Call trace on a packet switched network
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1. Apparatus that obtains call trace information, comprising:
- a network compatible device that is configured to communicate over a packet switched network with an end-point device, the network compatible device being configured to generate a request for call trace information that pertains to the end-point device and to receive the call trace information that was requested and to dynamically display at least a portion of the call trace information that was received.
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Abstract
A call trace feature for a network compatible device, such as a voice over Internet Protocol device. The call trace information may include an Internet Protocol (IP) address, a geographical location of the end-point device, a type or class of the end-point device, a call route, a topology of the route, a domain name server of the IP address and route, a directory number and name, a call back number, an advisement as to whether the IP address for the end-point device is mobile and an advisement as to what redirection may have occurred before the call was completed.
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1. Apparatus that obtains call trace information, comprising:
a network compatible device that is configured to communicate over a packet switched network with an end-point device, the network compatible device being configured to generate a request for call trace information that pertains to the end-point device and to receive the call trace information that was requested and to dynamically display at least a portion of the call trace information that was received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 25, 26)
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9. An apparatus that obtains call trace information, comprising:
a network compatible device that is configured to communicate over a packet switched network with an end-point device, the network compatible device including means for generating a request for call trace information about the end-point device, means for receiving the call trace information that was requested and means for dynamically displaying at least a portion of the call trace information that was received. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method that obtains call trace information, comprising:
communicating over a packet switched network between a network compatible device and an end-point device, generating a request for call trace information that pertains to the end-point device, subsequently receiving the call trace information that was requested, and dynamically displaying at least a portion of the call trace information that was received. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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