TWI384856B - An voip connecting system and a method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Internet phone connection system and internet phone connection method

The present invention relates to a network telephone connection system and method, and more particularly to a network telephone connection system and method for using a network.

Voice over IP (VOIP) is a method of compressing voice signals into digital voice packets and then transmitting them over the Internet, that is, transmitting voice data through an open Internet. Since the Internet has no country restrictions, users can easily talk to friends in various countries without having to pay for high international calls.

Only phone numbers can be dialed due to indoor or mobile phones. However, in the current Internet telephony system, such as MSN, SKYPE, etc., users on the PC side only communicate with each other by an electronic account composed of English letters. There is no set of phone numbers on the PC side, so that indoor or mobile phones can be dialed in. Therefore, indoor or mobile phones cannot make calls to users on the PC through the Internet, which limits the scope of use of Internet telephony. In addition, different Internet phones provided by different operators, even if they are all Internet phones, cannot Talking to each other also limits the use of Internet telephony.

Therefore, a new Internet phone connection system and method is needed, so that the user of the indoor phone or the mobile phone can also dial the voice to the PC through the Internet, and no longer need to input the phone number or the electronic account by himself.

Therefore, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a network phone linker System users, mobile phones or PC users can dial the Internet to the PC, and no longer need to enter their own phone number or electronic account.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the network telephone connection system includes an interactive switching system, a contact database, a callee data selection circuit, a network telephone signal converter, and at least one network telephone signal transmitter. The interactive switching system receives a recipient code or a voice message input by a user. The user can enter the callee code or voice message through the public switched telephone network. The callee code is used to identify a callee. The contact database stores at least one contact information required by the user.

In the network telephone connection system of this embodiment, the recipient data selection circuit extracts the corresponding contact information from the contact database according to the recipient code, and the contact information includes a called account. The called account can be a phone number or an electronic communication account. The VoIP signal converter converts the voice message into at least one digit voice packet. The VoIP signal transmitter transmits the digital voice packet to the called account over the Internet.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a method for connecting a network telephone so that a user of an indoor telephone, a mobile phone or a PC can automatically connect to the PC through the Internet, and no need to input the telephone number by itself or Electronic account number.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for connecting to a network phone includes: receiving a representative number dialed by a user; obtaining a caller ID of one of the users, and requesting the user to input a callee Code; according to the callee code, search the contact database of the Internet phone connection system to obtain one of the contact information. Based on contact information, Code; according to the callee code, search the contact database of the Internet phone connection system to obtain one of the contact information. According to the contact information, the recipient's VoIP class and the accepted account number are obtained. Then, according to the VoIP operator category and the called account, the voice message is transmitted to the called account in a digital voice packet communication protocol conforming to the VoIP class, thereby achieving voice communication.

According to the above embodiment, the indoor telephone or the mobile telephone user can dial the user of the PC through a small number of representative numbers, thereby expanding the use range of the conventional Internet telephone. In addition, the Internet phone connection system can automatically connect to the relevant account number, and the user does not need to input the account number (such as skype account) by himself, which increases the convenience.

In the following embodiments, the VoIP connection system and the VoIP connection method store the received electronic account (such as the Skype account) in the VoIP connection system. Users can connect to this Internet phone connection system by dialing a representative number via Internet, indoor or mobile phone. The VoIP connection system automatically links to the relevant recipient account based on the user's identity and the information entered by the user.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which illustrates a connection of a network telephone connection system and peripherals according to an embodiment of the invention. In the first diagram, the network telephone connection system 113 transmits the voice data of the voice data input terminal 129 to the receiver terminal 131 via the Internet 111.

The voice data input terminal 129 includes a first voice data input terminal 125 to And a second voice data input terminal 127. The first voice data input terminal 125 includes a line telephone 101 and an indoor phone 103. The second voice data input terminal includes a personal computer 109, and an indoor telephone 103 plus a VOIP Gateway. The first voice data input terminal 125 and the second voice data input terminal 127 respectively transmit the voice message to the network telephone connection system 113 through the public switched telephone network 105 and the Internet 111.

The network telephone connection system 113 mainly includes an interactive exchange system 115, a recipient data selection circuit 117, and a contact database 119. The interactive switching system 115 receives the data transmitted by the voice data input terminal 129 to obtain the user's incoming call identification code and the recipient code. The recipient data selection circuit 117 extracts the corresponding contact information from the contact database 119 based on the user identification code and the recipient code just obtained, so as to talk to the recipient.

The network telephone connection system 113 further includes a network telephone signal converter 121 and a network telephone signal transmitter 123. The VoIP signal converter 121 converts the voice signal of the voice data input terminal 129 into a specific digital voice packet based on the retrieved contact data. Then, the VoIP signal transmitter 123 transmits the digital voice packet to the receiver 131 through the Internet 111.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which illustrates a contact database in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The contact database stores relevant contact information, which is entered by the user to the Internet phone connection system. The stored data may include: a user code 201 related to the user, and the user Caller ID 209; callee-related callee code 203, callee code category 205, called account 211 and answering authorization code 213; and VoIP class 207 associated with the voice packet communication protocol.

The user code 201 and the caller ID (Caller ID) 209 are used to identify the identity of the user, respectively, wherein the caller ID (Caller ID) 209 can be a call in the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) system. The number can also be an account in the VoIP system (such as MSN, SKYPE), or in the VoIP system, the network address (IP) of the VoIP phone on the utterance end can be used by the receiving device after the call is connected. Or the receiving end software, the user code is displayed on the recipient, so that the recipient recognizes the identity of the user.

The recipient code 203 identifies the identity of the recipient. The callee code category 205 indicates the transfer mode of the callee code 203, such as whether it is a code type that requires the callee to authorize; that is, whether the callee code 203 is a code that is publicly available to the public call in. If the callee code category 205 indicates that the callee code 203 is not a public number, it is further determined according to the answer authorization code 213 to determine whether the callee answers the call of the user; if it is of the public type, the callee does not need to identify the user. Identity, that is, answering the user's call.

After confirming that the callee can answer the user's incoming call, the callee data selection circuit 117 retrieves the corresponding called account from the contact database 119 to connect the callee. Next, the network telephone signal converter 121 inputs the voice data input terminal 129 according to the network telephone operator category 207. The voice data is converted into a digital voice packet with a specific communication protocol. For example, if the VoIP category 207 indicates that the VoIP operator is Skype, the VoIP signal converter 121 converts the voice data into a specific digital voice packet, and the communication protocol of the voice packet can be Skype accept.

In addition, the contact database 119 further includes a point-to-point transmission type 215 for identifying whether the user does not need to communicate with the callee.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a flow chart of a method for connecting a network telephone according to an embodiment of the invention. First, the user will dial a representative number (step 301) to connect to the Internet phone connection system. Then, the VoIP connection system obtains the user's caller identification code according to the user's phone number, IP address or VoIP code, and asks the user to input a callee code (step 303). Then, according to the user's caller ID and the callee code, the contact database is retrieved and the corresponding contact information is retrieved (step 305). Then, based on the retrieved contact information, one of the recipients' network phone operator category and a called account number are obtained (step 307). Finally, the voice message is transmitted to the called account in accordance with the digital telephone packet communication protocol type conforming to the network telephone operator category according to the VoIP operator category and the called account number, thereby achieving voice communication (step 309).

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a detailed flowchart of a method for connecting a network telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention. The detailed process of the VoIP connection method mainly includes the identification of the user and the conversion and transmission of the voice message.

In the identification part of the user, the user first dials the representative number and then connects to the network telephone connection system through the public switched telephone network or the VOIP system (step 401). Next, the interactive switching system in the network telephone connection system receives the incoming telephone number to obtain the user's incoming call identification code (step 403), and asks the user to input the callee code (step 405). Then, according to the user's caller identification code and the callee code, the corresponding contact information is obtained from the contact database (step 407).

After obtaining the contact information, it is determined whether the recipient code is a type that requires the recipient to be authorized according to the type of the recipient code in the contact information (step 409). If authorization is not required, or authorization is required (step 411), and the recipient has authorized to answer the user's call, the user is connected to the contact account in the contact data and enters the voice message conversion and delivery portion.

When entering the voice message conversion and delivery part, the user's voice signal is first converted into a digital voice packet with a specific communication protocol (depending on the carrier) (step 413), and then the digital voice packet is transmitted to the network telephone signal. The transmitter (step 415), followed by the VoIP signal transmitter, transmits the digital voice packet to the called account via the Internet (step 417), and the user can initially talk to the recipient.

In summary, through a small number of representative numbers, indoor or mobile phone users can call PC users to expand the use of traditional Internet phones. In addition, the VoIP connection system can automatically connect to the relevant receiving account, and the user does not need to input the receiving account (such as a network phone number or a Skype account), which increases convenience.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in a preferred embodiment, it is not In order to limit the present invention, any of the modifications and refinements of the present invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope defined by the patent scope shall prevail.

101‧‧‧Mobile Phone

103‧‧‧Indoor telephone

105‧‧‧Public exchange telephone network

107‧‧‧Internet telephone gateway

109‧‧‧PC

111‧‧‧Internet

113‧‧‧Internet phone connection system

115‧‧‧Interactive exchange system

117‧‧‧Recipient data selection circuit

119‧‧‧Contact Database

121‧‧‧Internet Telephony Signal Converter

123‧‧‧Internet Telephony Signal Transmitter

125‧‧‧First voice data input

127‧‧‧second voice data input

129‧‧‧ voice data input

131‧‧‧Terminal

201‧‧‧User code

203‧‧‧receiver code

205‧‧‧Receiver Code Category

207‧‧‧Internet Phone Operator Category

209‧‧‧User Caller ID (CallerID)

211‧‧‧Accepted Account

213‧‧‧Receive authorization code

215‧‧‧ Point-to-point transmission type

301, 303, 305, 307, 309‧‧‧Internet phone connection method steps

401, 403, 405, 407, 409, 411, 413, 415, 417, 419‧‧‧Internet phone connection method steps

The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention will become more <RTIgt; Connections around the perimeter.

Figure 2 is a diagram showing a contact database in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a method for connecting a network telephone according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a detailed flow chart showing a method for connecting a network telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

101‧‧‧Mobile Phone

103‧‧‧Indoor telephone

105‧‧‧Public exchange telephone network

107‧‧‧Internet telephone gateway

109‧‧‧PC

111‧‧‧Internet

113‧‧‧Internet phone connection system

115‧‧‧Interactive exchange system

117‧‧‧Recipient data selection circuit

119‧‧‧Contact Database

121‧‧‧Internet Telephony Signal Converter

123‧‧‧Internet Telephony Signal Transmitter

125‧‧‧First voice data input

127‧‧‧second voice data input

129‧‧‧ voice data input

131‧‧‧Terminal

Claims (12)

A network telephone connection system is an Internet communication system. The network telephone connection system includes: an interactive exchange system for receiving a recipient code or a voice message input by a user, wherein the voice call is received. The person code is used to identify a callee, and the callee code or the voice message can be input through the public switched telephone network; a contact database for storing at least one contact information required by the user, the contact The person data includes a called account number, a user call identification code, and the callee code, wherein the user call identification code is used to identify the user identity; a callee data selection circuit is based on the user call identification a code and the callee code, the corresponding account number is retrieved from the contact database; a network telephone signal converter for converting the voice message into at least one digit voice packet; and at least one network telephone signal transmitter The digital voice packet is transmitted to the called account through the Internet. The VoIP connection system of claim 1, wherein the contact information further comprises a network telephone operator category, thereby selecting a communication protocol type of the digital voice packet. For example, the VoIP connection system described in claim 1 is The contact information further includes a user code for the recipient to identify the user. The VoIP connection system of claim 1, wherein the contact information further includes a recipient code category and an answering authorization code to determine whether the recipient should answer the voice transmitted by the user. message. The VoIP connection system of claim 1, wherein the interactive switching system further receives the recipient code or the voice message input by a personal computer or a network phone via the Internet. An internet phone connection method is to use a network to achieve voice communication. The method for connecting a network phone includes: receiving a representative number dialed by a user; and obtaining a caller ID of the user of the user. And requesting the user to input a callee code; searching for a contact database of one of the network telephone connection systems according to the callee code, to obtain a corresponding contact information; and obtaining a call according to the contact information One of the VoIP operator categories and a called account, wherein the corresponding call account number in the contact database is retrieved according to the user call identifier and the callee code; and according to the VoIP class and The called account, a voice message conforming to the digital telephone packet communication protocol type of the network telephone operator category , transmitted to the called account, in order to achieve voice communication. The method of claim 6, wherein the contact information includes an answering authorization code and a recipient code category. The method for linking a network telephone according to claim 7, wherein the recipient code is required to authorize the recipient according to the type of the recipient code. The VoIP connection method of claim 7, wherein the answering authorization code is used to determine whether the recipient answers the voice message delivered by the user. The method for connecting to the Internet phone as described in claim 6 further includes: converting the voice message input by the user into at least one digit voice packet: and transmitting the digital voice packet to the receiving voice through the Internet. An account number whereby the user can talk to the callee. The method of claim 10, wherein the voice message is transmitted to the network telephone connection system via a public switched telephone network or the Internet. The VoIP connection method of claim 10, wherein the digital voice packet conforms to a communication protocol defined by the VoIP class, and the VoIP class is stored in the contact database.