Talking system using internet phone server devices and data communication line
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1. An internet phone server device used in a system provided by an Internet service provider connecting an ordinary public telephone line to the Internet, said Internet phone server device comprising:
- means for acquiring a terminating telephone number of a terminating telephone from a calling side;
ISPA acquiring means for searching a database on the basis of the acquired telephone number to acquire a nearby ISPA that is nearby the terminating telephone and that communications with the terminating telephone via an ordinary public line, the nearby ISPA calling the terminating telephone on the basis of resultant information of the search;
terminal judging means for determining whether said terminating telephone is an Internet phone or an ordinary telephone; and
converting means at the terminating side server for converting packet-form speech data into ordinary speech, wherein when said terminal judging means determines that said terminating telephone is an ordinary telephone, said terminating side server converts said packet-form speech data into said ordinary speech by said converting means to transmit the converted ordinary speech to said terminating telephone; and
when said terminal judging means determines that said terminating telephone is an Internet phone, the terminating telephone notifies its own IP address to a calling side server, and the calling side server notifies its own IP address to the terminating telephone.
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An Internet phone server device includes a database storing users'"'"' telephone numbers and nearby ISPA information, a telephone number acquiring unit for acquiring the telephone number of the other party in response to user'"'"'s call origination, an ISPA acquiring unit for obtaining the nearby ISPA of the terminating side from the acquired telephone number, and an ordinary public line calling unit for originating a call to a terminating Internet phone from the ISPA of the terminating side by using an ordinary public line. At an arbitrary time, the user originates a call. Even if the other-party does not communicate using IP connection, an communication can be effected.
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13 Claims
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1. An internet phone server device used in a system provided by an Internet service provider connecting an ordinary public telephone line to the Internet, said Internet phone server device comprising:
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means for acquiring a terminating telephone number of a terminating telephone from a calling side;
ISPA acquiring means for searching a database on the basis of the acquired telephone number to acquire a nearby ISPA that is nearby the terminating telephone and that communications with the terminating telephone via an ordinary public line, the nearby ISPA calling the terminating telephone on the basis of resultant information of the search;
terminal judging means for determining whether said terminating telephone is an Internet phone or an ordinary telephone; and
converting means at the terminating side server for converting packet-form speech data into ordinary speech, wherein when said terminal judging means determines that said terminating telephone is an ordinary telephone, said terminating side server converts said packet-form speech data into said ordinary speech by said converting means to transmit the converted ordinary speech to said terminating telephone; and
when said terminal judging means determines that said terminating telephone is an Internet phone, the terminating telephone notifies its own IP address to a calling side server, and the calling side server notifies its own IP address to the terminating telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A talking system using a data communication network comprising:
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telephone number acquiring means for acquiring a terminating telephone number of a terminating terminal from a calling terminal;
access point acquiring means for searching a database on the basis of the acquired terminating telephone number to acquire a nearby access point of the terminating terminal;
calling means for conducting a calling connection from said nearby access point terminal to the terminating terminal;
terminal judging means for judging whether said terminating terminal is an Internet phone or an ordinary telephone; and
converting means at the terminating side server for converting packet-form speech data into ordinary speech, wherein when said terminal judging means determines that said terminating terminal is an ordinary telephone, said terminating side server converts said packet-form speech data into said ordinary speech by said converting means to transmit the converted ordinary speech to said terminating terminal; and
when said terminal judging means determines that said terminating terminal is an Internet phone, the terminating terminal notifies its own IP address to a calling side server, and the calling side server notifies its own IP address to the terminating terminal. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A talking system comprising at least two server devices and a data communication network interconnecting the server devices, wherein:
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one of the server devices comprises connection means for connection to a calling terminal, telephone number acquiring means for acquiring a telephone number of a terminating terminal from said calling terminal, and access point acquiring means for acquiring a nearby access point that is nearby said terminating terminal and that corresponds to said telephone number from a database; and
the other of the server devices corresponds to said nearby access point, and comprises acquiring means for acquiring said telephone number of the terminating terminal from said one of the server devices, calling means for originating a call to said telephone number, terminal judging means for judging whether said terminating terminal is an Internet phone or an ordinary telephone, and converting means for converting packet-form speech data into ordinary speech, wherein when said terminal judging means determines that said terminating terminal is an ordinary telephone, the other of the server devices converts said packet-form speech data into said ordinary speech by said converting means to transmit the converted ordinary speech to said terminating terminal; and
when said terminal judging means determines that said terminating terminal is an Internet phone, the other of the server devices notifies an IP address of the terminating terminal to said one of the server devices, and notifies an IP address of said one of the server devices to the terminating terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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Current AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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Original AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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InventorsTsujigawa, Takuji, Wada, Daisuke
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Primary Examiner(s)Hsu, Alpus H.
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Assistant Examiner(s)HO, DUC CHI
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Application NumberUS08/996,881Time in Patent Office1,582 DaysField of Search370/352, 370/356, 370/260, 370/265, 370/401, 370/465, 379/118, 379/89, 379/93.23, 709/228US Class Current370/352CPC Class CodesH04M 7/1245 where a network other than ...
