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System and method for selecting a packet-switched telephony service provider

  • US 6,853,621 B1
  • Filed: 01/18/2000
  • Issued: 02/08/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A server for presenting available packet-switched telephony service providers offering packet-switched telephony service to a geographic location, comprising in combination:

  • a network interface, the network interface linking the server to a packet-switched network, wherein the packet-switched network is the Internet;

    a packet-switched telephony service provider database including service attributes associated with packet-switched telephony service providers, wherein the packet-switched telephony service provider is an ITSP database, and wherein the service attributes include geographic location information;

    a telephone code database including geographic location information associated with telephone number portions;

    a processor running an operating system and operable to execute a user access application and a database access application, wherein the user access application includes an HTTP daemon, an ASP module, and a home page, wherein the database access application includes application scripts, a telephone number request handler, and a SQL processor, and wherein the database access application enables the processor to access the telephone code database to determine a geographic location associated with a telephone number portion and to access the packet-switched telephony service provider database to determine the packet-switched telephony service providers offering telephony service to the geographic location, thereby enabling a user to select a packet-switched telephony service provider offering packet-switched telephony service to the geographic location.

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