Method and system for placing and redirecting IP-based telephone calls
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1. A method of receiving a plain old telephone system (POTS) telephone call on an Internet Protocol (IP)-based device connected to an IP-based Local Area Network (LAN), comprising:
- receiving the incoming POTS telephone call; and
selectively forwarding the incoming POTS telephone call to the IP-based device over the IP-based LAN using IP-based communications.
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Abstract
The invention includes methods for allowing a user to selectively forward incoming POTS telephone calls received at a computer on a LAN to an IP-based device on the LAN. The methods allow a user with an IP-based device on a LAN to place an IP-based telephone call from the IP-based device through the computer and out on a POTS line to destination telephone numbers. Systems and computer media incorporating the methods of the present invention are also disclosed.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of receiving a plain old telephone system (POTS) telephone call on an Internet Protocol (IP)-based device connected to an IP-based Local Area Network (LAN), comprising:
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receiving the incoming POTS telephone call; and
selectively forwarding the incoming POTS telephone call to the IP-based device over the IP-based LAN using IP-based communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of placing a telephone call from an Internet Protocol (IP)-based device on a Local Area Network (LAN) to a plain old telephone system (POTS) line, comprising:
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initiating an IP-based telephone call from an IP-based device in communication with a LAN;
receiving the IP-based telephone call at a computer on the LAN;
translating the IP-based telephone call into a POTS telephone call; and
routing the POTS telephone call over a POTS line. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of placing and receiving IP-based telephone calls over an IP-based network, the method comprising:
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providing an IP-based device configured for communicating IP-based telephone calls over an IP-based network;
providing a computer operable for communication with the IP-based device over the IP-based network and in communication with a plain old telephone system (POTS) telephone line;
in response to receiving an incoming POTS telephone call at the computer, selectively forwarding the incoming POTS telephone call to the IP-based device over the IP-based network;
in response to initiating an IP-based telephone call from the IP-based device, receiving the IP-based telephone call at the computer, translating the IP-based telephone call into a outgoing POTS telephone call and routing the outgoing POTS telephone call through the POTS telephone line. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for placing and receiving IP-based telephone calls over an IP-based network, comprising:
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an IP-based device configured for IP-based communication over an IP-based network;
a computer configured for communication with a plain old telephone system (POTS) line and configured for IP-based communication with the IP-based device over the IP-based network; and
the IP-based device further configured to receive and send IP-based telephone calls using the computer and the POTS line. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of placing and receiving IP-based telephone calls over an IP-based network, the method comprising:
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providing an IP-based device configured for communicating IP-based telephone calls over an IP-based network;
providing a computer operable for communication with the IP-based device over the IP-based network and in communication with a telephone connected to a plain old telephone system (POTS) telephone line;
in response to receiving an incoming POTS telephone call at the computer, selectively forwarding the incoming POTS telephone call to the IP-based device over the IP-based network;
in response to initiating an IP-based telephone call from the IP-based device, receiving the IP-based telephone call at the computer, translating the IP-based telephone call into a outgoing POTS telephone call and routing the outgoing POTS telephone call over the POTS telephone line. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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