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Method and Apparatus for Relaying Calls

  • US 20100166170A1
  • Filed: 01/08/2009
  • Published: 07/01/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method implemented by a user terminal for a calling party of placing a call from a calling party to a called party remotely located from the calling party, said method comprising:

  • determining the availability of a called party user terminal on a packet data communication network;

    establishing a call with the called party user terminal over the packet data network if the called party user terminal is available on the packet data network; and

    if the called party user terminal is not available on the packet data network, identifying a third party user terminal available to relay the call and requesting the third party user terminal to relay said call from the calling party user terminal to the called party user terminal over an alternate communication network.

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