METHOD OF ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATIONS CALL

• US 20110013764A1
• Filed: 05/18/2010
• Published: 01/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/1996
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Telstra Corporation Limited (Telstra Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Telstra Corporation Limited (Telstra Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Stein, Calvin Jonathan, Escobar, Carlos, Wiener, Victor
• Application Number:
  US12/782,106
• Publication Number:
  US 20110013764A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/229
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4535 using an address exchange platform which sets up a session between two nodes, e.g. rendezvous servers, session initiation protocols [SIP] registrars or H.323 gatekeepers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4557 Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0176 Billing arrangements using internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/382 using authorisation codes or passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4935 Connection initiated by DAS system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/003 Click to dial services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/12 for working between exchanges having different types of switching equipment, e.g. power-driven and step by step or decimal and non-decimal
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/908 Multimedia

Abstract

A method system, interface and server for establishing a communications call by selecting a B party (6) using an interactive device (16) connected to a public network (10,12), sending called address data for the B party (6) and calling address data for an A party (4) to a communications platform (18) of the public network (10,12), and establishing a call between the A and B parties (4,6) over the public network (10,12) using the communications platform (18) and the called and calling address data. The called address data can be accessed from the public network, and may reside on a server of a messaging network, such as the Internet.

Claims

1. A method of establishing a communications call, including:

selecting a B party using an interactive device connected to a public network;

sending called address data for said B party and calling address data for an A party to communications means of said public network; and

establishing a call between said A and B parties over said public network using said communications means and said called and calling address data.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, including accessing said called address data from said public network.

3. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said called address data is accessed in response to selecting said B party.

4. A method as claimed in claim 2, including searching for said B party using said interactive device and a search module of said public network and a database of said public network including called address data.

5. A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said interactive device is a computer device including a visual display.

6. A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said interactive device is associated with said A party.

7. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said interactive device is a communications terminal for said call.

13. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said public network includes a messaging network for connecting a plurality of said interactive device and at least one public telecommunications network for connecting said A and B parties.

14. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein said messaging network provides said interactive device with a plurality of B party data.

15. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein said messaging network accesses and forwards said called address data to said telecommunications network.

8. A method of originating a communications call, including:

selecting a B party using an interactive device connected to a public network; and

sending, in response to selection of said B party, selected party data corresponding to said B party to said public network;

whereby said public network provides said called address data for said B party to communications means for establishing a call between an A party and said B party.

9. A method as claimed in claim 8, including obtaining said called address data from said public network.

10. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said called address data is obtained in response to a search for said B party using said public network.

11. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said selected party data includes said called address data.

12. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said called address data is accessed on the basis of said selected party data.

16. An interface of an interactive device for originating a communications call, including:

means for causing display of at least one B party;

means for enabling a B party to be selected on said display; and

a link which on being activated sends selected party data corresponding to said B party to a public network, whereby said public network instructs communications means of said public network to establish a call with said B party.

17. An interface as claimed in claim 16, wherein said public network accesses called address data of said B party for said communication means on the basis of said selected party data.

18. An interface as claimed in claim 16, wherein said display means displays called address data for said B party, and said selected party data includes said called address data.

19. An interface as claimed in claim 16, including means for generating a search for said B party using said public network, and means for receiving results of said search and forwarding said results to said display means.

20. An interface as claimed in claim 16, wherein said interface is sent to said interactive device by said public network on request from said interactive device.

21-39. -39. (canceled)