Method of establishing communications between selected user terminals, using dedicated communication equipments
First Claim
1. Method of setting up calls between calling users (Uj-k) and called users (Uj′
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) each associated with at least one personal identifier and each having at least one communication terminal (Tji-k), each communication terminal of the calling user (Uj-k) being logically connected to a first communication equipment (Sk) and each communication terminal of the called user (Uj′
-k′
) being logically connected to a second communication equipment (Sk′
) and the combination of these terminals enabling a plurality of modes of communication between these two users;
this method comprising, in the event of a request to set up a call between a calling user (Uj-k) and a called user (Uj′
-k′
);
exchanging information between the first communication equipment (Sk) and the second communication equipment (Sk′
) prior to setting up a call, and, if the called user accepts the setting up of a call;
the second communication equipment (Sk′
) determining each terminal of the called user that would enable setting up of the requested call;
the second communication equipment (Sk′
) then sending the first communication equipment (Sk) a terminal identifier for each terminal thus determined; and
the first communication equipment (Sk) then selecting, from the identifiers of the called user that it receives, at least one terminal identifier, if there is a plurality of possible choices, and then initiating the setting up of a call between at least one terminal of the calling user and at least one terminal of the called user corresponding to an identifier that it has selected.
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Abstract
Each communication terminal of the calling user (Uj-k) is logically connected to a first communication equipment (Sk) and each communication terminal of the called user (Uj′-k′) is logically connected to a second communication equipment (Sk′). The combination of these terminals enables a plurality of modes of communication between these two users. If the called user accepts the setting up of a call: the second communication equipment (Sk′) determines each terminal of the called user that would enable setting up of the requested call; the second communication equipment (Sk′) then sends the first communication equipment (Sk) a terminal identifier for each terminal thus determined; and the first communication equipment (Sk) then selects, from the identifiers of the called user that it receives, at least one terminal identifier, and then initiates the setting up of a call.
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37 Claims
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1. Method of setting up calls between calling users (Uj-k) and called users (Uj′
- -k′
) each associated with at least one personal identifier and each having at least one communication terminal (Tji-k), each communication terminal of the calling user (Uj-k) being logically connected to a first communication equipment (Sk) and each communication terminal of the called user (Uj′
-k′
) being logically connected to a second communication equipment (Sk′
) and the combination of these terminals enabling a plurality of modes of communication between these two users;
this method comprising, in the event of a request to set up a call between a calling user (Uj-k) and a called user (Uj′
-k′
);
exchanging information between the first communication equipment (Sk) and the second communication equipment (Sk′
) prior to setting up a call, and, if the called user accepts the setting up of a call;
the second communication equipment (Sk′
) determining each terminal of the called user that would enable setting up of the requested call;
the second communication equipment (Sk′
) then sending the first communication equipment (Sk) a terminal identifier for each terminal thus determined; and
the first communication equipment (Sk) then selecting, from the identifiers of the called user that it receives, at least one terminal identifier, if there is a plurality of possible choices, and then initiating the setting up of a call between at least one terminal of the calling user and at least one terminal of the called user corresponding to an identifier that it has selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Communication equipment (Sk) for managing the setting up of calls between calling users (Ui-k) and called users (Uj′
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) each associated with at least one identifier and each having at least one communication terminal (Tji-k), this equipment being logically connected to each communication terminal of at least one user (Tji-k) and including means (Dj-k) for exchanging information with a second communication equipment (Sk′
) analogous to the first before setting up a call between a terminal (Tji-k) logically connected to this first equipment and another terminal (Tji-k) logically connected to this second equipment (Sk′
),and being characterized in that the means (MT) for exchanging information with a second communication equipment (Sk′
) analogous to the first include;
means for receiving a terminal identifier for each terminal of a called user that would enable setting up of the requested call; and
means for then selecting from the identifiers of the called user that it receives at least one terminal identifier, if there is a plurality of possible choices, and then initiating the setting up of a call between at least one terminal of the calling user and at least one terminal of the called user corresponding to a selected identifier. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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Specification