Patent ID: 6789120
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for conducting real-time communication between sending and receiving terminals in an Internet communications system in which an Internet Service Provider (ISP) is connected between the sending and receiving terminals, the method comprising:checking whether or not the receiving terminal is connected to a network; creating a homepage in which a network connection status based on a result of said checking is indicated, registering, in said homepage, an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the ISP if the receiving terminal is not connected to said network, and registering an IP address assigned to the receiving terminal if the receiving terminal is connected to said network; connecting the sending terminal to said network with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP); and initiating a telephone call using a telephone number of the receiving terminal wherein said telephone number is determined by decoding the IP address that is registered in the created homepage.