| US 7,564,961 B2 | ||
| Telephone port allocation method | ||
| Joseph Anders, Mobile, Ala. (US); Ken Salter, Mobile, Ala. (US); Seacol Chin, Mobile, Ala. (US); Brian Wilson, Mobile, Ala. (US); Veronica Diaz, Mobile, Ala. (US); and Jay Birch, Mobile, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Global Tel*Link Corporation, Mobile, Ala. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 21, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/395,186. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/367472, filed on Mar. 22, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0179874 A1, Sep. 25, 2003 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04M 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 379—220.01 [379/230] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method for operating a telephone network to provide multiple communication protocols for handling communications between
an originating phone and a destination phone connected through the telephone network in conjunction with a data network utilizing
a plurality of incoming and outgoing ports in communication with and controlled by a remote network processor (RNP), comprising:
providing a plurality of protocols applicable to the incoming and outgoing ports;
creating a protocol database in a database accessed by the RNP;
selecting a protocol for at least one incoming port;
accepting a call from the originating phone on the at least one incoming port;
determining if the call is to be completed;
setting parameters for completing the call;
selecting a protocol for at least one outgoing port; and
connecting the incoming port to the outgoing port.
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