Apparatus and method of connecting computer network to telephone
US6339592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/1225
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When a source subscriber activates a voice communications unit of a computer, an agent process unit in a computer center receives a data stream transmitted from a voice communications unit. The agent process unit activates a voice communications unit capable of communicating with the voice communications unit, and transfers the data stream from the voice communications unit to the voice communications unit. A network control unit transmits a telephone number stored in a telephone number storage unit. Thus, communications can be established between the computer and a telephone terminal.
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