Communication networks in which an application server and multiple directory numbers are used to provide internet protocol like features to time division multiplexed phone lines
US8565406B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13389
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication network includes a switching system, an application server, and a softswitch that communicatively couples the application server to the switching system. The switching system is configured to detect a first call to a primary directory number associated with a phone line and to forward the first call to the application server. The application server is configured to instruct the softswitch to generate a second call to a RingMaster directory number associated with the phone line. And the softswitch is configured to bridge the first and second calls responsive to detection of a communication path completion to the phone line.
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