US 12,457,251 B2
Voice call controller
Tamika Davis, Aurora, CO (US); and David Waiting, Fairfax, VA (US)
Assigned to COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/910,806.
Application 16/910,806 is a continuation of application No. 15/883,533, filed on Jan. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,735,474.
Prior Publication US 2021/0084080 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04M 1/56 (2006.01); H04L 41/0213 (2022.01); H04L 65/1046 (2022.01); H04L 65/1076 (2022.01); H04L 67/1008 (2022.01); H04L 67/1029 (2022.01); H04L 67/1034 (2022.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 65/1046 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0213 (2013.01); H04L 65/1079 (2013.01); H04L 67/1008 (2013.01); H04L 67/1029 (2013.01); H04L 67/1034 (2013.01); H04M 3/42059 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a voice call controller and from a call originator, a call, wherein the call originator and the voice call controller are located outside of a telephony network;
determining, based on information indicative of prior call activity associated with the call originator, an average length of completed calls initiated by the call originator;
receiving, by the voice call controller, capacity information for a plurality of session border controllers;
determining, based on the average length of completed calls and the capacity information, whether to forward the call to the telephony network; and
forwarding, based on the determined average length of completed calls initiated by the call originator and the capacity information, the call to a session border controller of the plurality of session border controllers of the telephony network.