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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akimasa Oyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Masahiro Asai, Chiba, JP;
Kazunori Ozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuhiro Tone, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370352 ; 379 9324 ;
Abstract
A telephone system including telephone terminals in computer networks connected via servers to transmit data containing at least audio data through the Internet. Upon receipt of information on a source terminal sent via a server, a destination terminal performs operations based on the information. For example, the destination terminal judges whether the source terminal is a previously specified terminal, and connects or does not connect itself to the source terminal in accordance with the judgement.