Patent ID: 7450562
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for transmitting a short message in an Internet phone, comprising: a gatekeeper for controlling setup of a call and at least one of a user registration and a cancellation in the Internet phone, said Internet phone being optionally connected with said gatekeeper, said Internet phone having a short message transmission module for transmitting, via a predetermined port, the short message including information corresponding to a telephone number of an Internet phone of a called party; and a short message transmission server for receiving the short message transmitted by the short message transmission module, and serving as a terminal registered in the gatekeeper for transmitting, to the gatekeeper, the information corresponding to the telephone number of the Internet phone of the called party as included in the short message when the short message is transmitted via the predetermined port, so as to obtain an Internet protocol (IP) address of the Internet phone of the called party, and for transmitting the short message to the IP address of the Internet phone of the called party.