Caller-Callee Association of a Plurality of Networked Devices with Direct Dial Through Thin Client

• US 20070143397A1
• Filed: 02/27/2007
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: iSkoot Inc. (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Inventors: Guedalia, Jacob, Guedalia, Isaac
• Granted Patent: US 8,756,328 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/106 across networks, e.g. mapping telephone numbers to data network addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/45 Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4535 using an address exchange platform which sets up a session between two nodes, e.g. rendezvous servers, session initiation protocols [SIP] registrars or H.323 gatekeepers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4552 Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories; Synchronisation of directories, e.g. metadirectories
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4557 Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4594 Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/146 Markers for unambiguous identification of a particular session, e.g. session cookie or URL-encoding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42331 Direct inward dialling
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4935 Connection initiated by DAS system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for establishing and maintaining communication between two or more communication devices coupled to communication networks. Some specific aspects relate to communication between a plurality of communication devices each of which is coupled to a respective network. Other aspects relate to establishing such communication by way of contact lists maintained and facilitated on systems coupled to the networks. Users of multiple communication networks, such as VoIP, PSTN and wireless, employ multiple communication devices to communicate with their contacts. For example, a VoIP enabled computer is necessary to access contacts on a VoIP network and a mobile or cellular telephone is used to access contacts on wireless and PSTN networks. A contact list, stored on one communication device, in some instances, cannot be accessed from another communication device. For example, a contact list stored in a VoIP enabled computer cannot be accessed from PSTN or wireless phone devices. Various embodiments described herein provide a convenient solution that can integrate contacts stored on different communication devices and make them accessible from a single device.

Claims

1. A method for establishing communication between a first device and a second device, comprising:

logging into a server from said first mobile device, said logging in corresponding to a session identification data;

receiving a set of contacts on said first mobile device from said server;

selecting a contact corresponding to a contact identification data from said set of contacts on said first mobile device;

generating association information from at least said session identification data and said contact identification data;

establishing a communication link over at least an IP network from said first device through said server to said second device using said association information.

2. A system for establishing communication between a first device and a second device, comprising:

a first communication device coupled by a wireless communication signal to a network which may itself comprise a plurality of interconnected networks one of which is an IP network;

a second communication device coupled to said network;

a server coupled to said network and comprising a gateway and a mapper;

said mapper comprising information permitting an association of a contact of a user of said first device and a direct inward dial (DID) with a contact identification data.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said first communication device comprises a mobile telephone comprising a processor and software that runs on the processor.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein said first communication device comprises a smart phone comprising a processor and software that runs on the processor.

5. A system including a computer-readable medium, the system facilitating communication between a wireless mobile device and a communication system over an IP network by way of a communications server, the computer-readable medium comprising a data storage element having data stored thereon, said stored data associating a direct inward dial (DID) data and a contact information data for a user on said communication system to facilitate a voice communication between a user of said wireless mobile device and a user of said communication system, wherein the user of said communication system is one of said wireless mobile system'"'"'s user'"'"'s contacts and is identified by said contact information data.