| US 7,453,993 B2 | ||
| Apparatus and method for a world wide web-based directory with automatic call capability | ||
| Ronald F. Watts, Lewisville, Tex. (US); William E. Dyer, Plano, Tex. (US); and Mitul B. Kadakia, Plano, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Alcatel Lucent, Paris (France) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 16, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/736,958. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0129193 A1, Jun. 16, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04M 1/64 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 379—88.17 [370/261; 370/352; 705/8] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A method of providing Web-based directory services to establish a voice communication session with an IP-based telephone,
said method comprising the steps of:
populating a database with directory entries, each entry being associated with an entity and including information relating
to establishing a voice communication session with the entity;
receiving, in an Internet accessible server in communication with the database, a user request to provide directory information,
wherein the request includes an address to which the requested information may be sent;
transmitting directory information from the server to the address included in the request, the directory information including
at least one directory entry;
receiving in the server a request to establish a voice communication session with the entity associated with the at least
one directory entry;
determining a manner of establishing voice communication with the user;
initiating the requested voice communication session using a conferencing system coupled to the server by initiating a call
to at least one of the entity and the user by initiating a voice call to the user and waiting until the call to the user has
been terminated at a user device to initiate a voice call to the entity;
determining that the voice call to the entity has not been terminated within a predetermined time period; and
transmitting a message to the user indicative of the non-responsiveness of the entity.
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