Media Gateway Portal for Cross-Network SIP Address Linking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Establishing communication connections between different telecommunications networks, such as mobile radio networks and computer networks, is challenging due to the difficulty in entering SIP addresses on mobile devices, leading to non-availability of participants in computer networks like VOIP.

Innovation Solution

A method and portal that provide an address list of participants in a different network to the first subscriber, allowing them to link address identification data with a dial-in identifier for a media gateway, which interprets and connects the participants, enabling simple, secure, and inexpensive communication links between networks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If SIP addresses are entered manually on mobile devices, then communication connections can be established, but the process becomes laborious and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of establishing communication connectionVSAvoidtime for entering SIP address
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-provides an address list with SIP addresses to the mobile device before the user needs to make a call. The user can simply select an address from the list rather than manually entering it, which significantly reduces the time and effort required to establish a communication connection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

A server acts as an intermediary between the communication networks, providing the address list and facilitating the connection process. The server receives the selected SIP address from the mobile device and establishes the connection to the second communication network, simplifying the user's task to merely selecting an address

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If different communication networks use different addressing schemes, then each network can operate independently, but cross-network communication becomes complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork independenceVSAvoidcomplexity of cross-network connection
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The server serves as a mediator that translates between different addressing schemes. It receives SIP addresses from the first communication network, translates them to the appropriate addressing format for the second communication network, and establishes the connection, thereby simplifying cross-network communication while maintaining network independence

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The server provides universal functionality by handling multiple communication networks with different addressing schemes through a single interface. It can translate various address formats and establish connections across different network types, making the system adaptable to multiple networks without requiring complex client-side implementation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP1921828B1Method and portal for establishing a communication connection between two different communication networks
Publication Date: 2011.04.06 VODAFONE HOLDING GMBH

AI summary

The method involves combining address characteristics of an address e.g. JAVA (RTM: Object-oriented programming language), of a participant with a specific dial-in identification for selection media gateways. Another participant is selected from its available address lists by the gateways, and the characteristics assigned to the identification are interpreted by the gateways according to selection of gateways. The latter participant is operated over the characteristics with the selected former participant for manufacturing a communication connection together. An independent claim is also included for a portal for establishing a communication connection between a participant in a telecommunication network such as cellular network, and a participant in another telecommunication network such as computer network.