Internet based communication system and method

• US 8,462,670 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2009
• Issued: 06/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hoiio Pte., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hoiio Pte., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chien, Ming Liang, Kok, Yew Meng, Ong, Junda
• Primary Examiner(s): CHO, HONG SOL
• Application Number:
  US12/999,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20110141949A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,464 Days
• Field of Search: 370259-262, 370352-356
• US Class Current: 370/260
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42314 in private branch exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1235 where one of the core networks is a wireless network

Abstract

A method of establishing a phone conversation between an initiator'"'"'s device and a destination device and an Internet based communication system. The method comprises the steps of instructing one or more internal private branch exchange (PBX) telephone network/s to initiate separate calls to the initiator'"'"'s device and the destination device respectively using existing termination option/s of the PBX network/s over an Internet network based system; and bridging of the two separate calls to establish a phone conversation between the initiator'"'"'s device and the destination device.

Claims

1. A method of establishing a phone conversation between an initiator'"'"'s device and a destination device, the method comprising the steps of:

instructing, over an Internet network based system, at least one internal private branch exchange (PBX) telephone network to initiate a first call to a public telephone number of the initiator'"'"'s device and a second call to a destination number of the destination device using at least one existing termination option of the at least one telephone PBX network, wherein the first call and the second call are separate calls;

bridging the first call with the second call to establish the phone conversation between the initiator'"'"'s device and the destination device;

providing initiator'"'"'s information and the destination number to the Internet network based system; and

searching, matching, verifying of the initiator information and translation of a dialing format for both the public telephone number of the initiator'"'"'s device and the destination number at a directory services server, and, upon completion, the directory services server contacts the at least one PBX telephone network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said providing step is performed using at least one selected from a group consisting of an Internet based application, a messaging service, an electronic mail, a public switch telephone network access point, and a cellular phone.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising at least one selected from a group consisting of downloading and installation of a software application, a pre-installation of the software application on the initiator'"'"'s device, and an initiation of the phone conversation via an Internet website.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the steps of transmission of the destination number and the initiator'"'"'s information over a data or audio network, after an initiator has contacted the directory services server via at least one selected from a group consisting of a public switch telephone network and the software application.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the directory services server is implemented within the at least one PBX telephone network or outside the at least one PBX telephone network.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising the steps of transmitting the verified initiator'"'"'s information and the destination number as respective call requests to the at least one PBX telephone network via a call signaling and media gateway.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the call signaling and media gateway is implemented within the at least one PBX telephone network or outside the at least one PBX telephone network.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein, if the call signaling and media gateway is implemented within the at least one PBX telephone network, the bridging of the first call with the second call to establish the phone conversation between the initiator'"'"'s device and the destination device is performed by the call signaling and media gateway.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein, if the call signaling and media gateway is implemented outside the at least one PBX telephone network, the bridging of the first call with the second call to establish a phone conversation between the initiator'"'"'s device and the destination device is performed by a PBX of the at least one PBX telephone network.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one termination option contacts the initiator'"'"'s device at the public telephone number and requests for a hold by an initiator for the establishment of the first call.

11. The method claim 10, further comprising the at least one termination option contacting the destination number and requesting an audio redirect for both the first call to the initiator'"'"'s device at the public telephone number and the second call to the destination number.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the destination number is called using a termination option of a different PBX network than the public telephone number of the initiator'"'"'s device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the destination number is an internal extension of the at least one PBX telephone network.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the destination number is a public telephone number of the destination device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the initiator'"'"'s device comprises a mobile phone.

16. An Internet network based communication system comprising:

means for instructing at least one internal private branch exchange (PBX) telephone network to initiate a first call to a public telephone number of an initiator'"'"'s device and a second call to a destination number of a destination device using at least one existing termination option of the at least one PBX telephone network, wherein the first call and the second call are separate calls;

means for bridging the first call with the second call to establish a phone conversation between the initiator'"'"'s device and the destination device; and

a directory services server for authentication and verification of an initiator'"'"'s information and the destination number for look up of at least one respective PBX network to which the initiator'"'"'s device and the destination device belong to and for translating into number dialing formats of different PBX networks.

17. The system of claim 16, comprising a calling signaling and media gateway as receiver and transmitter of information, and for translating the initiator'"'"'s information to a format for receipt by a PBX of the at least one PBX telephone network or by at least one other calling signaling and media gateway.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the directory services server and the calling signaling and media gateway are implemented as one selected from a group consisting of a single entity and separately.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the directory services server is connected directly to at least one selected from a group consisting of a PBX of the at least one PBX telephone network and at least one signaling and media gateway implemented within or outside the at least one PBX telephone network.