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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1997
Randy S. Storch, Highland Park, IL (US);
Omprasad S. Nandyal, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Antonio Dutra, Buffalo, NY (US);
Benjamin Kamen, Deerfield, IL (US);
Martin T. Wegner, Barrington, IL (US);
Net2Phone, Inc., Newark, NJ (US);
Abstract
A telephony to data re-routing system (TDR) re-routes telephony communication over a wide-area network (WAN) or over a Public switched telephone network (PSTN). The TDR is coupled to a PBX which is configured to route telephony data to the TDR. The TDR processes the telephony data by converting it to a form that can be transmitted over the WAN. The TDR can also re-route the data back through the PBX for transmission over a PSTN. The TDR maintains the traditional telephony interface of dialing in response to a dial tone. Using the TDR, telephony users gain advantages offered by WAN data transmission including store-and-forward delivery, optimized bandwidth allocation, and secure data transmission without having to learn a new user interface. In addition, multiple call originator telephone devices can use a single TDR.