Method for accessing service resource items that are for use in a telecommunications system
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1. A method, comprising:
- setting up at least a portion of a call using at least a portion of a call signaling system of a telephone network, further comprising;
determining, by at least one computing device, a domain name based on a telephone number associated with the call,sending a first message identifying the domain name,receiving a second message in response to the first message,using the second message to determine an access scheme and an address suitable for accessing a resource on a packet-based network, andusing the resource to initiate the at least the portion of the call through the telephone network.
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Abstract
Service resource items for use in call setup in a telephone system are held on servers that are connected to a computer network which is logically distinct from the telephone system infrastructure; this computer network may, for example, make use of the Internet. Each service item is locatable on the network at a corresponding URI and is associated with a particular telephone number. A mapping is provided between telephone numbers and the URIs of associated service resource items. When it is desired to access a service resource item associated with a particular telephone number, this mapping is used to retrieve the corresponding URI which is then used to access the desired service resource item.
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34 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
setting up at least a portion of a call using at least a portion of a call signaling system of a telephone network, further comprising; determining, by at least one computing device, a domain name based on a telephone number associated with the call, sending a first message identifying the domain name, receiving a second message in response to the first message, using the second message to determine an access scheme and an address suitable for accessing a resource on a packet-based network, and using the resource to initiate the at least the portion of the call through the telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving, in a telephony call signaling system, a request for a call that identifies a first telephone number; and in response to the request; determining, by the call signaling system, a domain name based on the first telephone number, sending, by the call signaling system, a first message identifying the domain name, receiving, by the call signaling system, a second message in response to the first message, and using, by the call signaling system, the second message to route the call through at least a bearer network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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receiving, in a telephony call signaling system, a request for a call that identifies a first number string; and in response to the request; using, by the call signaling system, the first number string to determine a domain name, providing, by the call signaling system, the domain name to a database, receiving, by the call signaling system, a record in response to the domain name that was provided to the database, and using, by the call signaling system, the record to route the call through at least a bearer network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a first one or more computing devices of a telephony call signaling system of a communication system, the first one or more computing devices configured to; in response to a request for a call that identifies a number string, use the number string to determine a domain name; and use a record to initiate routing of the call through at least a bearer network; and a second one or more computing devices configured to use the domain name to determine the record. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method, comprising:
performing, by a telephony call signaling system of a communication system; in response to a request for a call that identifies a telephone number, deriving a domain name from the telephone number; providing the domain name to a database; receiving a record in response to the domain name that was provided to the database; and using the record to route the call through at least a bearer network. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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