摘要:
A system and method for providing telephone type services over the internetwork commonly known as the Internet. Public switched telephone networks utilizing program controlled switching systems are arranged in an architecture with the Internet to provide a methodology for facilitating telephone use of the Internet by customers on an impromptu basis. Provision is made to permit a caller to set-up and carry out a telephone call over the Internet from telephone station to telephone station without access to computer equipment, without the necessity of maintaining a subscription to any Internet service, and without the requiring Internet literacy or knowledge. Calls may be made on an inter or intra LATA, region or state, nationwide or worldwide basis. Billing may be implemented on a per call, timed, time and distance or other basis. Usage may be made of common channel interoffice signaling to set up the call and establish the necessary Internet connections and addressing. Calls may be made from telephone station to telephone station, from telephone station to computer or computer to telephone station.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a long distance telephone communication system which is convenient and cost effective. This system advantageously combines or makes use of existing communication channels or networks. The system and method relies on an intermediate leg of the distribution network being an INTERNET segment. Conventional PSTN telephone communication is typically used for initial and final legs. Real time voice telephone communications are completed by the system. Telephone to telephone long distance communications use INTERNET between two commercial providers, with these commercial providers interacting seamlessly with conventional telephones, thereby making the system widely available to telephone subscribers.
摘要:
A method for controlling flow, through a computer hardware resource, of information to and from computer applications. When a flow of information is initiated from one of the applications, a determination is made whether the resource is being accessed by another one of the applications and, if so, the flow of information from the first application is delayed. If not, then the flow of information is enabled. When a flow of information is initiated toward the applications, a determination is made to which one of the applications the information is flowing, and the flow is directed to that one application. A graphical interface associates, in the mind of a user, a computer hardware resource with a corresponding real office device, the computer resource enabling the computer to function like the consumer device. The graphical interface includes a surrealistic image having physical features which represent functional components of the resource, the physical features of the image resembling corresponding features of the office device; and an animation routine which causes the image to change when the user selects one of the features of the image, thereby invoking the change occurring in a manner which resembles changes to the office device when the corresponding feature of the office device is invoked.
摘要:
Disclosed is a facsimile apparatus equipped with an automatic answering telephone function, as well as a communication method in this apparatus. When a tone signal from a line is detected after the start of storage of a voice message in response to an incoming call, the voice message presently being recorded is not counted as a received message and a voice message received next is stored in the area in which storage has just been performed. Further, when a DTMF signal, which is a control signal of the automatic answering telephone, is detected, a transition is made to facsimile communication in response to a CNG signal. Thus, erroneous operation in facsimile communication due to a CNG signal recorded in the automatic answering telephone is prevented.
摘要:
A network management system for configurating and reading data and states of several network elements, such as telephone exchanges, of a telecommunication network by giving the network elements commands according to their internal command language when at least some of the network elements of the telecommunication network have mutually different internal command languages includes a memory for storing parameters describing the command language of each network element, a generator for generating service requests (Rq) in a network element-independent format, a converter (21, 22, 23) for converting the network element independent service requests into commands according to the command language of the network element which is the target of service by using parameters describing the command language of the network element, and a sender for sending the generated commands to the network element which is the target of service. The network management updates the parameter files automatically by giving the network elements a specific command which reads the internal data structures, such as syntactic, semantic and user help data, of any other internal command or command response of the network element.
摘要:
A digital line card is provided for use in an electronic messaging system for enabling the receipt of voice and text or image data over a single communications port. The digital line card includes a digital signal processing integrated circuit, a microprocessor and a random access memory component for storing coding schemes employed by the digital signal processing integrated circuit. The digital line card is programmed to detect the presence of dual-tone multifrequency command signals in the incoming data stream, and to switch between voice and data processing responsive to the command signals.
摘要:
A ring detection device adapted to be connected in a telephone line to a telephone or telephone device. The device includes circuitry for distinguishing between several differently encoded telephone ring signals and enabling and/or maintaining disablement of the telephone or telephone device to which it is connected based upon such distinction. The device includes a switch for selecting which of the incoming telephone ring signals the telephone or telephone device to which is it connected is enabled.
摘要:
A communication apparatus selectively uses plural telephone sets and a line. The communication apparatus includes a circuit for detecting a calling signal from a line, and a control circuit for allowing a specific telephone set to receive an incoming call and ring among plural telephone sets on receipt of an incoming call.
摘要:
A change-over system for automatic answering telephony and facsimile reception in a facsimile apparatus capable of connecting an automatic answering telephone set thereto. The time interval until the automatic answering telephone set reaches an off-hook state from the beginning of the ringing is detected, thereby allowing the time of the beginning of the ringing of the said automatic answering telephone set to be altered by a correction function.
摘要:
A circuit switching system for switching a circuit from a telephone to a facsimile. Circuit switching is performed by a signal, designating circuit switching delivered to the circuit. The circuit is monitored. When a signal designating circuit switching is detected from the circuit, the circuit is switched automatically from the telephone to the facsimile and a starting signal is applied to the facsimile.