METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING VOICE COMMUNICATIONS USING A COMPUTER NETWORK AND A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SWITCH

摘要

A caller, using a data communications enabled telephone device (20), establishes a data connection with a computer network (50) and initiates data communications with a server database telephone switch (40), whereby the caller submits a caller identification code and a call recipient's (30) telephone number. After the caller disconnects from the computer network (50), the server database telephone switch (40) initiates a voice communications connection with the caller's telephone device (20) over a telephone network (60) by dialing the telephone number of the caller's telephone device (20) which is associated with the caller identification code. Next, the server database telephone switch (40) initiates a voice communications connection with the call recipient's telephone device (30) over the telephone network (60) by dialing the call recipient's (30) telephone number. When the call recipient (30) answers the call, voice communications are established between the caller's telephone device (20) and the call recipient's telephone device (30) over the telephone network (60).