a bridge server accessible through the Internet; the user providing the identity of the contact to which the call must be completed, the identity of the contact corresponding to the contact voice interface to which a second leg of the call will be established; the bridge server establishing the second leg of the call from the bridge server to the contact voice interface device; and the bridge server bridging the first and second legs of the call thereby establishing the VoIP call from the user to the contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for placing a VoIP call from a user using a user voice interface device in a given geographical area to a contact using a contact voice interface device in a distant geographical area, the system comprising:
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a plurality of PSTN-to-VoIP switches, each switch being assigned an individual local access phone number according to the geographical area in which it is located, each switch having; an input for receiving a call from the user through the PSTN, the user placing a call from the user voice interface device to the individual local access phone number assigned to the given geographical area thereby initiating a first leg of the call from the user voice interface device to a bridge server through the PSTN; and a mapping device for switching the call from the PSTN to a given URL, the given URL pointing to the bridge server accessible through the Internet; and the bridge server comprising; an input for receiving, from the user through one of the PSTN-to-VoIP switches, the identity of the contact to which the call must be completed, the identity of the contact corresponding to the contact voice interface device to which a second leg of the call will be established; and an application server for establishing the second leg of the call from the bridge to the contact voice interface device and for bridging the first and second legs of the call thereby establishing the VoIP call from the user to the contact. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A bridge server for completing a VoIP call from a user using a user voice interface device in a given geographical area to a contact using a contact voice interface device in a distant geographical area, the bridge server comprising:
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an input for receiving a call from at least one of a plurality of PSTN-to-VoIP switches, each switch being assigned a individual local access phone number according to the geographical area in which it is located, the user placing a call from the user voice interface device to the individual local access phone number assigned to the given geographical area thereby initiating a first leg of the call from the user voice interface device to the bridge server through the PSTN, the call being switched from the PSTN to a given URL, the given URL pointing to the bridge server accessible through the Internet, the input being further for receiving, from the user, the identity of the contact to which the call must be completed, the identity of the contact corresponding to the contact voice interface to which a second leg of the call will be established; and an application server for establishing the second leg of the call from the bridge to the contact voice interface device and for bridging the first and second legs of the call thereby establishing the VoIP call from the user to the contact. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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