Target device and method for establishing a communication path i

Details Target device and method for establishing a communication path i Target device and method for establishing a communication path i

1996-03-12

1999-02-16

Horabik, Michael

Communications: electrical

Continuously variable indicating

With meter reading

395200, 395311, 379219, 455422, H04Q 522, H01J 1300, G06F 1300, H04M 700

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active

058725237

ABSTRACT:
A target device (18) performs the steps of receiving a broadcast message via an out-of-band paging network (14) which message includes an identification of the sourcing device. The subscriber (18) automatically registers, responsive to the receipt of the broadcast message, with a local communication server (22) associated with an in-band communications network (12). The target subscriber (18) then uses the identification of the sourcing device (16) to respond to the communication from the sourcing device (16) to establish a communication path therewith through the local communication server (22). In a preferred embodiment, the target subscriber unit and method reside in an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network. In this manner, the present invention establishes a direct communication path between the local communications server (22) to which the target subscriber unit (18) is attached and the sourcing device (16) thereby minimizing network trafficking and inefficiency problems.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5276680 (1994-01-01), Messenger
patent: 5307400 (1994-04-01), Sawyer et al.
patent: 5566236 (1996-10-01), MeLampy et al.
patent: 5627829 (1997-05-01), Gleeson et al.

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