Arrangement for the provision of messages and dialogues in packet networks

• US 7,336,650 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2002
• Issued: 02/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks GmbH & Co. KG (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Löbig, Norbert, Kleiner, Patrick, Pulverer, Klaus, Jugel, Alfred, Franz, Mathias
• Primary Examiner(s): TIEU, BINH KIEN
• Application Number:
  US10/488,327
• Publication Number:
  US 20050073994A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,015 Days
• Field of Search: 370352-360, 370397-399
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42

Abstract

The invention relates to an exchange for a telecommunication network, with a message/dialogue device, whereby said message/dialogue device, comprises one interface each for a packet-oriented data transmission network and a line-oriented data transmission network and a virtual port for controlling the message/dialogue device, by means of a connection running through the packet-oriented data transmission network, for the transmission of messages and/or dialogues to a user.

Claims

1. An exchange for a telecommunications network, comprising:

a message/dialogue device to provide audible messages for subscribers whereby the message/dialogue device has an interface each for a packet-switched data communications network and a circuit-switched network;

a virtual port defined on the interface for packet-oriented data communications network for connection-oriented control of the message/dialogue device for a connection routed via the packet-switched data communications network to transfer audible messages to a subscriber; and

a physical port to transfer messages for a connection routed via the circuit-switched data communications network to transfer audible messages to a subscriber.

2. An exchange according to claim 1, wherein a control processor transfers location information of the subscriber that is received via the virtual port to the message/dialogue device.

3. An exchange according to claim 1, wherein the message/dialogue device or the control processor sends location information to the subscriber for a connection routed via the packet-switched data communications network.

4. An exchange according to claim 1, wherein the circuit-switched data communications network of the public telephone network and the packet-switched data communications network is an IP based data communications network.

5. An exchange according to claim 2, wherein the location information contains the IP address of either the subscriber or the message/dialogue device.

6. An exchange according to claim 2, wherein the message/dialogue device or the control processor sends location information to the subscriber for a connection routed via the packet-switched data communications network.

7. An exchange according to claim 2, wherein the circuit-switched data communications network of the public telephone network and the packet-switched data communications network is an IP based data communications network.

8. An exchange according to claim 3, wherein the circuit-switched data communications network of the public telephone network and the packet-switched data communications network is an IP based data communications network.

9. An exchange according to claim 3, wherein the location information contains the IP address of either the subscriber or the message/dialogue device.

10. An exchange according to claim 4, wherein the location information contains the IP address of either the subscriber or the message/dialogue device.

11. An exchange according to claim 1, wherein the message/dialogue device further provides interactive dialogues for subscribers.

12. An exchange according to claim 1, wherein the audible message is in an audible language understood by the subscribers.

13. An exchange for a telecommunications network, comprising:

a message/dialogue device to provide dialogues for subscribers whereby the message/dialogue device has an interface each for a packet-switched data communications network and a circuit-switched network;

a virtual port defined on the interface for packet-oriented data communications network for connection-oriented control of the message/dialogue device for a connection routed via the packet-switched data communications network to transfer dialogues to a subscriber; and

a physical port to transfer dialogues for a connection routed via the circuit-switched data communications network to transfer dialogues to a subscriber.

14. An exchange according to claim 13, wherein a control processor transfers location information of the subscriber that is received via the virtual port to the message/dialogue device.

15. An exchange according to claim 13, wherein the message/dialogue device or the control processor sends location information to the subscriber for a connection routed via the packet-switched data communications network.

16. An exchange according to claim 13, wherein the circuit-switched data communications network of the public telephone network and the packet-switched data communications network is an IP based data communications network.

17. An exchange according to claim 13, wherein the message/dialogue device further provides audible messages for subscribers.

18. An exchange according to claim 13, wherein the audible message is in an audible language understood by the subscribers.