System and method for implementing user-to-user data transfer services
First Claim
1. In a communications network over which a first user communicates with a second user via a signaling network that is independent of voice channel paths of the communications network, a system for allowing the first user to send user-to-user data to the second user, comprising:
- means for determining whether a frame of data from the first user includes user-to-user data to be transferred to the second user;
means for formatting said user-to-user data for transfer; and
means for sending said formatted user-to-user data to the second user via a path that is independent of both the signaling network and the voice channel paths of the communications network.
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Abstract
A system and method for implementing user-to-user data transfer services utilizes an overlay network to transfer user-to-user data between users independent of communications between the users on a conventional signaling network. The system and method examines a frame of data received from a user to determine whether the frame contains user-to-user data. If the frame does contain user-to-user data, the user-to-user data is removed from the frame and formatted for transfer. The formatted user-to-user data is then transferred to the recipient via the overlay network, independently of the communication between the users on the signaling network.
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24 Claims
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1. In a communications network over which a first user communicates with a second user via a signaling network that is independent of voice channel paths of the communications network, a system for allowing the first user to send user-to-user data to the second user, comprising:
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means for determining whether a frame of data from the first user includes user-to-user data to be transferred to the second user; means for formatting said user-to-user data for transfer; and means for sending said formatted user-to-user data to the second user via a path that is independent of both the signaling network and the voice channel paths of the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a communications network over which a first user communicates with a second user via a signaling network that is independent of voice channel paths of the communications network, a method of transferring user-to-user data from the first user to the second user, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether a frame of data from the first user includes user-to-user data to be transferred to the second user; formatting said user-to-user data for transfer; and sending said formatted user-to-user data to the second user via a path that is independent of both the signaling network and the voice channel paths of the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communications network comprising:
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a signaling network for supporting a communication of frames between a first user and a second user; an overlay network connecting said first and second users and independent of said signaling network; means for determining whether a frame of data from the first user includes user-to-user data to be transferred to the second user; means for formatting said user-to-user data for transfer; and means for sending said formatted user-to-user data to the second user via a path of said overlay network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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