Apparatus and method for connecting a voice over IP telephone subscriber to the 911 emergency network
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1. A method of placing a telephone call, comprising:
- receiving an input from a telephone device requesting the placement of a telephone call;
determining whether the telephone call is to be placed over the Internet or over another communications network;
placing the telephone call over either the Internet or over the another communications network, based on the results of the determining step.
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It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a device to connect a VoIP telephone subscriber to connect a communication network, in order to place a telephone call, which may be an emergency call. The device includes determination circuitry to determine whether the telephone call is to be placed over a high speed IP data network, or via another communications network. Upon making a determination, the call is placed over the determined network.
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1. A method of placing a telephone call, comprising:
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receiving an input from a telephone device requesting the placement of a telephone call;
determining whether the telephone call is to be placed over the Internet or over another communications network;
placing the telephone call over either the Internet or over the another communications network, based on the results of the determining step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A voice communications system for communication voice signals over a data network or a mobile telephone network, comprising
a telephone device for generating voice signals, said telephone device including a user interface for generating a user input; -
a communications device for receiving said voice signals and providing said voice signals to either the data network or to the mobile telephone network;
said communications device including a determination module for determining whether the voice signals are to be placed over the data network or the mobile telephone network;
said communications device further including a VoIP module and a modem module, said VoIP module for encoding said voice signals for transmission over a data network and transmitting the encoded voice signals to the data network over a broadband connection, said modem module for transmitting said voice signals over the mobile telephone network; and
said voice signals being sent to said VoIP module or said modem module based on a determination from said determination module. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A voice communications system, comprising
a telephone device for generating voice signals, said telephone device including a user interface for generating a user input; -
a communications device for receiving said voice signals and providing said voice signals to either the Internet or to the cellular telephone network;
said communications device including a determination module for determining whether the voice signals are to be placed over the Internet or the cellular telephone network;
said communications device further including a VoIP module for encoding said voice signals for transmission over the Internet and transmitting the encoded voice signals to the Internet and a modem module for transmitting said voice signals over the cellular telephone network; and
said voice signals being sent to said VoIP module or said modem module based on a determination from said determination module. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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