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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Charles L. Smith, Omaha, NE (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method of routing a globally-dialed telephone number to a selected customer number including the steps of selecting a geographic country code having an associated international gateway provider and receiving a telephone call having a dial string including the geographic country code and at least one additional identifier number or set of numbers. The telephone call is routed to the originating international gateway provider where a determination is made to direct the call to a database-containing international gateway. The telephone call is compared to the selected numbers in the database and the correct terminating international gateway provider is determined, the telephone call being translated into an international routing number associated with the correct number. The telephone call is then routed to the terminating international gateway provider determined by the international routing number and the telephone call is connected with the terminating service provider.