Integrated information communication system

• US 7,266,114 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2002
• Issued: 09/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Distribution Systems Research Institute (GS1 AISBL)
• Original Assignee: The Distribution Systems Research Institute (GS1 AISBL), Miyaguchi Research Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Furukawa, Hisao, Miyaguchi, Shoji
• Primary Examiner(s): HSU, ALPUS
• Application Number:
  US10/315,113
• Publication Number:
  US 20030118034A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,729 Days
• Field of Search: 370/352, 370/356, 370/401, 370/409, 379/88.17, 379/93.07, 709/203, 709/230, 709/249
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18582 Arrangements for data linking, i.e. for data framing, for error recovery, for multiple access
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2898 Subscriber equipments DSL modems H04M11/062; cable modems H04L12/2801
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4608 LAN interconnection over ATM networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4633 Interconnection of networks using encapsulation techniques, e.g. tunneling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5617 Virtual LANs; Emulation of LANs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5618 Bridges, gateways [GW] or interworking units [IWU]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/562 Routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5621 Virtual private network [VPN]; Private-network - network-interface (P-NNI)
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5642 Multicast/broadcast/point-multipoint, e.g. VOD
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5643 Concast/multipoint-to-point
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5652 Cell construction, e.g. including header, packetisation, depacketisation, assembly, reassembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5667 IP over ATM
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5685 Addressing issues
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/30 Types of network names
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/604 Address structures or formats
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/65 Telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2212/00 : Encapsulation of packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 : Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/742 : Route cache; Operation thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2408 : for supporting different services, e.g. a differentiated services [DiffServ] type of service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/309 : Header conversion, routing tables or routing tags
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/10 : of different types
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/106 : across networks, e.g. mapping telephone numbers to data network addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2514 : between local and global IP addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2532 : Clique of NAT servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2535 : Multiple local networks, e.g. resolving potential IP address conflicts
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2571 : for identification, e.g. for authentication or billing charging arrangements H04L12/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 : using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4535 : using an address exchange platform which sets up a session between two nodes, e.g. rendezvous servers, session initiation protocols [SIP] registrars or H.323 gatekeepers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4557 : Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 : Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5084 : Providing for device mobility network addressing or numbering for mobility support in wireless networks H04W8/26; mobile IP H04W80/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 : Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 : wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 : for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/123 : received data contents, e.g. message integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 : Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 : Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/085 : specially adapted for interworking of IP-based networks with other networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/16 : Implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/161 : Implementation details of TCP/IP or UDP/IP stack architecture; Specification of modified or new header fields
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 : Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 : Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/40 : for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/128 : Details of addressing, directories or routing tables
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0478 : Provisions for broadband connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 : Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/086 : using security domains
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/10 : Integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 : Wireless channel access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 : Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/06 : Airborne or Satellite Networks space-based or airborne stations H04B7/185

Abstract

To provide an integrated information communication system without using dedicated lines or the Internet, ensuring communication speed, communication quality, communication trouble countermeasures in a unified manner, wherein security and reliability in communication is ensured. The system is comprised of an access control apparatus for connecting a plurality of computer communication networks or information communication equipment to each, and a relay device for networking the aforementioned access control apparatus, the system having functions for performing routing by transferring information by a unified address system, and is configured such that the aforementioned plurality of computer communication networks or information communication equipment can perform communications in an interactive manner.

Claims

1. An integrated information communication system (ICS) comprising two or more access control devices, said two or more access control devices including at least one transmitting side access control device and at least one incoming side access control device, wherein:

said transmitting side access control device is operable to receive a transmission ICS user frame inputted from an ICS logical terminal, at a termination of a user communication line connecting said transmitting side access control device and the ICS logic terminal, convert the received transmission ICS user frame to an ICS network frame, and transfer the ICS network frame through an interior of said integrated information communication system to reach said incoming side access control device;

said incoming side access control device is operable to restore the ICS network frame received from said transmitting side access control device as the ICS user frame; and

when telephone communication is carried out, said transmitting side access control device is operable to acquire an ICS user address of a communication destination on the basis of a telephone number, and a voice is carried on a ICS user frame.

2. An integrated information communication system (ICS) comprising two or more access control devices a telephone line control section, said two or more access control devices including at least one transmitting side access control device wherein:

said transmitting side access control apparatus is operable to receive a transmission ICS user frame inputted from an ICS logical terminal, at a termination of a user communication line connecting said transmitting side control apparatus and the ICS logic terminal, convert the transmission ICS user frame to an ICS network frame, and transfer the ICS network frame through an interior of said integrated information communication system to reach said incoming side access control device;

said incoming side access control device is operable to restore the ICS network frame received from said transmitting side access control device as the ICS user frame; and

a telephone machine is connected via a telephone line from a telephone line control section at an interior of at least one of said access control devices, so as to enable telephone communication.

3. An integrated information communication system (ICS) comprising two or more access control devices, said two or more access control devices including at least one transmitting side access control device and at least one incoming side access control device, wherein:

said transmitting side access control device is operable to receive a transmission ICS user frame inputted from an ICS logical terminal, at a termination of a user communication line connecting said transmitting side access control device and the ICS logic terminal convert the received transmission ICS user frame to an ICS network frame, and transfer the ICS network frame through an interior of said integrated information communication system to reach said incoming side access control device;

in said incoming side access control device the ICS network frame connects, to one of said access control devices, a first radio transceiver which has a function of converting internal information of an ICS user frame into a radio wave type ICS user frame and sending the radio wave type ICS user frame, and a function of receiving a radio wave type ICS user frame and reversely converting the radio wave type ICS user frame into internal information of an ICS user frame, so as to perform communication between the ICS network frame and an IP terminal, in which a second radio transceiver having the same functions as the first radio transciever, is built-in.

4. An integrated information communication system (ICS) comprising a conversion table server and two or more access control devices, said two or more access control devices including at least one transmitting side access control device and at least one incoming side access control device, wherein:

said transmitting side access control device is operable to receive a transmission ICS user frame from an ICS logical terminal, at a termination of a user communication line connecting said transmitting side access control device and the ICS logic terminal, convert the transmission ICS user frame to an ICS network frame, and transfer the ICS network frame through an interior of said integrated information communication system to reach said incoming side access control device;

said incoming side access control device is operable to restore the ICS network frame received from said transmitting side access control device as the ICS user frame;

said conversion table server, which is provided at an interior of said integrated communication system, is operable to be presented with an ICS domain name of a receiver an exterior IP terminal of said integrated information communication system, forwards an inquiry to a domain name server, acquire an address of a receiver corresponding to the ICS domain name, and rewrite a conversion table included in said conversion table serve.

5. An internet protocol (IP) telephone machine comprising:

an IP address storing section operable to store an information communication system (ICS) user address of said IP telephone machine;

an ICS user frame generation section operable to generate an ICS user frame including a telephone number of a destination telephone machine and an ICS user address, which includes the ICS user address of said IP telephone machine stored in said IP address storing section and an ICS user address of an inquiry destination server;

an ICS user frame transmission section operable to transmit the ICS user frame generated by said ICS user frame generation section to an ICS user communication line;

an ICS user frame receiving section operable to receive an ICS user frame storing an ICS user address of the destination telephone machine from the ICS user communication line;

a voice inputting/outputting section operable to input/output em audible voice; and

a voice data transmitting/receiving section operable to convert the audible voice inputted in said voice inputting/outputting section to a digital voice, store the digital voice in the ICS user frame, and transmit the digital voice to the destination telephone machine, wherein;

said IP telephone machine is operable to perform telephone communication by said ICS user frame transmitting section transmitting the ICS user frame to the user communication line and said ICS user frame receiving section receiving the ICS user frame from the ICS user communication line; and

the ICS user address in the ICS user frame including the digital voice is the ICS user address of said IP telephone machine and the acquired ICS user address of the destination telephone machine.

6. An internet protocol (IP) terminal comprising:

an information communication system (ICS) domain name and an ICS user address of said IP terminal;

an ICS user address of a registration server;

a code function; and

code related data, wherein;

said IP terminal is operable to generate an ICS user frame, and transmit and receive the ICS user frame;

said IP terminal, via a user operation, is operable to connect said IP terminal to a position of a home IP terminal, generate the ICS user frame to include at least an ICS domain name and an ICS user address of said IP terminal, and transmit the generated ICS user frame to a user communication line;

an address of the ICS user frame is the ICS user address of said IP terminal and an ICS user address of a registration server; and

said IP terminal is operable to receive an ICS user frame including a report of registration from the user communication line.

7. An internet protocol (IP) telephone machine for use with an integrated information communication system (ICS), the ICS including two or more access control devices, the two or more access control devices including at least one transmitting side access control device and at least one incoming side access control device, wherein:

the transmitting side access control device is operable to receive a transmission ICS user frame inputted from an ICS logical terminal, at a termination of a user communication line connecting the transmitting side access control device and the ICS logic terminal, convert the received transmission ICS user frame to an ICS network frame, and transfer the ICS network frame through an interior of said integrated information communication system to reach said incoming side access control device; and

the incoming side access control device is operable to restore the ICS network frame received from the transmitting side access control device as the ICS user frame;

wherein said IP telephone machine includes;

an IP address storing section operable to store an information communication system (ICS) user address of said IP telephone machine;

an ICS user frame generation section operable to generate an ICS user frame including a telephone number of a destination telephone machine and an ICS user address, which includes the ICS user address of said IP telephone machine stored in said IP address storing section and an ICS user address of an inquiry destination server;

an ICS user frame transmission section operable to transmit the ICS user frame generated by said ICS user frame generation section to an ICS user communication line;

an ICS user frame receiving section operable to receive an ICS user frame storing an ICS user address of the destination telephone machine from the ICS user communication line;

a voice inputting/outputting section operable to input/output an audible voice; and

a voice data transmitting/receiving section operable to convert the audible voice inputted in said voice inputting/outputting section to a digital voice, store the digital voice in the ICS user frame, and transmit the digital voice to a destination telephone machine, wherein;

said ICS telephone machine is operable to perform telephone communication by said ICS user frame transmitting section transmitting the ICS user frame to the user communication line and said ICS user frame receiving section receiving the ICS user frame from the user communication line; and

the ICS user address in the ICS user frame including the digital voice is the ICS user address of said IP telephone machine and the acquired ICS user address of the destination telephone machine.

8. An integrated information communication system (ICS) using an IP telephone machine to conduct telephone communication, said ICS comprising:

an inquiry destination server;

an IP address storing section operable to store an ICS user address of the IP telephone machine;

an ICS user frame generation section operable to generate an ICS user frame including a telephone number of a destination telephone machine and an ICS user address, which includes the ICS user address of the IP telephone machine stored in said IP address storing section and an ICS user address of said inquiry destination server in said ICS;

an ICS user frame transmission section operable to transmit the ICS user frame generated by said ICS user frame generation section to an ICS user communication line;

an ICS user frame receiving section operable to receive an ICS user frame storing an ICS user address of the destination telephone machine from the ICS user communication line;

a voice inputting/outputting section operable to input/output an audible voice; and

a voice data transmitting/receiving section operable to convert the audible voice inputted in said voice inputting/outputting section to a digital voice, store the digital voice in the ICS user frame, and transmit the digital voice to a destination telephone machine,

wherein telephone communication is performed by connecting to the IP terminal machine, which is operable to perform communication through said ICS by said ICS user frame transmitting section transmitting the ICS user frame to the user communication line and said ICS user frame receiving section receiving The ICS user frame from the user communication line, and the ICS user address in the ICS user frame including the digital voice is the ICS user address of the IP telephone machine and the acquired ICS user address of the destination telephone machine.

9. An integrated information communication system (ICS) comprising two or more access control devices, said two or more access control devices including at least one transmitting side access control device and at least one incoming side access control device, wherein:

said transmitting side access control device is operable to receive a transmission ICS user frame inputted from an ICS logical terminal, at a termination of a user communication line connecting said transmitting side access control device and the ICS logic terminal, convert the received transmission ICS user frame to an ICS network frame, and transfer the ICS network frame through an interior of said integrated information communication system to reach said incoming side access control device;

said incoming side access control device is operable to restore the ICS network frame received from said transmitting side access control device as the ICS user frame; and

the ICS user frame includes a digitized voice.

10. An internet protocol (IP) terminal comprising an ICS domain name and an ICS user address of said IP terminal, an ICS user address of a registration server, wherein:

said IP terminal is operable to generate ICS user frame and transmit and receives the ICS user frame;

said IP terminal, via a user operation, is operable to connect to a position of a home IP terminal, generate the ICS user frame to include at least an ICS domain name and an ICS user address said IP terminal, and transmits the generated ICS user frame to a user communication line;

an address of the ICS user frame is the ICS user address of said IP terminal and an ICS user address of a registration server; and

said IP terminal is operable to receive an ICS user frame including a report of registration from the user communication line.

11. An internet protocol (IP) terminal for use with an integrated information communication system (ICS), the ICS including two or more access control devices, the two or more access control devices including at least one transmitting side access control device and at least one incoming side access control device, wherein:

the transmission side access control device is operable to receive a transmission ICS user frame inputted from an ICS logical terminal, at a termination of a user communication line connecting the transmitting side access control device and the ICS logic terminal, convert the transmission ICS user frame to an ICS network frame, and transfer the ICS network frame through an interior of the ICS to reach the incoming side access control device;

the incoming side access control device is operable to restore the ICS network frame received from the transmission side access control device as the ICS user frame, wherein, the incoming side access control device of the incoming side, in the ICS network frame includes at least an ICS domain name of said IP terminal, an ICS user address given to the incoming side access control device of the incoming side, and the incoming side access control device is operable to generate an ICS user address and an user ICS frame of a registration server and transmit and receiving the ICS user address and user ICS frame of the registration server;

said IP terminal, via a user operation, is operable to connect to a position of a borne IP terminal and generate an ICS user frame including at least an ICS domain name and an ICS user address of said IP terminal, and transmits the generated ICS user frame to the user communication line;

the address of the ICS user frame generated by said IP terminal is the ICS user address of said IP terminal and the ICS user address of the registration server; and

said IP terminal is operable to receive the ICS user frame including a report of registration from the user communication line.

12. An internet protocol (IP) terminal comprising;

an IP address storing section operable to store an information communication system (ICS) user address of said IP terminal;

an ICS user frame generation section operable to generate an ICS user frame including a telephone number of a destination IP terminal and an ICS user address, which includes the stored ICS user address of the IP terminal and an ICS user address of an inquiry destination server;

an ICS user frame transmission section operable to transmit the ICS user frame generated by said ICS user frame generation section to an ICS user communication line;

an ICS user frame receiving section operable to receive an ICS user frame storing an ICS user address of the destination IP terminal from the ICS user communication line;

a voice inputting/outputting section operable to input/output an audible voice; and

a voice data transmitting/receiving section operable to convert the audible voice inputted in said voice inputting/outputting section to a digital voice, store the digital voice in the ICS user frame, and transmit the digital voice to the destination IP terminal, wherein;

said IP telephone machine is operable to perform telephone communication by said ICS user frame transmitting section transmitting the ICS user frame to the user communication line and said ICS user frame receiving section receiving the ICS user frame from the ICS user communication line; and

the ICS user address in the ICS user frame including the digital voice is the ICS user address of said IP terminal and the ICS user address of the destination IP terminal acquired in the received ICS user frame.

13. A communication method for an IP terminal communication with an destination IP terminal, said method comprising:

storing an information communication system (ICS) user address of the IP terminal;

generating an ICS user frame including a telephone number of a destination if terminal and an ICS user address, which includes the stored ICS user address of the IP terminal and an ICS user address of an inquiry destination server;

transmitting the generated ICS user frame to an ICS user communication line;

receiving an ICS user frame storing an ICS user address of the destination IP terminal from the ICS user communication line;

inputting an audible voice;

converting the inputted audible voice to a digital voice, storing the digital voice in the generated ICS user frame, and transmitting the digital voice to the destination IP terminal;

perform telephone communication by transmitting the generated ICS user frame and receiving the ICS user frame from the ICS user communication line,

wherein the ICS user address in the ICS user frame including the digital voice is the ICS user address of the IP terminal and the ICS user address of the destination IP terminal acquired in the received ICS user frame.

14. An integrated information communication system (ICS) comprising two or more access control devices, said two or more access control devices including at least one transmitting side access control device and at least one incoming side access control device, wherein:

said transmitting side access control device is operable to receive a transmission ICS user frame inputted from an ICS logical terminal, at a termination of a user communication line connecting said transmitting side access control device and the ICS logic terminal, convert the received transmission ICS user frame to an ICS network frame, and transfer the ICS network frame through an interior of said integrated information communication system to reach said incoming side access control device;

in said incoming side access control device, the ICS network frame connects, to one of said access control devices, a first radio transceiver which has a function of converting an ICS user frame into a radio wave type ICS user frame and sending the radio wave type ICS user frame, and a function of receiving a radio wave type ICS user frame and reversely converting the received radio wave type ICS user frame into an ICS user frame, so as to perform communication between the ICS network frame and an IP terminal, in which a second radio transceiver having the same functions as the first radio transceiver, is built-in.