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Method of completing long distance pots calls with IP telephony endpoints

  • US 6,304,565 B1
  • Filed: 05/20/1998
  • Issued: 10/16/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of completing an incoming telephone call from a calling party initiated on a circuit-switched telephone network to a called party on a called telephone line, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving the incoming telephone call in the circuit-switched telephone network;

    determining whether the called telephone line is busy with an activity on a packet-based data network;

    if the called telephone line is determined to be busy with an activity on the packet-based data network, determining whether the activity on the packet-based data network is one of being active on an Internet telephony call and engaged in an Internet-related browsing activity; and

    attempting to complete the telephone call to the called telephone line over the packet-based data network.

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