Internet telephony system for enabling internet telephone access from traditional telephone interface
First Claim
1. A method for automatically selecting and establishing a communications connection between a telephone device to a receiver device, the method comprising:
- entering an address of the receiver device into the telephone device for initiating the communications connection to the receiver device;
automatically determining network access capabilities of the receiver device;
automatically selecting a communications network adapted to be used for establishing the communications connection to the receiver device, including;
automatically determining a cost of establishing a communications connection for each communications network the receiver device is capable of accessing; and
selecting the lowest cost communications network of the evaluation from an internet-based network, a hybrid telephone/internet network, and a telephone network;
automatically initiating the communications connection to the receiver device by selecting a network access device for connecting to the selected communications network;
transmitting the address of the receiver device to the selected communications network; and
overriding said automatically selecting a communications network if command sequences are entered on said telephone device along with said address of the receiver device.
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Abstract
Automatic selection and establishment of a communications connection between a telephone device to a receiver device, including entering an address of a receiver device into the telephone device for initiating the communications connection to the receiver device, and automatically selecting a communications network for establishing the communications connection to the receiver device, and selecting the communications network from an internet-based network, a hybrid telephone/internet network, and a telephone network. Automatically determine network access capabilities of the receiver device based on the address of the receiver device, and automatically evaluate the cost of establishing a communications connection for each of the communications networks which the receiver device is capable of accessing. The communications network with the lowest cost is selected, automatically initiating the communications connection to the receiver device by selecting a network access device for connecting to the selected communications network, and transmitting the address of the receiver device to the selected communications network.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for automatically selecting and establishing a communications connection between a telephone device to a receiver device, the method comprising:
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entering an address of the receiver device into the telephone device for initiating the communications connection to the receiver device; automatically determining network access capabilities of the receiver device; automatically selecting a communications network adapted to be used for establishing the communications connection to the receiver device, including; automatically determining a cost of establishing a communications connection for each communications network the receiver device is capable of accessing; and selecting the lowest cost communications network of the evaluation from an internet-based network, a hybrid telephone/internet network, and a telephone network; automatically initiating the communications connection to the receiver device by selecting a network access device for connecting to the selected communications network; transmitting the address of the receiver device to the selected communications network; and overriding said automatically selecting a communications network if command sequences are entered on said telephone device along with said address of the receiver device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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