Appeal No. 2002-1486
Application 08/931,480
The Rejections on Appeal
Claims 1-32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Elliot.
The Invention
The invention relates to methods and systems for managing signaling and communication
sessions across networks. In particular, it relates to a system and method for managing
telephony communication over combined switched telephone networks and packet switched
networks.
Claims 1, 11, 17, 19 and 32 are independent claims, of which claims 1 and 17 are reproduced
below:
1. A communication system for providing telephony communication
across combined circuit switched and packet switched networks connectable to
terminals for selective communication therebetween, comprising:
an authorization and account control object associated with the packet
switched network;
a gateway object for providing controlled connectivity between the circuit
switched and packet switched networks; and
an information retrieval object associated with the packet switched
network and with the authorization and account control object, wherein:
the authorization and account control object maintains
substantially real time records of user accounts comprising
associated data regarding substantially real time usage, in response
to reports of connections from the gateway object, and
the information retrieval object provides retrieval of the
data from the records of user accounts in the authorization and
account control object upon request from authorized terminals
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