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Article comprising a distributed call monitoring, evaluation and routing system and method therefor

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  • US 6,404,864 B1
  • Filed: 06/05/1999
  • Issued: 06/11/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An article comprising a system for monitoring evaluation and call routing for use with a data-network-based telephony network that includes:

  • at least one originating gateway that receives a call from a first telephone over a telephone network and routes said call into a data network; and

    at least two terminating gateways, either of which is operable to receive said call and route it to a second telephone, wherein said system is operable to provide first routing information to said originating gateway, wherein said first routing information specifies a first allocation for call attempts between said two terminating gateways based upon information gathered from previous calls completed through said two terminating gateways, the routing information not specifying a route from said originating gateway to said terminating gateway.

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