Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERNET TELEPHONY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000046973
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention includes a method or Internet phone for automatically dialling up a phone call connection across an Internet connection. Initially the caller manually dials a recipient's telephone number, and once the telephone call connection is made, the caller party's Internet phone automatically starts a dialling routine which notifies the recipient party's Internet phone that a phone call connection over an Internet connection is desired. The dialling may be a differential ringing sequence, a differential timing sequence or a single ringing interval. Upon the dialling routine being detected by the recipient party's Internet phone, the parties end the telephone connection and proceed to make separate connections to the Internet, including a connection to a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). The caller party and recipient party Internet phones submit information related to their respective Internet protocol address and telephone numbers. The caller party additionally submits information related to the recipient Internet phone's telephone number. Then the Internet connection for the intended phone call is automatically completed.
Inventors:
NG EDE PHANG
CHOON LOH ENG
EDELSON STEVEN D
CHOON LOH ENG
EDELSON STEVEN D
Application Number:
PCT/SG2000/000014
Publication Date:
November 16, 2000
Filing Date:
February 02, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MEDIARING COM LTD (SG)
International Classes:
H04M1/00; H04L29/06; H04L29/08; H04L29/12; H04M1/253; H04M1/26; H04M7/00; H04M11/00; H04Q3/00; H04M3/02; H04M3/42; H04M3/493; (IPC1-7): H04M7/00; H04M1/253
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1999009732A1 | 1999-02-25 | |||
| WO1998011704A2 | 1998-03-19 | |||
| WO1997035416A1 | 1997-09-25 | |||
| WO1998035481A2 | 1998-08-13 | |||
| WO1996038018A1 | 1996-11-28 | |||
| WO1998030008A1 | 1998-07-09 |
Foreign References:
| EP0781016A2 | 1997-06-25 |
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