Patent ID: 7212520
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A net-aware telephone switch providing IP phone service for a user of a communication terminal, the net-aware telephone switch comprising: a two-line switch connecting with the communication terminal for switching outgoing calls between IP phone mode and PSTN phone mode; a CPU for sending and receiving IP phone mode calls to and from the net-aware telephone switch; storage for storing programs and data required for sending and receiving the IP phone mode calls; the storage further including a parameters setting module, operated by the CPU to direct the user to set parameters for establishing a connection with an Internet service provider and a connection with an Internet telephone provider, and to direct the user to set an indicator indicating IP phone mode; an Internet connecting module, operated by the CPU to establish the connection with the Internet service provider; an IP phone initiating module, operated by the CPU to establish the connection with the Internet telephone provider; and an IP phone conversation module, operated by the CPU to enable the user to talk with a called end in IP phone mode; an Internet connector for connecting the net-aware telephone switch with the Internet; a bus for connecting together the two-line switch, the CPU, the storage, and the Internet connector; and a smart card reader-writer for storing the parameters into a smart card inserted into the smart card reader-writer.