System and apparatus for telecommunication
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1. A gateway telecommunication device, comprising:
- a first port to connect said device to a circuit switched telecommunication network;
a second port to connect said device to a packet based telecommunication network;
means for initiating and receiving calls for a user located in a home or office location where said device is also located;
means for said user to interface with said device without using a telecommunication network;
means in said device for executing requests from said user to initiate calls to parties on the circuit switched network or the packet based telecommunication network;
a single channel gateway means in said device for establishing a path between said first port and said second port inside said device in response to a request from a server on the packet based telecommunication network that is separate from a calling device that a caller at a remote location is using, and the server is acting on behalf of the caller at the remote location; and
means for responding to said request by connecting said second port directly to said caller at the remote location via the packet based telecommunication network without passing through said server,whereby the gateway telecommunication device can serve as part of a distributed gateway system between said packet based telecommunication network and said circuit switched telecommunication network for said caller and whereby the device increases the capacity of said distributed gateway system.
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Abstract
A system for IP telephony that utilizes distributed gateways instead of centralized gateways for communication between IP Telephones on a Packet Based Digital Network (PBDN) and Telephones on a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The system is based on the use of IP Telephone apparatuses (“Gateway Telephones”) wherein each is connected both to the PBDN and a PSTN and includes a built-in gateway between the two network connections. The gateway capacity of the system thus increases automatically with the number of Gateway Telephones. Gateway Location Servers facilitate the selection of a Gateway Telephone to serve as a gateway for a specific telephone call.
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17 Claims
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1. A gateway telecommunication device, comprising:
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a first port to connect said device to a circuit switched telecommunication network; a second port to connect said device to a packet based telecommunication network; means for initiating and receiving calls for a user located in a home or office location where said device is also located; means for said user to interface with said device without using a telecommunication network; means in said device for executing requests from said user to initiate calls to parties on the circuit switched network or the packet based telecommunication network; a single channel gateway means in said device for establishing a path between said first port and said second port inside said device in response to a request from a server on the packet based telecommunication network that is separate from a calling device that a caller at a remote location is using, and the server is acting on behalf of the caller at the remote location; and means for responding to said request by connecting said second port directly to said caller at the remote location via the packet based telecommunication network without passing through said server, whereby the gateway telecommunication device can serve as part of a distributed gateway system between said packet based telecommunication network and said circuit switched telecommunication network for said caller and whereby the device increases the capacity of said distributed gateway system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for telecommunication utilizing both a circuit switched telecommunication network and a packet based telecommunication network, comprising:
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multiple gateway telecommunication devices each device having a first port to connect said device to a circuit switched telecommunication network; a second port to connect said device to a packet based telecommunication network; means for initiating and receiving calls for a user located in a home or office location where said device is also located; means for said user to interface with said device without using a telecommunication network; means in said device for executing requests from said user to initiate calls to parties on the circuit switched network or the packet based telecommunication network; a single channel gateway means in said device for establishing a path between said first port and said second port inside said device in response to a request from a server on the packet based telecommunication network that is separate from a calling device that a caller at a remote location is using, and the server is acting on behalf of the caller at the remote location; and means for responding to said request by connecting said second port directly to said caller at the remote location via the packet based telecommunication network without passing through said server, whereby the gateway telecommunication device can serve as part of a distributed gateway system between said packet based telecommunication network and said circuit switched telecommunication network for said caller and whereby the device increases the capacity of said distributed gateway system. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for telecommunication utilizing both a circuit switched telecommunication network and a packet based telecommunication network, comprising:
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multiple gateway telecommunication devices each device having a first port to connect said device to a circuit switched telecommunication network; a second port to connect said device to a packet based telecommunication network; means for initiating and receiving calls for a user located in a home or office location where said device is also located; means for said user to interface with said device without using a telecommunication network; means in said device for executing requests from said user to initiate calls to parties on the circuit switched network or the packet based telecommunication network; and a single channel gateway means in said device for establishing a path between said first port and said second port inside said device in response to a request from a server on the packet based telecommunication network that is separate from a calling device that a caller at a remote location is using, and the server is acting on behalf of the caller at the remote location; and a gateway location server connected to said packet based telecommunication network having information of the location of said gateway telecommunication devices, said gateway location server being adapted to receive a request from a caller anywhere on said packet based telecommunication network for telecommunication with a specified telephone apparatus on said circuit switched telecommunication network, and further being programmed to select one of said gateway telecommunication devices to serve as a gateway between said networks for said requested connection, and to forward said request to said one gateway telecommunication device via said packet based telecommunication network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A gateway telecommunication device comprising:
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a first port to connect said device to a circuit switched telecommunication network; a second port to connect said device to a packet based telecommunication network; means for initiating and receiving calls for a user located in a home or office location where said device is also located; means for said user to interface with said device without using a telecommunication network; means in said device for executing requests from said user to initiate calls to parties on the circuit switched network or the packet based telecommunication network; and a single channel gateway means in said device for establishing a path between said first port and said second port inside said device in response to a request from a server on the packet based telecommunication network that is separate from a calling device that a caller at a remote location is using, and the server is acting on behalf of the caller at the remote location, for use in a system for telecommunication having a circuit switched telecommunication network, a packet based telecommunication network, a plurality of said gateway telecommunication devices, and a gateway location server connected to said packet based telecommunication network having information of the location of said gateway telecommunication devices, said gateway location server being adapted to receive a request from a caller anywhere on said packet based telecommunication network for telecommunication with a specified telephone apparatus on said circuit switched telecommunication network, and further being programmed to select one of said gateway telecommunication devices to serve as a gateway between said networks for said requested connection, and to forward said request to said one gateway telecommunication device via said packet based telecommunication network, whereby the gateway telecommunication device can serve as part of a distributed gateway system between said packet based telecommunication network and said circuit switched telecommunication network for said caller and whereby the device increases the capacity of said distributed gateway system.
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