Patent ID: 9491304
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone system that enables VoIP telephony and facsimile services allowing a user to gain access to telephone connectivity between an analog handset and the Internet, the system comprising: a first independent network relay (INR) including a second INR including an analog telephone adapter (ATA) comprising a rigid housing that contains the ATA housing including an analog telephone for transmitting and receiving sound signals, the analog telephone connected to the telephone port for transmission and receipt of electronic signals from the ATA; the ATA having wherein both the first INR and the second INR are configured to connect to a publicly switched telephone network (PSTN) through the internet such that the ATA can transmit and receive telephone calls from other telephone handsets without the analog telephone being directly wired to the PSTN; and whereby the user of the analog telephone can call other telephone handset users over the internet using the first INR or the second INR using the ATA.