US Patent 7512114 POTS/broadband voice cross-connect system

Patent 7512114 was granted and assigned to Agere Systems on March, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Agere Systems

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

75121140

Patent Inventor Names

Donald R. Laturell0

Date of Patent

March 31, 2009

Patent Application Number

102432350

Date Filed

September 13, 2002

Patent Primary Examiner

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Hanh Nguyen

Patent abstract

A communications apparatus supporting seamless integration of VoBB and POTS services can be used with or embodied in any communications appliance or voice/data gateway product that has connectivity to both services. The apparatus supports user-specified usage of one service over another on a call-by-call and/or call-category basis. For example, all long-distance outgoing calls (or those belonging to specific area codes or regions) may be specified to use the VoBB service and all local calls or just emergency “9-1-1” calls may be specified to use the POTS service. The apparatus also enables communication service features such as multiple-line (ML), three-way-calling (TWC), and conference calling (CC)) to be managed intelligently across the VoBB and POTS services.