Voip-Pal.Com Inc.'s Lawful Intercept and Microsoft's "Legal
Intercept" Patent Pending Applications are Remarkably Similar
BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Voip-Pal.Com Inc.
("Voip-Pal") (OTC Pink Sheets: VPLM) is pleased to announce the
status of its Lawful Intercept Patent Application. This
intellectual property has now been fully integrated into Voip-Pal's
proprietary VoIP Softswitch Platform and its current status is
Patent Pending.
Voip-Pal's Lawful Intercept Patent Pending is part of Voip-Pal's
acquisition of Digifonica International Gibraltar
("Digifonica"). Digifonica's Lawful Intercept Patent
Application is called "Intercepting Voice Over IP Communications
and other Data Transmissions" and was filed on November 29, 2007 (US Patent Application
20100150138, link to Digifonica International's USPTO
filing). Microsoft Corporation's "Legal Intercept" Patent
Application was filed on December 23,
2009 filing (US Patent Application
20110153809, link to Microsoft's USPTO filing),
two years after Voip-Pal/Digifonica's Lawful
Intercept Patent Application date. There are substantial
similarities between Voip-Pal/Digifonica's Lawful Intercept Patent
Application and Microsoft's "Legal Intercept" Patent
Application.
Voip-Pal/Digifonica's Lawful Intercept Patent Application has
successfully completed the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)
International Phase. The Patent Application now enters into
the National Phase and is expected to be examined by EU member
countries in addition to the United
States and Canada. The
status of Voip-Pal/Digifonica's Lawful Intercept application is
under active prosecution processing and currently Patent
Pending.
Voip-Pal/Digifonica's Lawful Intercept Patent Application
discloses the most efficient way of intercepting voice over the
Internet. This revolutionary technology was developed to
address the national and international demands by governments to
enable law agencies the ability to perform scheduled and live
intercepts (wire-taps) on Digital Voice telephone
conversations. This technology has been trialed at several
relevant agencies in the UK, and complies with the ETSI (European
telecommunications Standards Institute) and UK NHIS (National
Handover Interface Standard) standards.
Compliance with the ETSI and NHIS standards ensures that the
Lawful Intercept technology can be adopted by all European Union
member countries who have recently announced a desire to terminate
network providers who do not offer Lawful Intercept solutions (this
would include service providers such as Skype). India has also made it clear its desire to
"kick out" service providers who cannot offer some kind of Lawful
Intercept solution.
"Federal law enforcement agencies have expressed
frustration in trying to track and record criminal and terrorist
internet conversations," explains Dennis
Chang, President of Voip-Pal. "Our Lawful Intercept
technology would allow government agencies to 'silently record'
VOIP communications. CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law
Enforcement Act) requires telecommunications carriers and makers of
communications equipment to enable their equipment so it can be
used for surveillance purposes by federal law enforcement
agencies."
Voip-Pal/Digifonica has three other significant and related
Patent Pending Applications aside from its Lawful Intercept Patent
Pending Application. The status and description are as
follows:
1. Patent application PCT/CA2007/001956 "Producing Routing
Messages for voice over IP Communications" ("RBR – Routing,
Billing and Rating") was filed by Digifonica on November 1, 2007. PCT International Phase has
been completed and it has entered the National Phase in
United States and other countries.
This application is Patent Pending and the prosecution process is
going on now.
The RBR Patent Application describes the most effective
and efficient way to operate today's modern commercial VoIP
communications system.
2. Patent application PCT/CA2009/001062 "Mobile Gateway"
was filed by Digifonica on July 28,
2009. PCT International Phase has been completed and it has
entered National Phase in United
States and other countries. This application is Patent
Pending and the prosecution process is going on now.
The Mobile Gateway Patent Application discloses how cell phones
can utilize VoIP system to avoid roaming charges.
3. Patent application PCT/CA2009/001317 "Uninterrupted
Transmission of Internet Protocol Transmissions During Endpoint
Changes" ("Advanced Interoperability Solutions") was filed
by Digifonica on September 17, 2009.
PCT International Phase is in Progress. This application is Patent
Pending and the prosecution process is going on now.
The Advanced Interoperability Solutions Patent Application
discloses how to prevent "dropped calls" when cell phone calls move
from coverage area of one provider to another one.
About Voip-Pal.Com Inc.
Voip-Pal.Com Inc. is a broadband VoIP telecom company offering
local and long distance VoIP services to residential and business
customers. The company also provides VoIP communication
and reseller solutions for its partners. Voip-Pal.Com
Inc. is the enabler of international calls using VoIP technology on
the internet, smartphones and PC Tablets. Voip-Pal's
goal is to provide a quality, high-speed and cost-effective
telephone solution for the casual and business international
traveler who must rely on their smartphones, laptops or tablets in
order to communicate. Voip-Pal.Com, through its wholly owned
subsidiary "Digifonica (International) Limited Gibraltar", is a
technical leader in the VoIP services market which had revenues of
$58 Billion in 2011 and is
experiencing double digit year-over-year growth[1]. The addition of
Digifonica Gibraltar's patent portfolio greatly enhances
shareholder value and will contribute to significant revenue growth
for Voip-Pal.Com.
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www.platinumphone.com.
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Company Contact: info@voip-pal.com and
chanelle@voip-pal.com
IR
inquiries:
IR@voip-pal.com
US Telephone IR Contact: (954)
495-4600
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[1]http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/VoIP-UC-Services-Market-Forecast-and-SIP-Trunking-Survey-Highlights.asp
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