Internet phone set
US6169734A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/006
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An Internet phone provides standard voice and Internet audio functions using the familiar Plain Old Telephone System platform. Internet audio connections are initiated using an access button on the base of the telephone. A phone keypad and alphanumeric keyboard provide both DTMF dialing and Internet message handling functions. A speaker is provides or the hand set can be used to send and receive Internet compressed audio messages over the Public Switched Telephone System via the user's Internet access provider. The user selects a recipient from a stored address list or creates a new recipient using the alphanumeric keyboard. Once the call is established, a user at either end speaks directly into the phone receiver wherein his voice signal is digitized into a voice file that is stored and transferred to the user at the other end. The Internet phone an integrated display and display electronics which decode incoming messages. A ROM based program inside the phone decodes the address portion of an incoming Internet message and displays it on the screen identifying the identity of the the caller.
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