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CounterPath Awarded Patent Overseeing Routing of Mobile Voice Calls
Patent Further Positions CounterPath as Leader in Unified Communication Solutions VANCO...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nPatent Further Positions CounterPath as Leader in Unified Communication\n Solutions\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Dec. 19, 2012 /CNW/ - CounterPath (NASDAQ: CPAH) (TSX: CCV), a leading developer of award-winning\n desktop, tablet and mobile VoIP software products and solutions, today\n announced it has been awarded patent No. US 8,335,187 from the U.S.\n Patent and Trademark Office. Titled 'Routing Mobile Voice Calls,' this\n patent outlines the process by which a Network Convergence Gateway\n (NCG) detects and monitors a mobile subscriber's location and\n automatically routes calls to either a packet-based (IP) endpoint or\n the traditional circuit switched entity.\n\n\nThe primary benefit of this patent is it enables CounterPath to develop\n communications solutions that provide the end-user the most convenient\n and cost-effective experience possible.  Essentially, this process\n exclusively establishes a set of rules for NCGs to follow, based on a\n variety of pre-determined parameters such as location and strength of\n data service (3G, 4G or Wi-Fi).  These parameters are completely\n customizable based on the needs established by the business or\n end-user.\n\n\n\"The mobile number has become the primary method of how end-users\n interact with family, friends and colleagues, by being a reliable\n mechanism that enables a person to stay connected with one number,\n regardless of location,\" said Donovan Jones, President and CEO,\n CounterPath. \"This patent also adds to CounterPath's intellectual\n property value by protecting our partners and customers in the quickly\n growing Mobile VoIP and OTT markets.\"\n\n\nExamples of how this patent may be applied:\n\n\nAn individual is at home and takes a traditional circuit switched call\n on their smartphone. They leave home and head into their work place, at\n which point the NCG recognises the phone has entered a \"known Wi-Fi\n zone\" and associates the registration of CounterPath's Bria mobile app\n with the mobile number.  At that point, the NCG will route all incoming\n calls to their cell phone number via the Bria IP endpoint on their\n smartphone.\n\n\nAn employee leaves Vancouver for San Francisco.  When they land, their\n phone (via the NCG) recognises a country shift, and routes calls to the\n Bria IP endpoint over the data channel instead of the...