CALLER-CALLEE ASSOCIATION OF A PLURALITY OF NETWORKED DEVICES WITH DIRECT DIAL THROUGH THIN CLIENT
The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for establishing and maintaining communication between two or more communication devices coupled to a communication networks. Some specific aspects relate to communication between a plurality of communication devices each of which is coupled to a respective network. Other aspects relate to establishing such communication by way of contact lists maintained and facilitated on systems coupled to the networks. Users of multiple communication networks, such as VoIP, PSTN and wireless, employ multiple communication devices to communicate with their contacts. For example, a VoIP enabled computer is necessary to access contacts on a VoIP network and a mobile or cellular telephone is used to access contacts on wireless and PSTN networks. A contact list, stored on one communication device, in some instances, cannot be accessed from another communication device. For example, a contact list stored in a VoIP enabled computer cannot be accessed from PSTN or wireless phone devices. Various embodiments described herein provide a convenient solution that can integrate contacts stored on different communication devices and make them accessible from a single device.
1 . A method for establishing communication between a first device and a second device, the method comprising;
receiving, by a gateway, a data link from the first device, wherein the data link comprises a mobile subscriber integrated services digital network (MSISDN) number associated with a caller and a destination identifier associated with a callee, wherein the callee is associated with the second device,
storing the MSISDN number and the destination identifier,
receiving, from the first device, a voice call comprising the MSISDN number,
retrieving the destination identifier corresponding to the MSISDN number associated with the received voice call, and
establishing a communication link over the network from the first device to the second device using the destination identifier.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the data link comprises receiving a data link from the first device via a GGSN data network.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the voice call comprises receiving a voice call from the first device via a GSM voice network.
4 . A system for establishing communication between a first device and a second device, the system comprising:
a server adapted to communicate with a first device and a second device via a network, wherein the server comprises a gateway; and
a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the server, wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises one or more programming instructions for:
receiving, by the gateway, a data link from the first device, wherein the data link comprises a mobile subscriber integrated services digital network (MSISDN) number associated with a caller and a destination identifier associated with a callee, wherein the callee is associated with the second device,
storing the MSISDN number and the destination identifier,
receiving, from the first device, a voice call comprising the MSISDN number,
retrieving the destination identifier corresponding to the MSISDN number associated with the received voice call, and
establishing a communication link over the network from the first device to the second device using the destination identifier.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the one or more programming instructions for receiving a data link comprise one or more programming instructions for receiving a data link from the first device via a GGSN data network.
6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the one or more programming instructions for receiving a voice call comprise one or more programming instructions for receiving a voice call from the first device via a GSM voice network.
7 . An apparatus for establishing communication between a first device and a second device, the apparatus comprising:
means for receiving, by a gateway, a data link from the first device, wherein the data link comprises a mobile subscriber integrated services digital network (MSISDN) number associated with a caller and a destination identifier associated with a callee, wherein the callee is associated with the second device,
means for storing the MSISDN number and the destination identifier,
means for receiving, from the first device, a voice call comprising the MSISDN number,
means for retrieving the destination identifier corresponding to the MSISDN number associated with the received voice call, and
means for establishing a communication link over the network from the first device to the second device using the destination identifier.
8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the means for receiving the data link comprises means for receiving a data link from the first device via a GGSN data network.
9 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the means for receiving the voice call comprises means for receiving a voice call from the first device via a GSM voice network.
10 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium for establishing communication between a first device and a second device, comprising:
at least one instruction to receive, by a gateway, a data link from the first device, wherein the data link comprises a mobile subscriber integrated services digital network (MSISDN) number associated with a caller and a destination identifier associated with a callee, wherein the callee is associated with the second device,
at least one instruction to store the MSISDN number and the destination identifier,
at least one instruction to receive, from the first device, a voice call comprising the MSISDN number,
at least one instruction to retrieve the destination identifier corresponding to the MSISDN number associated with the received voice call, and
at least one instruction to establish a communication link over the network from the first device to the second device using the destination identifier.
11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the at least one instruction to receive the data link comprises at least one instruction to receive a data link from the first device via a GGSN data network.
12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the at least one instruction to receive the voice call comprises at least one instruction to receive a voice call from the first device via a GSM voice network.