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URL-based dialing for voice telephone calls

  • US 6,731,735 B1
  • Filed: 06/28/2002
  • Issued: 05/04/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of establishing a POTS call between a calling party and a called party wherein said called party is identified by uniform resource locator (URL) information, comprising the steps of:

  • establishing a first POTS call from said calling party to a DNS lookup service using a predetermined access number;

    transferring said URL information from said calling party to said DNS lookup service via said first POTS call;

    retrieving a target telephone number of said called party from a DNS database of said DNS lookup service in response to said URL information; and

    establishing a second POTS call between said calling party and said called party in response to said target telephone number.

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