Method and apparatus for cost optimization of cellular networks indication
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1. A telecommunication method comprising:
- identifying cellular networks with an instant messaging service for each of a plurality of users;
identifying called and calling parties'"'"' cellular telephone networks, at least one of said called and calling party being one of said plurality of users;
creating a first call leg to a called party cellular telephone via a first gateway associated with the identified first cellular network; and
creating a second call leg to a calling party cellular telephone via a second gateway associated with the identified second cellular network, wherein said cellular networks are identified in one or more buddy lists, and a server creates said first call leg and said second call leg.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system includes a personal computer having a unified communication system including a presence application and a cellular telephone network identifier operably coupled to the unified communication system and configured to identify a cellular telephone network of multiple parties; and a cellular network gateway appliance operably coupled to the personal computer and configured to allow the unified communication system to make a telephone call via an associated cellular network and identified by the cellular telephone network identifier.
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14 Claims
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1. A telecommunication method comprising:
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identifying cellular networks with an instant messaging service for each of a plurality of users; identifying called and calling parties'"'"' cellular telephone networks, at least one of said called and calling party being one of said plurality of users; creating a first call leg to a called party cellular telephone via a first gateway associated with the identified first cellular network; and creating a second call leg to a calling party cellular telephone via a second gateway associated with the identified second cellular network, wherein said cellular networks are identified in one or more buddy lists, and a server creates said first call leg and said second call leg. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a local area network (LAN) including a plurality of user devices having unified communications applications and a plurality of cellular network gateways; means interfaceable via the unified communications application for identifying a cellular network associated with a called party and a calling party, said interfaceable means including an instant messaging system identifying cellular networks associated with a plurality of users, ones of said plurality of cellular network gateways being a gateway to a respective identified said cellular network, wherein said cellular networks are identified in one or more buddy lists; means for creating a first call leg to a called party cellular telephone via a first gateway associated with the identified first cellular network; means for creating a second call leg to a calling party cellular telephone via a second gateway associated with the identified second cellular network; and means for connecting the first leg and the second leg such that the called party and said calling party communicate via the LAN. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a personal computer having a unified communication system including a presence application and a cellular telephone network identifier operably coupled to the unified communication system and configured to identify a cellular telephone network of multiple parties; and a cellular network gateway appliance operably coupled to the personal computer and configured to allow the unified communication system to make a telephone call via an associated cellular network and identified by the cellular telephone network identifier, wherein said presence application is Instant Messaging and associated said cellular networks are identified in one or more buddy lists. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A telecommunications method, comprising:
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identifying cellular networks with a presence server for each of a plurality of users; initiating a call from a presence client; calling out from said presence server to cellular telephones on separate cellular networks via cellular gateway appliances on a local area network; and connecting the calls via the local area network such that the cellular telephones are deemed to be on a same cellular network, wherein said presence server is an instant messaging (IM) server on a unified messaging system and said presence client is an IM client identifying the cellular networks associated with the cellular telephones. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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means for identifying cellular networks with a presence server for each of a plurality of users; means for receiving call initiation from a presence client; means for calling out from said presence server to cellular telephones on separate cellular networks via cellular gateway appliances on a local area network; and means for connecting the calls via the local area network such that the cellular telephones are deemed to be on a same cellular network, wherein said presence server is an instant messaging (IM) server on a unified messaging system and said presence client is an IM client identifying the cellular networks associated with the cellular telephones. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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