×

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING A VOICE CALL USING A DOMAIN NAME DATABASE

  • US 20100124218A1
  • Filed: 01/24/2010
  • Published: 05/20/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for connecting a telephone call, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at a server, from a communication terminal, a first message including at least one word corresponding to a name of an individual or an organization, wherein the first message is transmitted using an Internet-compatible protocol;

    searching for the at least one word in a server database;

    at the server, comparing the at least one word with domain names stored in the database and, if domain names are found such that at least a part of the domain name matches the at least one word, transmitting to the communication terminal a list of domain names, each domain name including an identifier of an Internet resource;

    receiving, at the server, a second message containing the domain name selected by the user from the list;

    at the server, identifying a phone number associated with the selected domain name;

    at the server, transmitting the phone number to the communication terminal; and

    connecting the communication terminal to the phone number via a communications network.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×