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Flexible dial plan for a data network telephony system

  • US 6,731,630 B1
  • Filed: 02/29/2000
  • Issued: 05/04/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for initiating a call on a data network telephony system, comprising in combination:

  • accepting at a data network telephone a communication number entered by a user;

    parsing the communication number into a quantity indicator, a domain portion, and a subscriber portion, wherein the quantity indicator specifies a quantity of digits following the quantity indicator;

    querying a database to determine a user identifier corresponding to the entered communication number, wherein the user identifier includes portions corresponding to the domain portion and the subscriber portion; and

    formatting a call setup message, wherein the call setup message includes the user identifier.

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