Dual-protocol dual port telephone and method to connect another dual-protocol dual port telephone via IP network directly and without installation
First Claim
1. A method of effecting seamless routing of a VoIP telephone call via an IP network between a source telephone and a target telephone both having two communication ports having respective first and second addresses for connecting to a non-IP network and an IP network, respectively, by dialing the first address of the target telephone, the method comprising:
- (a) retrieving the first address of the source telephone without requiring manual intervention;
(b) using the first address of the target telephone input to the source telephone to retrieve the second address of the target telephone without requiring manual intervention; and
(c) seamlessly directing VoIP between the source telephone and the target telephone using their respective second addresses.
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Abstract
A VoIP telephone call is seamlessly routed via an IP network between a dual mode, dual protocol source telephone and a dual mode, dual protocol target telephone both having two communication ports having respective first and second addresses for connecting to a non-IP network and an IP network, respectively. Upon dialing the first address of the target telephone, the first address of the source telephone is retrieved without requiring manual intervention and then used to retrieve the second address of the target telephone without requiring manual intervention. The call is then seamlessly directed over the IP network between the source telephone and the target telephone using their respective second addresses. The second address of the source telephone is retrieved by the target telephone in symmetrical manner.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of effecting seamless routing of a VoIP telephone call via an IP network between a source telephone and a target telephone both having two communication ports having respective first and second addresses for connecting to a non-IP network and an IP network, respectively, by dialing the first address of the target telephone, the method comprising:
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(a) retrieving the first address of the source telephone without requiring manual intervention;
(b) using the first address of the target telephone input to the source telephone to retrieve the second address of the target telephone without requiring manual intervention; and
(c) seamlessly directing VoIP between the source telephone and the target telephone using their respective second addresses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A dual mode, dual protocol telephone, comprising:
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a first communication port having a first address for connecting to a non-IP network, a second communication port having a second address for connecting to an IP network, a user interface for allowing entry or selection of the first address of a remote similar dual mode, dual protocol telephone with which VoIP communication is required between the respective second communication ports of both telephones, and a processing unit adapted to retrieve the respective second addresses of both telephones and to seamlessly establish a VoIP communication therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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