Nortel Networks Corporation

Rockstar Consortium US LP

Michael E Gilleland

Andrew J Prokop

A method and apparatus are provided for providing calling party information in a request to establish a call session. The method comprises receiving a call request from an entity to establish an interactive call session. The method comprises receiving information associated with the entity. The method further comprises providing the information in the call request.

Providing calling party information in a request to establish a call session

A communications system includes a network coupled to various network elements. The network elements include user systems that contain protocol-aware applications that are aware of the protocol used to establish streaming-type communications (e.g., audio, video, or multimedia) or text-based communications over the network. The protocol used for such communications may include the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), H.323, or other protocols. Each of the user systems includes a rules engine that is capable of collecting information from a SIP message and comparing the information to criteria or rules that have been entered by a user. When a match occurs, one or more target applications or other software routines are launched to perform predetermined tasks. The launched applications or other software routines may include a web browser, for example.

Launching a web browser in response to a message relating to communications sessions

A method and apparatus are provided for providing calling party information (such as information regarding purchases of the calling party) in a request to establish a call session. A call request is received from a network entity over a network to establish an interactive call session. In response to the call request, calling party information is received, and the calling party information is provided in the call request.

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Michael E Gilleland