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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bhaktha Keshavachar, Chandler, AZ (US);
Duncan Glendinning, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
455466 ; 455456 ;
Abstract
What is disclosed is a method and apparatus for optimizing call setup traffic in a communications network with out-of-band call control signaling. The method includes the steps of determining a profile and an associated handle, establishing a communications link with an opposing party; and, transmitting a call setup request containing the associated handle to the opposing party. The apparatus includes a processor, a transmit and receive unit coupled to the processor, and a memory coupled to the processor to cause the processor to perform the method.