System and method for voice over internet protocol communication using an instant messenger
First Claim
1. A system for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication, comprising:
- a client having an instant messenger (IM) wherein the IM comprises a data transmission module and a phone information processing (Qphone) module comprising a main control module, the data transmission module in the IM transmitting information received from the main control module in the Qphone module to a network side, or transmitting information received from the network side to the main control module in the Qphone module;
a phone control module; and
, a phone terminal;
wherein said phone control module connects with the main control module and the phone terminal, said phone control module converting instructions transferred between the main control module and the phone terminal to make the instructions identifiable to the main control module and the phone terminal, and wherein said phone terminal connects with the main control module, said phone terminal receiving and sending voice information.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a system and method for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication using an instant messenger (IM). The disclosed system sets up a phone terminal connected with the IM and set up a phone control module inside the IM. The disclosed method generally carries out the sending and receiving of instructions as well as carrying out voice processing through said phone terminal so as to accomplish voice-information communications between the calling and called terminals. The disclosed system and method provide a more practical technique, inasmuch as the set phone terminal may connect with the IM via a USB port or IEEE 1394 port. With the disclosed method and system, the drawbacks of current methods of phone communications using IM are overcome while the operation remains simple.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication, comprising:
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a client having an instant messenger (IM) wherein the IM comprises a data transmission module and a phone information processing (Qphone) module comprising a main control module, the data transmission module in the IM transmitting information received from the main control module in the Qphone module to a network side, or transmitting information received from the network side to the main control module in the Qphone module;
a phone control module; and
,a phone terminal;
wherein said phone control module connects with the main control module and the phone terminal, said phone control module converting instructions transferred between the main control module and the phone terminal to make the instructions identifiable to the main control module and the phone terminal, and wherein said phone terminal connects with the main control module, said phone terminal receiving and sending voice information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication using an instant messenger (IM), comprising the steps of:
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connecting the IM in a client with a phone terminal;
said phone terminal initiating a call instruction converted into information identifiable to the IM, and sending the call instruction to the IM connected with said phone terminal;
the IM initiating a call request to a network side according to the information, and setting up a call connection with a called terminal; and
,said phone terminal communicating with the called terminal via said set-up call connection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication using an instant messenger (IM), comprising the steps of:
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connecting the IM in a client with a phone terminal;
said IM, after receiving a call connection request from a calling terminal, converting information of the call connection request into information identifiable to said phone terminal before transmitting the information to the phone terminal;
said phone terminal setting up a call connection with the calling terminal according to the information of the call connection request; and
,said phone terminal communicating with the calling terminal via the set-up call connection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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