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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2000
Vinay Kundaje, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Scott R. Lytle, Blairstown, NJ (US);
Vinay Kundaje, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Scott R. Lytle, Blairstown, NJ (US);
AT & T Corp., Bedminster, NJ (US);
Abstract
A Voice-over-Internet protocol (VOIP) communications network system that enables direct-dialed (single-stage) access to the Internet Protocol (IP) network from the circuit-switched network. Specifically, the VOIP network system includes a VOIP service implemented on a communications system which, after a customer number has been registered for the service, automatically recognizes calls from the registered customer's telephone number and determines if the call can be routed as a VOIP call over the IP network. In embodiments of the present invention, the customer can register for the VOIP service by selecting both a provider (PIC) and a calling plan or by only selecting a provider. The system can be implemented to handle intra-state, inter-state and international voice-band calls (for example, regular telephone calls, facsimile transmissions and modem initiated calls) using standard circuit-switched telephone lines, cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL) and wireless.
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