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Small office or home office (SOHO) IP phone service

US8605711B1 · kind B1 · utility

18Cited by

15References

28Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Verizon Business Global LLC · US

Inventors

Heinrich Sinnreich · Richardson, US
Alan B. Johnston · Chesterfield, US
Steven L. Lass · Farmers Branch, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2001
Grant date	Dec 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 2, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M7/1295
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An approach for supporting telephony services for use over a data network that includes at least one of the Internet and a private Intranet is disclosed. A communications system includes a switch that is coupled to a telephone network and is configured to determine presence of a dialing prefix of a call. The system also includes a gateway that is coupled to the data network and configured to communicate with the switch. The switch selectively routes the call based upon the presence of the dialing prefix to the gateway.

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