IP Library Granted Patent US 11,533,399
Granted Patent B1
US 11,533,399 · App. 16/047,756 · Granted Dec 20, 2022

Global bridge out dial

Inventors: Marcus H. Hurst (Fremont, NE); William F. Krasso (Valley, NE); Srinivas X. Maganti (Patamata, IN)
Assignee: INTRADO CORPORATION
H04M3/56
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,533,399
App. No.
16/047,756
Granted
Dec 20, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

An example home bridge may perform receiving an out dial call from a user, parsing a call number to determine a country code, querying a bridge location database to determine a closest designated bridge to a country associated with the country code, providing to the designated bridge out dial data for the call, and lending the out dial call at the designated bridge.

Claims (45)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a home bridge, an out dial call from a user;

parsing, by the home bridge, a call number of the out dial call to determine a country code associated with the out dial call;

querying, by the home bridge, a bridge location database to determine a closest designated bridge to a country associated with the country code;

sending, by the home bridge, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message comprising out dial data for the call to the closest designated bridge, where the closest designated bridge dials the call number; and

setting a global link between the home bridge and the closest designated bridge.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying the closest designated bridge by a unique bridge identifier (ID).

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

determining a location of the closest designated bridge based on the bridge ID.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the out dial data comprises:

a country code;

a phone number;

a conference code; and

a home bridge identification.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the closest designated bridge dials the call number locally.

6. A home bridge, comprising:

a memory storing one or more instructions; and

a processor that when executing the one or more instructions is configured to:

receive an out dial call from a user,

parse a call number of the out dial call to determine a country code associated with the out dial call,

query a bridge location database to determine a closest designated bridge to a country associated with the country code,

send a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message comprising out dial data for the call to the closest designated bridge, where the closest designated bridge dials the call number, out dial data for the call, and

set a global link between the home bridge and the closest designated bridge.

7. The home bridge according to claim 6 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the processor to:

identify the closest designated bridge by a unique bridge identifier (ID).

8. The home bridge according to claim 7 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the processor to:

determine a location of the closest designated bridge based on the bridge ID.

9. The home bridge according to claim 6 , wherein the out dial data comprises:

a country code;

a phone number;

a conference code; and

a home bridge identification.

10. The home bridge according to claim 6 , wherein the closest designated bridge dials the call number locally.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more instructions that when executed by a processor of a home bridge cause the processor to perform:

receiving an out dial call from a user;

parsing a call number of the out dial call to determine a country code associated with the out dial call;

querying a bridge location database to determine a closest designated bridge to a country associated with the country code;

sending a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message comprising out dial data for the call to the closest designated bridge, where the closest designated bridge dials the call number; and

setting a global link between the home bridge and the closest designated bridge.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

identify the closest designated bridge by a unique bridge identifier (ID).

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

determine a location of the closest designated bridge based on the bridge ID.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the closest designated bridge dials the call number locally.

Assignments (6)
OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Nov 25, 2024
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH (AS SUCCESSOR TO CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH IN ITS CAPACITY AS COLLATERAL AGENT)
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069438/0775 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: INTRADO CORPORATION
To: WEST TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 063239/0876 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: WEST CORPORATION
To: INTRADO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063239/0900 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST (SECOND LIEN) IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: CX360, INC.; WEST TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC (FKA INTRADO CORPORATION, FKA WEST CORPORATION); INTRADO INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION (FKA WEST INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION, FKA COBALT ACQUISITION COMPANY)
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062571/0018 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS - FIRST LIEN Recorded May 22, 2019
From: WEST CORPORATION
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049255/0843 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2018
From: HURST, MARCUS H.; KRASSO, WILLIAM F.; MAGANTI, SRINIVAS X.
To: WEST CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046487/0357 →