System for communicating between internet protocol multimedia subsystem networks

US9237173B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9237173-B2
Application numberUS-201414295677-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 4, 2014
Priority dateSep 10, 2007
Publication dateJan 12, 2016
Grant dateJan 12, 2016

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A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving an assignment to provide communication services to a communication device, supplying a first telephone number mapping system of a first internet protocol multimedia subsystem communication system with contact information of the communication device and a serving call session control function operating in the first internet protocol multimedia subsystem communication system, supplying a second telephone number mapping system of a second internet protocol multimedia subsystem communication system with contact information of the communication device and the serving call session control function, and receiving a session initiation protocol INVITE from an originating serving call session control function of the second internet protocol multimedia subsystem communication system for establishing communications with the communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

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What is claimed is: 1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor, facilitate performing operations comprising: transmitting an assignment to a serving call session control function server operating in a first internet protocol multimedia subsystem communication system to provide communication services to a communication device, wherein the assignment is sent from a home subscriber server, and wherein a first telep…

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What does patent US9237173B2 cover?
A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving an assignment to provide communication services to a communication device, supplying a first telephone number mapping system of a first internet protocol multimedia subsystem communication system with contact information of the communication device and a serving call session control function opera…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
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What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L12/66. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 12 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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