System and method for implementing user-to-user data transfer services
US5912887A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13216
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for implementing user-to-user data transfer services utilizes an overlay network to transfer user-to-user data between users independent of communications between the users on a conventional signaling network. The system and method examines a frame of data received from a user to determine whether the frame contains user-to-user data. If the frame does contain user-to-user data, the user-to-user data is removed from the frame and formatted for transfer. The formatted user-to-user data is then transferred to the recipient via the overlay network, independently of the communication between the users on the signaling network.
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