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Internet telephony system for enabling internet telephone access from traditional telephone interface

  • US 8,295,270 B2
  • Filed: 05/16/2002
  • Issued: 10/23/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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:

  • 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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