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Method and apparatus for internet telephony

  • US 6,529,501 B1
  • Filed: 05/29/1998
  • Issued: 03/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A telephony method for communicating over an internet utilizing a local encoder and a remote encoder that are connected by a public switched telephone network, comprising steps of:

  • establishing a connection between a user and the local encoder;

    placing a call between the local encoder and the remote encoder via a public switched telephone network connection;

    transmitting a data packet between the local encoder and the remote encoder over the public switched telephone network connection;

    establishing an internet connection between the local encoder and the remote encoder using information within the data packet; and

    dropping the public switched telephone network connection between the local encoder and the remote encoder.

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