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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Clark C. Rines, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Clark C. Rines, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Inter-Tel, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) directory service for communications users of an enterprise locates a telephone or work station of a called party for the purpose of setting up real-time communication, either from a pulse code modulation (PCM) telephone or from an Internet protocol (IP) telephone, or a computer by way of the world wide web, using a common directory database. Once the directory entry has been found, it may be immediately called through use of translated addresses assigned to the selected called party device.