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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2004
David S. Benco, Winfield, IL (US);
Kevin J. Overend, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Baoling S. Sheen, Naperville, IL (US);
Sandra Lynn True, St. Charles, IL (US);
Kenneth J. Voight, Sugar Groove, IL (US);
David S. Benco, Winfield, IL (US);
Kevin J. Overend, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Baoling S. Sheen, Naperville, IL (US);
Sandra Lynn True, St. Charles, IL (US);
Kenneth J. Voight, Sugar Groove, IL (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for connecting a plurality of called party terminals in a bridged a call session with a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) calling party terminal. The method includes the VOIP terminal sending called party terminal identifiers identifying each called party terminal to a calling party Service Control Point (SCP), and creating a bridged call session at the SCP connecting the called party terminals and the calling party VOIP terminal. The apparatus includes a system for sending called party terminal identifiers identifying each called party terminal to a calling party Service Control Point (SCP), and creating a bridged call session at the SCP connecting the called party terminals and the calling party VOIP terminal.