Lucent Technologies Inc.

Avaya Technology LLC

Dennis W Specht

Greg E Blonder

Jon Louis Bentley

Edward Stanley Szurkowski

Mahendra Pratap

Eric E Sumner, Jr

Serafim Maroulis

Kevin M Ow-Wing

Joseph E Schlessinger

Ralph J Weaver, Iii

Michael S Raven

Paul W Hutchison

Brian Jerry Allain

Improved methods for providing a voice communications path over the internet. According to a first embodiment, a first PBX coupled to a first internet gateway device determines whether or not a second PBX has access to a second internet gateway device and, if so, the second PBX sends the IP (internet protocol) address of the second internet gateway device to the first PBX, and the first PBX sends the IP address of the first internet gateway device to the second PBX, over the PSTN (public switched telephone network) and/or over a network signalling channel. The first and second internet gateway devices then set up a voice communications path over the internet between the first and second PBXes.

Techniques for providing telephonic communications over the internet

The present invention provides a communication controller interfaced to a plurality of networks. The communication controller is able to monitor and measure the network characteristics of all the networks and route information signals that are part of established communications between users of a network to another network based on criteria set by the users or the network system provider. The routing is done without any disruption of the established communications.

Communication controller

An arrangement provides an interface between a telephone device and a personal computer in such a manner that enhanced capability for both the telephone device and the computer in processing information in an analog telephone environment is provided. The telephone device attaches to an analog telephone line and advantageously operates either as a stand-alone device when the computer is powered-off or in tandem with the computer when the computer is powered-on. A user is able to access any of the available telephony features from the telephone device at all times and from the computer when it is powered-on. Such available telephony features include, by way of example, Caller ID for decoding available information presented on the analog telephone line and an integrated telephone answering system, which provides for reception, transmission, and storage of voice, facsimile, and electronic mail messages.

Arrangement for interfacing a telephone device with a personal computer

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