# US 2010/0246536 A1 · Method and System for Enabling Communication in a Hybrid Network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0246536 A1 - Document ID: US20100246536A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/742,607 - Filed: 2008-08-31 - Published: 2010-09-30 - Earliest claimed: 2007-11-13 - Assignees: StarHome GmbH - Inventors: Reuven Della-Torre; Shai Ophir; Ory Biran; Edy Rozenfeld; Noam Danon; Avi Alon - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100246536A1 ## CPC - H04L 65/1069: Session establishment or de-establishment - H04L 65/1036: {at the edge} - H04L 65/1073: Registration or de-registration - H04L 65/1016: IP multimedia subsystem [IMS] - H04L 65/104: {in the network} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract The invention provides a method and a system for enabling communication with a device (206) of a party operating in a hybrid network. The hybrid network combines an Internet-protocol based network (202) and a non-internet-protocol based network (203), wherein the device is an Internet-protocol based device (206). The method includes contacting a first registry being (209) a member in the non-Internet-protocol based network (203) for registering the device in the non-internet-protocol based network. The method also includes contacting a second registry (210) being a member in the Internet-protocol based network (202), for registering the device in the Internet-protocol based network. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-21. (canceled) ### Claim 22 A method for enabling communication with a device of a party operating in a hybrid network combining an Internet-protocol based network and a non-Internet-protocol based network, wherein the device is an Internet-protocol based device, the method comprising: (a) contacting in a direct or indirect manner a first registry being a member in the non-Internet-protocol based network for registering the device in the non-Internet-protocol based network; and (b) contacting a second registry being a member in the Internet-protocol based network, for registering the device in the Internet-protocol based network; thereby allowing communication with the device by calling its respective Internet-protocol based address or non-Internet-protocol based address. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the non-Internet-protocol based network operates in accordance with one of GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System). ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the first registry is an HLR including an identification of a VLR serving the device. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the second registry is an HSS including an identification of a S-CSCF serving the device. ### Claim 26 A method for initiating a connection between a device of a first party and a device of a second party, the device of the first party initiates the connection by using an addressing scheme usable in a non-Internet-protocol based network, the device of the second party is an Internet-Protocol-based device operating in a hybrid network combining a non-Internet-protocol based network and an Internet-protocol based network, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a connection request whose destination is the device of the second party, wherein the connection request uses a non-Internet-protocol based signaling; (b) responding to the connection request by providing a route to a session control function being a member in the Internet-protocol based network which is combined in the hybrid network, the session control function serves the device of the second party. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the non-Internet-protocol based signaling is ISUP. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the non-Internet-protocol based network operates in accordance with one of GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System). ### Claim 29 A system for enabling communication with a device of a party operating in a hybrid network combining an Internet-protocol based network and a non-Internet-protocol based network, wherein the device is an Internet-protocol based device, the system comprising: (a) a non-Internet-protocol based registrar for contacting in a direct or indirect manner a first registry being a member in the non-Internet-protocol based network for registering the device in the non-Internet-protocol based network; and (b) an Internet-protocol based registrar for contacting a second registry being a member in the Internet-protocol based network, for registering the device in the Internet-protocol based network; thereby allowing communication with the device by calling its respective Internet-protocol based address or non-Internet-protocol based address. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The system of claim 29, wherein the non-Internet-protocol based network operates in accordance with one of GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System). ### Claim 31 (depends on 29) The system of claim 29, wherein the first registry is a Home Location Register (HLR) including an identification of a Visitor Location Registry (VLR) serving the device. ### Claim 32 (depends on 29) The system of claim 29, wherein the Internet-protocol based network is an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The system of claim 32, wherein the second registry is a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) including an identification of a Serving-Call Session Control Function (S-CSCF) serving the device. ### Claim 34 A system for initiating a connection between a device of a first party and a device of a second party, the device of the first party initiates the connection by using an addressing scheme usable in a non-Internet-protocol based network, the device of the second party is an Internet-Protocol-based device operating in a hybrid network combining a non-Internet-protocol based network and an Internet-protocol based network, the system comprising: (a) a non-Internet-protocol-based network connection module for obtaining a connection request whose destination is the device of the second party, wherein the connection request uses a non-Internet-protocol based signaling; (b) an Internet-protocol-based network connection module for responding to the connection request by providing a route to a session control function being a member in the Internet-protocol based network which is combined in the hybrid network, the session control function serves the device of the second party. ### Claim 35 (depends on 22) A computer program comprising computer program code means for performing all the steps of claim 22 when said program is run on a computer. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) A computer program as claimed in claim 35 embodied on a computer readable medium. ### Claim 37 (depends on 5) A computer program comprising computer program code means for performing all the steps of claim 5 when said program is run on a computer. ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) A computer program as claimed in claim 37 embodied on a computer readable medium. ### Claim 39 A method for connecting a SIP client device to an Internet-protocol based network incompatible with the SIP client device, the method comprising: (a) obtaining packets; (b) if the packets are conveyed by the SIP client device i) converting the SIP packets into packets conforming with the Internet-protocol based network; ii) conveying the conforming packets to entities in the Internet-protocol based network, thus connecting the SIP client device with the Internet-protocol based network; (c) if the packets are conveyed to the SIP client device i) converting the packets into packets compatible with the SIP client device; and ii) conveying the compatible packets to the SIP client device. ### Claim 40 (depends on 39) A computer program comprising computer program code means for performing all the steps of claim 39 when said program is run on a computer. ### Claim 41 (depends on 40) A computer program as claimed in claim 40 embodied on a computer readable medium. ### Claim 42 A system for connecting a SIP client device to an Internet-protocol based network incompatible with the SIP client device, the method comprising: (a) a SIP packets collector for obtaining packets; (b) a SIP outgoing packets converter coupled to the SIP packets collector for converting packets that are conveyed by the SIP client device, including: i) a SIP-to-IP protocol converter for converting the SIP packets into packets conforming with the Internet-protocol based network; and ii) an Internet-protocol-based conveying module, coupled to said SIP-to-IP protocol converter, for conveying the conforming packets to entities in the Internet-protocol based network, thus connecting the SIP client device with the Internet-protocol based network; (c) a SIP incoming packets converter coupled to the SIP packets collector for converting packets that are conveyed to the SIP client device, including: i) an IP-to-SIP protocol converter for converting the packets into packets compatible with the SIP client device; and ii) a SIP-client-device conveying module for conveying the compatible packets to the SIP client device.