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Communication system, call connection server, terminal apparatus and communication method

US7460521B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 21, 2003
Grant dateDec 2, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M7/006
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system in accordance with the present invention is provided with a terminal device and a call connection server. The terminal device comprises a personal computer 70u in which software is installed for performing a call connection process, and a dedicated telephone terminal 60u which is connected to the personal computer 70u and capable of digital encoding voice band signals. The call connection server comprises a SIP server 11 which performs a call connection process with the personal computer 70u and so forth, a database server 12 which stores related information about the users of an IP telephone service, telephone numbers and designation addresses (IP addresses) in association with each other, and a call agent 13 which performs a call connection process on the basis of the information stored in the database server 12.

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