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US 2003/0194077 A1Published application
Bridge between multiple telephone service providers
OwnerBlaine Edward Rameyinventor
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Abstract
A bridge device for telephony services includes a system processor, which is coupled between at least two heterogeneous telephone networks. The system processor includes information for selecting one of the heterogeneous networks in accordance with criteria. A switching device is controlled by the system processor to dynamically select one of the at least two heterogeneous telephone networks to provide service to a subscriber by causing a connection to be made to the selected telephone network.
Claims21
A bridge device for telephony services, comprising:
- a system processor coupled between at least two heterogeneous telephone networks, the system processor including information for selecting one of the heterogeneous networks in accordance with criteria;
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- a switching device controlled by the system processor to dynamically select one of the at least two heterogeneous telephone networks to provide service to a subscriber by causing a connection to be made to the selected telephone network.
A bridge device for telephony services, comprising:
- a system processor coupled between at least two heterogeneous telephone networks, one of the at least two heterogeneous telephone networks for processing digital signals thereon, the system processor including information for selecting one of the heterogeneous networks in accordance with criteria;
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- the switching processor including a switching program controlled by the system processor to dynamically select one of the at least two heterogeneous telephone networks to provide service to a subscriber by causing a connection to be made to the selected telephone network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.