CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS WITH SUPPORT FOR CONVERTING VOICE CALLS TO DATA SESSIONS
First Claim
1. A method of using a service that is implemented on computing equipment to communicate with a cellular telephone, comprising:
- with the service, receiving a voice telephone call from a cellular telephone over a voice link in a voice network; and
in response to receiving the voice telephone call, detecting with the service whether the cellular telephone is capable of maintaining a data link with the service over a data network; and
in response to detecting that the cellular telephone is capable of maintaining the data link, transmitting data from the service to the cellular telephone over the data link using a network address associated with the cellular telephone.
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Abstract
Wireless electronic devices such as cellular telephones may communicate with computing equipment such as servers over a network. Voice telephone calls may be routed over voice links in a voice network and data may be conveyed over data links in a data network. The voice network may be formed using the public switched telephone network. The data network may be formed using the Internet. Cellular base stations may form wireless links with the wireless devices. A server may store information on the current internet protocol address of a wireless device user. The user may place a voice telephone call to an organization. In response to receiving the voice telephone call, a server may automatically transmit information such as web pages or other data that includes interactive on-screen options to the wireless device using the current internet protocol address of the device.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of using a service that is implemented on computing equipment to communicate with a cellular telephone, comprising:
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with the service, receiving a voice telephone call from a cellular telephone over a voice link in a voice network; and in response to receiving the voice telephone call, detecting with the service whether the cellular telephone is capable of maintaining a data link with the service over a data network; and in response to detecting that the cellular telephone is capable of maintaining the data link, transmitting data from the service to the cellular telephone over the data link using a network address associated with the cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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with computing equipment at an organization, receiving a voice telephone call from a cellular telephone over a voice link in a voice network; and in response to receiving the voice telephone call, automatically transmitting interactive cellular telephone display screen data to the cellular telephone from the server over a data link in a data network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. Apparatus that is coupled to a voice network and a data network, comprising:
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a first server that is configured to receive a voice telephone call from a cellular telephone over a voice link in the voice network, wherein the cellular telephone has an associated internet protocol address at which data is received over a data link in the data network; and a second server that is configured to store internet protocol addresses for a plurality of wireless devices including the internet protocol address of the cellular telephone, wherein the first server is configured to automatically transmit interactive on-screen options data to the cellular telephone for display on the cellular telephone from the first server over a data link in the data network using the internet protocol address of the cellular telephone that is stored by the second server. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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