Internet telephony directly initiated from electronic mails
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1.n. An electronic-mail (“
- e-mail”
)-Internet Protocol (“
IP”
) telephony system comprising;
an IP telephony hyperlink appended to an e-mail sent to a recipient by a subscriber of the system wherein the recipient clicks on the hyperlink to initiate a telephone call to the subscriber;
a gatekeeper interfacing between said recipient'"'"'s software and a subscriber information verification and authentication means, wherein said gatekeeper assesses a voice communication channel opening request from the recipient;
a web phone call (“
WPC”
) document containing an IP address of said gatekeeper with subscription information and a designated telephone number of said subscriber;
a router service management for said gatekeeper to search a specific router and to send an IP address of a specific gateway to the recipient'"'"'s software; and
said specific gateway in communication with the gatekeeper to release the voice communication channel to the recipient and to connect voice packets from said recipient with a PSTN of said subscriber.
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Abstract
A system and method which integrate e-mail and Internet telephony services into one solution. Are disclosed. Advantageously, an e-mail recipient may initiate a call to the mail sender by clicking on the hyperlinks attached on the e-mail. In brief, the present invention provides an improved IP telephony service which is more user friendly, convenient and efficient as compared to conventional IP telephony services.
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1.n. An electronic-mail (“
- e-mail”
)-Internet Protocol (“
IP”
) telephony system comprising;
an IP telephony hyperlink appended to an e-mail sent to a recipient by a subscriber of the system wherein the recipient clicks on the hyperlink to initiate a telephone call to the subscriber;
a gatekeeper interfacing between said recipient'"'"'s software and a subscriber information verification and authentication means, wherein said gatekeeper assesses a voice communication channel opening request from the recipient;
a web phone call (“
WPC”
) document containing an IP address of said gatekeeper with subscription information and a designated telephone number of said subscriber;
a router service management for said gatekeeper to search a specific router and to send an IP address of a specific gateway to the recipient'"'"'s software; and
said specific gateway in communication with the gatekeeper to release the voice communication channel to the recipient and to connect voice packets from said recipient with a PSTN of said subscriber.
- e-mail”
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2. An e-mail-IP telephony system as in claim 1, wherein said recipient'"'"'s software is a mini webphone.
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3. An e-mail-IP telephony system as in claim 1, wherein the subscriber information verification and authentication means is Remote Authentication Dial in User Service (“
- Radius”
).
- Radius”
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4. An e-mail-IP telephony system as in claim 1, wherein said specific gateway communicates with said gatekeeper through Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (“
- TCP/IP”
) communication suite.
- TCP/IP”
- 5. An e-mail-IP telephony system as in claim 1, wherein said PSTN is housed at the subscriber'"'"'s locality to avert the subscriber from incurring long distance telephone charges.
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6. An e-mail-IP telephony system as in claim 1, wherein said IP telephony hyperlink appended on said e-mail appears as a toll-free telephone number.
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8. A method for connecting an electronic-mail (“
- e-mail”
)-Internet Protocol (“
IP”
) telephone call comprising;
a one-time collection of information from an e-mail sender and storing said information in an e-mail-IP telephony system;
said e-mail sender sending an e-mail to a recipient with an IP telephony hyperlink appending to said e-mail;
said e-mail recipient clicking said IP telephony hyperlink to initiate a telephone call to the subscriber and to activate a request to open a voice communication channel;
a system website in communication with said IP telephony hyperlink and sending a web phone call (“
WPC”
) document to the recipient;
wherein said WPC document containing IP address of said gatekeeper with subscription information and a designated telephone number of said subscriber;
said WPC document sending the subscriber'"'"'s information to said gatekeeper, wherein said gatekeeper interfacing with a subscriber information verification and authentication means for authenticating the subscriber'"'"'s information;
said gatekeeper searching for specific router from a router service management and sending the IP address of a specific gateway to said recipient'"'"'s software; and
said gatekeeper authenticating the WPC document and notifying a gateway to release the voice communication channel to the recipient and said gateway connecting voice packets from said recipient with a PSTN of said subscriber.
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Current AssigneeHong Kong First Telecom Limited
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Original AssigneeHong Kong First Telecom Limited
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InventorsLiang, Robson
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Application NumberUS09/875,023Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current709/206CPC Class CodesH04L 65/103 in the networkH04L 65/104 in the networkH04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de...H04L 65/1101 Session protocolsH04L 65/1106 Call signalling protocols; ...H04M 7/003 Click to dial services
