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Call management service

US9118981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims

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Assignee

RING2 COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED · GB

Inventors

Thomas M. Hughes · Greer, US
Abdelkareem Siddiq · Concord, US
Sylvain Dufour · Longueuil, CA
Sandeep Mohanty · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 23, 2011
Grant date	Aug 25, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 23, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2213/13389
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention pertains to a call management service for a communications system, configured to automatically: receive telephone call data identifying a destination end point and identifying a source end point; initiate a call-back telephone call to said source end point to set-up a first call leg responsive to receiving said telephone call data; initiate a telephone call to said destination end point to set-up a second call leg; combine said first and second call legs together thereby to provide voice communication between said source and destination end points; and transmit call leg status signals for said voice communication over a separate real-time communications connections signalling link to a communications client associated with at least one of said end points.

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