Systems and methods of making a call
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile communication device, input indicating a first communication address;
performing a comparison of the first communication address to one or more communication address patterns stored in a memory of the mobile communication device;
determining, at the mobile communication device based on the comparison, whether the first communication address is of a predetermined type; and
when the first communication address is of the predetermined type, initiating a call, via a mobile communication network, to a second communication address that is different than the first communication address, wherein the second communication address is associated with a communication bridge; and
sending an instruction to the communication bridge to initiate a communication connection to the first communication address.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of making calls are provided. A particular method includes receiving input indicating a destination address at a mobile communication device. The method also includes determining whether the destination address is of a predetermined type. The method further includes initiating a call to a communication bridge via a mobile communication network when the destination address is of the predetermined type. The method also includes sending an instruction to the communication bridge to initiate a communication connection to the destination address.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile communication device, input indicating a first communication address; performing a comparison of the first communication address to one or more communication address patterns stored in a memory of the mobile communication device; determining, at the mobile communication device based on the comparison, whether the first communication address is of a predetermined type; and when the first communication address is of the predetermined type, initiating a call, via a mobile communication network, to a second communication address that is different than the first communication address, wherein the second communication address is associated with a communication bridge; and sending an instruction to the communication bridge to initiate a communication connection to the first communication address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A tangible processor-readable medium, comprising:
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instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive input indicating a destination address; instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a comparison of the destination address to one or more destination communication address patterns stored in a memory and to determine, based on the comparison, whether the destination address is of a predetermined type; instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to initiate a call to a second address associated with a communication bridge via a mobile communication network when the destination address is of the predetermined type, wherein the second address is different than the destination address; and instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to send an instruction to the communication bridge via the call to initiate a communication to the destination address. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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an input device to receive input indicating a destination communication address; an address analysis module to perform a comparison of the destination communication address to one or more destination communication address patterns stored in a memory of the mobile communication device, and to determine whether the destination communication address is of a predetermined type based on the comparison; and a call module to initiate a call to a second address associated with a communication bridge when the destination communication address is of the predetermined type, wherein the second address is different than the destination address; and
to send an instruction to the communication bridge, via the call to initiate a communication connection to the destination communication address. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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an access interface to receive a call to a telephony address associated with the access interface, wherein the call is automatically initiated by a mobile communication device to the telephony address in response to an automatic determination at the mobile communication device to route the call via the access interface based on a comparison of a destination communication address received at the mobile communication device to one or more destination communication address patterns stored in a memory of the mobile communication device, wherein information indicating the destination communication address and an access code for the mobile communication device are received via the call; and a communication bridge to initiate a connection to the destination communication address, to convert data received via the call from the mobile communication device in a first communication protocol to an alternate communication protocol for communication to the destination communication address, and to convert data received at the communication bridge from the destination address to the first communication protocol for communication to the mobile communication device via the call. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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