Voice internet transmission system
First Claim
1. Apparatus for transmitting at least one data signal over the Internet comprising:
- at least one access interface configured to receive at least one called-party identifier from at least one calling device;
at least one interface to the Internet;
a processing system, coupled to the at least one interface to the Internet and to the at least one access interface, the processing system being configured;
to automatically verify that the at least one calling device is an authorized device without receiving further input from the calling device,to resolve, from the received at least one called-party identifier, at least one address on the Internet for at least one remote processor,to create data packets representing the at least one data signal, andto transmit the data signal packets, via the at least one interface to the Internet, to the at least one remote processor using the at least one resolved address.
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Abstract
A voice Internet transmission system which enables a person to have a conversation via the Internet without having to use a computer at either end of the conversation, and without incurring long distance telephone charges regardless of the distance between those having the conversation. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus consists of two non-Internet capable devices being enabled to connect to the Internet and either in duplex or simplex mode transmit packets of Internet formatted data comprising digitized, compressed and encrypted conversation between the devices. In other words, a person can pick up an ordinary telephone and converse with another person, regardless of the distance between them, without incurring long distance telephone charges. No special telephone is required, nor is a computer running special software. The apparatus which makes this possible is a system of Internet access nodes or VoiceEngines. These local Internet VoiceEngines provide digitized, compressed, and encrypted duplex or simplex Internet voice/sound communication services.
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118 Claims
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1. Apparatus for transmitting at least one data signal over the Internet comprising:
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at least one access interface configured to receive at least one called-party identifier from at least one calling device; at least one interface to the Internet; a processing system, coupled to the at least one interface to the Internet and to the at least one access interface, the processing system being configured; to automatically verify that the at least one calling device is an authorized device without receiving further input from the calling device, to resolve, from the received at least one called-party identifier, at least one address on the Internet for at least one remote processor, to create data packets representing the at least one data signal, and to transmit the data signal packets, via the at least one interface to the Internet, to the at least one remote processor using the at least one resolved address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. Apparatus for transmitting at least one data signal over the Internet comprising:
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at least one access interface configured to receive at least one called party identifier, the at least one called party identifier being selected from a group consisting of an e-mail address, an IP address and a URL; at least one interface to the Internet; a processing system, coupled to the at least one interface to the Internet and to the at least one access interface, the processing system being configured; to resolve, from the received at least one called-party identifier, at least one address on the Internet for at least one remote processor, to create packets representing the at least one data signal, to transmit the called-party identifier, via the interface to the Internet, to the at least one remote processor, and to transmit the data signal packets, via the interface to the Internet, to the remote processor using the at least one resolved address. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. Apparatus for transmitting multiple data signals over the Internet comprising:
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at least one access interface configured to receive multiple called party identifiers; at least one interface to the Internet; a processing system, coupled to the at least one interface to the Internet and to the at least one access interface, the processing system being configured; to resolve, from the received called party identifiers, respective addresses on the Internet for respective remote processors, to create packets representing the each of the multiple data signals, each packet including the resolved address of its respective remote processor, each remote processor having a respectively different address on the network, to multiplex the packets representing the multiple data signals to form a multiplexed packet stream; and to transmit the multiplexed packet stream, via the at least one interface to the Internet, to the remote processors, wherein the multiplexed packets representing respectively different data signals are sent to the respectively different remote processors having respectively different addresses on the network. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A method for transmitting at least one data signal over the Internet comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from at least one calling device, at least one called party identifier; verifying that the at least one calling device is an authorized device automatically without receiving further input from the calling device, resolving, from the at least one called-party identifier, at least one address on the Internet for a at least one remote processor, creating packets representing the at least one data signal, and transmitting the data signal packets, via the Internet, to the at least one remote processor using the at least one resolved address. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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94. A method for transmitting at least one data signal over the Internet comprising:
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receiving, from at least one calling device, at least one called party identifier, the at least one called party identifier being selected from a group consisting of an e-mail address, an IP address and a URL; resolving, from the at least one called-party identifier, at least one address on the Internet for at least one remote processor, creating packets representing the at least one data signal, and transmitting the data signal packets, via at least one interface to the Internet, to the at least one remote processor using the at least one resolved address. - View Dependent Claims (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106)
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107. A method for transmitting multiple data signals over the Internet comprising:
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receiving multiple called party identifiers, each corresponding to a respective one of the multiple data signals; resolving respective addresses on the Internet for respective remote processors for each of the multiple data signals, each remote processor having a respectively different address on the network; creating packets of each of the multiple data signals; and multiplexing the packets representing the multiple data signals to form a multiplexed packet stream; transmitting the multiplexed packet stream to the respective remote processors using the Internet, wherein the multiplexed packets representing respectively different data signals are sent to the respectively different remote processors having respectively different addresses on the network. - View Dependent Claims (108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118)
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