System and methods to route calls over a voice and data network
AssigneeAugme Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDouglas F. BENDER, Anthony Zalenski, John M. Cooney
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Abstract
Systems and methods to route a call over a voice and data network (VDN) are provided. A particular method includes receiving a call from a calling device at a telecommunications gateway (TCG). Authentication data is received via the call. A determination is made whether a user account associated with the authentication data is authorized to route calls via the TCG to a VDN. When the user account is authorized to route calls via the TCG to the VDN, call data received at the TCG via the call is converted into a format compatible with the VDN. The converted call data is sent via the VDN to a destination device.
Claims20
A method of routing a call over a voice and data network (VDN) to a destination device, the method comprising:
- receiving a call from a calling device at a telecommunications gateway (TCG);
- receiving authentication data via the call;
- determining whether a user account associated with the authentication data is authorized to route calls via the TCG to a VDN;
- when the user account is authorized to route calls via the TCG to the VDN, converting call data received at the TCG via the call into a format compatible with the VDN;
- and
- sending the converted call data via the VDN to a destination device.
A method of routing a call over a voice and data network (VDN) to a destination device, the method comprising:
- receiving a call from a calling device at a telecommunications gateway (TCG);
- determining whether a VDN designator is present in input provided at the calling device;
- when the VDN designator is present, converting call data received via the call into a format compatible with a VDN;
- and
- sending the converted call data to a destination device via the VDN.
A telecommunications gateway (TCG), comprising:
- a first communication connection to receive a call from a communications network;
- a second communication connection to send the call to a second communications network;
- and
- a processor, wherein the processor:
- evaluates data received via the call to select the second communications network from between a voice and data network (VDN) and a public switched telephone network (PSTN);
- when the VDN is selected, evaluates authentication data associated with the call to determine whether the call is authorized to be sent via the VDN;
- when the call is authorized to be sent via the VDN, executes a telephony protocol engine (TPE) to convert the call to a protocol compatible with the VDN;
- and
- sends the call to a destination device via the VDN.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.