Internet phone system and control method therefor

• US 6,768,731 B1
• Filed: 10/21/1999
• Issued: 07/27/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Huh, Jung Sun
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi
• Assistant Examiner(s): George, Keith M.
• Application Number:
  US09/421,894
• Time in Patent Office: 1,741 Days
• Field of Search: 370/352-356, 370/410, 370/466, 370/384, 370/463, 370/465, 725/139, 725/131, 725/133, 725/141, 725/149, 725/151, 725/153
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42

Abstract

The present invention relates to an internet phone system and a control method therefor. In the conventional art, when the personal computers are used, a voice delay time is generated due to a limit of the operating system OS, in addition to the network delay time. Accordingly, a real time voice communication cannot be performed, thus reducing reliability of communication quality. When the IP phones are employed in order to overcome such a disadvantage, an operation cannot be carried out without a server. As a result, it is necessary to install the server merely for the operation of one IP phone, which results in complicated works and increased costs. The present invention provides the internet phone system which can remove a time delay of the IP phone itself by directly inputting an internet protocol address of the other party and by connecting the IP phone to a network without using a server, and the control method therefor. Accordingly, the constitution of the system is simplified, and thus the installing process is not complicated. In addition, the system constitution cost is reduced. Furthermore, the real time voice communication is possible, thereby removing the time delay of the phone itself. Consequently, the communication quality is improved.

Claims

1. A control method for an internet phone system, comprising:

judging whether a key button signal is inputted;

judging whether a ring signal is inputted, when the key button signal is not inputted as a result of judgment of whether the key button signal is inputted;

processing the key button signal in accordance with H.323 and transmission control protocol/internet protocol TCP/IP), and for processing a medium access frame including a call control frame, when inputted as a result of judgment of whether the key button signal is inputted;

judging whether the other party responds, when the processing of the key button signal is finished;

processing a voice signal in a codec, processing it in accordance with real time protocol/user datagram protocol/internet protocol (RTP/UDP/IP), processing a medium access control frame including a voice frame, and communicating with the other party when the other party responds as a result of judging whether the other party responded;

performing the processing of the voice signal in a codec, when the ring signal is inputted as a result of judgment of whether the ring signal was inputted, or returning to the judging of whether the key button signal is inputted when the ring signal is not inputted; and

transmitting a busy signal and finishing the process, when the other party does not respond as a result of judgment of whether the other party responded.

2. A recorded medium for an internet phone system control program, comprising:

means for judging whether a key button signal is inputted;

means for judging whether a ring signal is inputted, when the key button signal is not inputted as a result of judgment;

means for processing the key button signal in accordance with H.323 and transmission control protocol/internet protocol TCP/IP), and processing a medium access frame including a call control frame, when inputted as a result of judgment;

means for judging whether the other party responds, when the means for processing is finished;

means for codec-processing a voice signal in a codec, processing it in accordance with real time protocol/user datagram protocol/internet protocol (RTP/UDP/IP), processing a medium access control frame including a voice frame, and communicating with the other party, when the other party responds as a result of judgment;

means for further performing the codec-processing of the voice signal, when the ring signal is inputted as a result of judgment, or returning to the means for judging the key button signal when the ring signal is not inputted; and

means for transmitting a busy signal and finishing the process, when the other party does not respond as a result of judgment.