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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Pierre-yves Descombes, Annecy-le-vieux, FR;
Inventor:
Pierre-Yves Descombes, Annecy-le-vieux, FR;
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/36 (2009.01); H04W 40/00 (2009.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided apparatus, in a communication network, for processing a request to initiate a communication using a first communication system, the request including information relating to one or more parties with which the communication is intended to be initiated, comprising: processing logic for determining whether the request includes information relating to a predetermined party, and where it is so determined, initiating a service in accordance with the information relating to the predetermined party.