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Method, call setup device and computer product for controlling and setting up calls with reduced costs

  • US 8,385,949 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2011
  • Issued: 02/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of controlling the setting up telephone calls for a user associated with a call setup device, where the call setup device has access to at least one communication network via a corresponding call placing unit, comprising:

  • receiving, by the call setup device, at least one first data packet from a web site associated with the call set up device, said data packet comprising callee identifying information as well as user identifying information comprising a phone number of a terminal of the user, where the callee information and user identifying information have at least partly been entered by the user via a screen provided by the web site after logging in to said web site,analysing the callee identifying information and user identifying information, ordering a call placing unit to set up a first telephone call to said cellular terminal of the user,ordering a call placing unit to set up a second telephone call to a terminal of the callee based on the callee identifying information, andordering the interconnection of the first and the second call;

    further comprising determining a preferred call setup scheme for setting up a call between the callee and the user based on said analysis, where the ordering of a call placing unit to set up a first telephone call and ordering of a call placing unit to set up a second telephone call are performed based on said analysis,wherein the determining of a preferred call set up scheme comprises determining networks via which the connection is to be set up, andwherein the determining of a preferred call setup scheme is based on rules regarding network usage provided for said user.

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