Abstract: A directory service, containing unique identifiers (e.g., telephone numbers) and related Internet address(es), accessible through the Internet. An Internet-enabled communication system, such as IP-PBX or voice mail system, accepts a telephone number as a destination address. It then contacts the directory service and requests the Internet address related to that telephone number. The communication system uses the Internet address to set up a delivery path via the Internet to the destination. Thus, all time-dependent charges normally associated with message delivery by the telephone network can be avoided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 25, 2002
Publication date:
April 24, 2003
Applicant:
NetNumber.com, Inc.
Inventors:
Douglas J. Ranalli, Thomas P. Sosnowski, David P. Peek
Abstract: A directory service, containing unique identifiers (e.g., telephone numbers) and related Internet address(es), accessible through the Internet. An Internet-enabled communication system, such as IP-PBX or voice mail system, accepts a telephone number as a destination address. It then contacts the directory service and requests the Internet address related to that telephone number. The communication system uses the Internet address to set up a delivery path via the Internet to the destination. Thus, all time-dependent charges normally associated with message delivery by the telephone network can be avoided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 8, 1999
Date of Patent:
March 25, 2003
Assignee:
NetNumber.com, Inc.
Inventors:
Douglas J. Ranalli, Thomas P. Sosnowski, David P. Peek
Abstract: A voice mail system in which a recipient of a call is provided with the ability to reply to an internal or external voice message in a common manner. A method for providing a reply includes identifying a caller, and retrieving an address of the caller from a database. Caller origination information is automatically provided with a recorded message from the caller to enable a recipient of the recorded message to reply. Identifying the caller may include searching a database using a voice signature of the caller to identify caller information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 5, 1998
Date of Patent:
September 18, 2001
Assignee:
NetNumber.com, Inc.
Inventors:
David P. Peek, Paul F. Finnigan, Rosanna Garcia