US8014511B2
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Communication system
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
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Filing: 2007-11-27
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Granted: 2011-09-06
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Expires: 2027-11-27
Abstract
Abstract A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication system comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the calling entity and a first and second identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identities are recognizable in the first network and the second identity is recognizable in the second network; associating at a first node located in the second network the first identities with the second identity; establishing a connection between the calling entity and a second node; wherein the connection with second node is established using the first identity associated with the called entity; querying the first node with the first identity associated with the called entity and the first identity associated with the calling entity to determine the second identity associated with the called entity; and transmitting the communication event to the called entity using the second identity associated with the called entity.
Inventors
- 👤 Madis Kaal
- 👤 Andres Kütt
- 👤 Mart Oruaas
- 👤 Asko Seeba
- 👤 Taavet Hinrikus
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 10:37
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L65/00; H04L65/10; H04L65/102; H04L65/1033; H04L65/104; H04L12/00; H04L12/54; H04L12/56; H04L12/66; H04L61/00; H04L61/09; H04L61/10; H04L61/106; H04L61/45; H04L61/4535; H04L61/4557; H04L63/00; H04L63/02; H04L63/029; H04L65/1066; H04L65/1069; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/10; H04L67/104; H04L67/14; H04L67/141; H04L67/50; H04L67/56; H04M; H04M7/00; H04M7/0003; H04M7/0006; H04M7/006; H04M7/0063; H04M7/0075; H04M7/12; H04M7/1205; H04M7/128; H04W; H04W84/00; H04W84/18; H04L65/1023; H04L65/103; H04L67/1087; H04L67/1091
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication system comprising a first network and a second network, the method comprising: determining a first identity associated with the calling entity and a first and second identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identities are recognizable in the first network and the second identity is recognizable in the second network; associating at a first node located in the second network the first identities with the second identity; establishing a connection between the calling entity and a second node; wherein the connection with second node is established using the first identity associated with the called entity; querying the first node with the first identity associated with the called entity and the first identity associated with the calling entity to determine the second identity associated with the called entity; and transmitting the communication event to the called entity using the second identity associated with the called entity.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication system comprising a first network and a second network, the method comprising: determining a first identity associated with the calling entity and a first and second identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identities are recognizable in the first network and the second identity is recognizable in the second network; associating at a first node located in the second network the first identities with the second identity; establishing a connection between the calling entity and a second node; wherein the connection with second node is established using the first identity associated with the called entity; querying the first node with the first identity associated with the called entity and the first identity associated with the calling entity to determine the second identity associated with the called entity; and transmitting the communication event to the called entity using the second identity associated with the called entity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising: transmitting a request for the first identity associated with the called entity from the calling entity to the first node; and providing the first identity associated with the called entity from the first node to the calling entity in response to said request.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein the request for the first identity is transmitted via a connection provided by the second network.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein the first identity is provided via a connection provided by the second network.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the calling entity is associated with a contact list accessible to said first node.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the contact list comprises a list of second identities associated with entities that may be called by the calling entity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the second identity associated with the called entity is determined from the contact list associated with the calling entity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the first identity of the called entity comprises allocating the first identity to the called entity from a pool of available identities.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein determining the first identity of the called entity comprises generating the first identity from a first number and a second number, wherein the second number corresponds to a list position of the second identity associated with the called entity in the contact list.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the second identity associated with the called entity defines a plurality of end points located in the communication system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
55 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising: determining a second identity associated with the calling entity, wherein the second identity associated with the calling entity is recognizable in the second network; and associating at the first node the second identity associated with the calling entity with the first identity associated with calling entity.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein querying the first node with the first identities determines the second calling identity associated with the calling entity.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 12 wherein the communication event is transmitted to the called entity together with the second identity associated with the calling entity.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first identities associated with the called entity and the calling entity are recognizable on the second network.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the called entity is a user of the communication system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the called entity is a voicemail record.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the called entity corresponds to a control command.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first network is a circuit switched network.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the second network is a packet switched network.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first identity associated with the called entity is a local number.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first identities are associated with the second identity at the first node for the duration of a communication session associated with the calling entity.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
193 words
A communication system comprising a first network and a second network, wherein the communication system is arranged to transmit a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in the communication system, the communication system comprising: a first network node located in the second network arranged to determine a first identity associated with the calling entity and a first and second identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identities are recognizable in the first network and the second identity is recognizable in the second network; and to associate the first identities with the second identity; and a gateway node arranged to receive a connection established by the calling entity wherein the connection is established using the first identity associated with the called entity; wherein the first node is further arranged to provide the second identity associated with the called entity in response to receiving the first identity associated with the called entity and the first identity associated with the calling entity from the gateway node, such that the gateway node may transmit the communication event to the called entity using the second identity associated with the called entity.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
193 words
A communication system comprising a first network and a second network, wherein the communication system is arranged to transmit a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in the communication system, the communication system comprising: a first network node located in the second network arranged to determine a first identity associated with the calling entity and a first and second identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identities are recognizable in the first network and the second identity is recognizable in the second network; and to associate the first identities with the second identity; and a gateway node arranged to receive a connection established by the calling entity wherein the connection is established using the first identity associated with the called entity; wherein the first node is further arranged to provide the second identity associated with the called entity in response to receiving the first identity associated with the called entity and the first identity associated with the calling entity from the gateway node, such that the gateway node may transmit the communication event to the called entity using the second identity associated with the called entity.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
40 words
A communication system as claimed in claim 22 further comprising a second network node located in the second network wherein the second network node is arranged to associate the first identity associated with the called entity to the called entity.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
A communication system as claimed in claim 22 wherein the gateway node is a gateway of a communication system operating on the second network.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
A communication system as claimed in claim 22 wherein the gateway node is a gateway of a communication system operating on the first network.
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