Communication system

• US 20020191587A1
• Filed: 06/19/2001
• Published: 12/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Global Connect Electronics Limited
• Original Assignee: Global Connect Electronics Limited
• Inventors: Chan, Alex, Wong, Roger
• Application Number:
  US09/883,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20020191587A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/203 composed of PSTN and data network, e.g. the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/122 where the PSTN/ISDN access is used as an access to networks other than PSTN/ISDN access arrangements to networks other than PSTN/ISDN H04M7/0066; access arrangements to public data networks H04L12/2856

Abstract

The invention relates to a communications system which provides enhanced voice and data communications over the internet between users either at or remote to their local computer and other users or specific services over the internet.

Claims

1. A communications system enabling voice communications over the internet between a local or remote phone and a destination phone comprising:

an internet protocol (IP) phone controller for operative connection to the local and remote phone and a computer operatively connected to the internet, the computer having communications software for managing voice over internet protocol communications between the local and remote phone and a destination phone through the phone controller.

2. A communications system as in claim 1 wherein the remote phone is connected to the IP phone controller by a wired or wireless link.

3. A communications system as in claim 1 wherein the destination phone is any one of a local or remote phone operatively connected to a destination IP phone controller and destination computer operatively connected to the internet or a wireless or wired destination phone operatively connected to the internet through a public switched telephone network.

4. A communications system as in claim 1 wherein the communications software includes a menu system for selecting an internet phone provider.

5. A communications system as in claim 4 wherein the user dials a destination number after selection of an internet phone provider.

6. A communications system as in claim 1 wherein the communications software enables accessing internet data.

7. A communications system as in claim 6 wherein the communications software includes a menu system for accessing internet data and the communications software enables formatting of the data for delivery of the data to the user.

8. A communications system as in claim 6 wherein the communications software enables delivery of the data to the user via a text-to-speech module.

9. A communication system as in claim 6 wherein the internet data is email.

10. A communications system as in claim 2 wherein the destination phone is any one of a local or remote phone operatively connected to a destination IP phone controller and destination computer operatively connected to the internet or a wireless or wired destination phone operatively connected to the internet through a public switched telephone network.

11. A communications system as in claim 10 wherein the communications software includes a menu system for selecting an internet phone provider.

12. A communications system as in claim 11 wherein the user dials a destination number after selection of an internet phone provider.

13. A communications system as in claim 12 wherein the communications software enables accessing internet data.

14. A communications system as in claim 13 wherein the communications software includes a menu system for accessing internet data and the communications software enables formatting of the data for delivery of the data to the user.

15. A communications system as in claim 14 wherein the communications software enables delivery of the data to the user via a text-to-speech module.

16. A communication system as in claim 15 wherein the internet data is email.

19. A method as in claim 18 further comprising the step of formatting the downloaded data to a user selected format for delivery to the remote phone.

20. A method as in claim 19 where the data is delivered to the user as analog speech.

17. A method for making a voice over internet protocol telephone call to a destination number from a remote telephone comprising the steps of:

(a) dialling a phone number for an internet protocol (IP) phone controller operatively connected to a computer and the internet;

(b) accessing an internet phone provider through the IP phone controller and computer; and

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(c) dialling the destination number from the remote telephone.

18. A method for obtaining internet data from a remote telephone comprising the steps of:

(a) dialling a phone number for an internet protocol (IP) phone controller operatively connected to a computer and the internet;

(b) accessing an internet data provider through the IP phone controller and computer; and

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(c) instructing the internet data provider to download data to the computer.

21. A communications system enabling voice communications over the internet between a local or remote phone and a destination phone comprising:

an internet protocol (IP) phone controller for operative connection to the local and remote phone;

a computer operatively connected to the internet, the computer having communications software for managing voice over internet protocol communications between the local and remote phone and a destination phone through the phone controller, the communications software having;

a menu system module, the menu system module enabling a user to select an internet phone provider and to dial a destination number after selection of an internet phone provider;

access to formatted internet data and delivery of the data to the user via a text-to-speech module,

wherein the destination phone is any one of a local or remote phone operatively connected to a destination IP phone controller and destination computer operatively connected to the internet or a wireless or wired destination phone operatively connected to the internet through a public switched telephone network.