System and method for transferring connecting configurations from a telephone network to a data network
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorRainer Stademann
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Abstract
Two subscribers A and B are each connected to a network, e.g. by means of a leased line or a dialup connection. Subscriber A sets up a telephone connection to subscriber B. In the course of the telephone connection, a data connection additionally needs to be set up. A service provided by the telephone network operator and an appropriate method taking place on the subscribers data terminal equipment automatically transfer the data network addresses of the subscribers involved in a connection and also the connection configuration of the telephone connection to the subscribers data terminal equipment. This means that a data network connection can automatically be set up for a telephone connection on request.
Claims11
A method for transferring connection configurations from a telephone network to a data network having an existing telephone connection between at least two subscribers, comprising:
- storing a data network address for data terminal equipment of each subscriber in one or more central servers with a corresponding telephone number of the at least two subscribers;
- and
- notifying the data terminal equipment of a first of the at least two subscribers of the data network address of the data terminal equipment of a second of the at least two subscribers and of configuration of the connection in the telephone network by the server, when a telephone connection exists between the at least two subscribers, wherein
- when the configuration of the telephone connection changes, a new configuration is automatically transferred to the data terminal equipment.
A server device in a data network having a database which stores a telephone number for subscribers in association with a data network address, wherein
- the server device receives the data network address and telephone number from the data terminal equipment of the subscribers,
- the server device receives a configuration of a telephone connection from a switching center in the telephone network,
- the server device notifies the data terminal equipment of a first subscriber of the data network address of the data terminal equipment of a second subscriber and of the configuration of the connection in the telephone network when a telephone connection exists between the subscribers, and
- when the configuration of the telephone connection changes, the server device automatically transfers the new configuration to the data terminal equipment.
A method for transmitting a telephone number and a data network address of a subscriber to a data network server, which takes place in the data terminal equipment of a subscriber, comprising:
- prescribing the telephone number via the subscriber;
- determining the data network address;
- transmitting the telephone number and the data network address to the server as a data record;
- and
- setting up a data network connection at the request of a subscriber using the data network addresses, received from the server, of the subscribers involved in a telephone connection and using the associated connection configuration.
A system for transferring connection configurations from a telephone network to a data network, comprising:
- at least two subscribers communicating via an existing telephone connection having a data network connection;
- and
- data terminal equipment of each subscriber having a data network address which is automatically stored by one or more central servers together with a telephone number of the respective subscriber, wherein
- the data terminal equipment of one of the subscribers is automatically notified of the data network address of the data terminal equipment of the other subscriber and of the configuration of the connection in the telephone network by the server when there is a telephone connection between the subscribers, and
- in the event of changes in the configuration of the telephone connection, the new configuration is automatically transferred to the data terminal equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.