Patent ID: 6834042
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
An internet telephone apparatus connected to a network, wherein a call connection request message including an address on an originating call side and an address on a termination call side is transmitted to a terminal on said termination call side from a terminal on said originating call side, and a voice call is conducted after call connection is established by means of a response from said terminal on said termination call side, as a function of said termination call side, comprising:a user determination section for determining absence of a user; a storage section on said termination call side, for storing said call connection request message therein in case that it is determined by said user determination section that a user is absent when said call connection request message is received; a designation section for designating an output of contents by a user, which are stored in said storage section on said termination call side; an output section for outputting contents of said call connection request message stored in said storage section on said termination call side in response to designation by means of said designation section; a call connection request section for requesting call connection by a user to said call connection request message output by means of said output section: and a call connection section for conducting call connection based on said address on said originating call side of said call connection request message stored in said storage section in case that said call connection is requested by said call connection request section, and as a function of said originating call side, comprising: a storage section on said originating call side for storing said address on said termination call side therein in case that there is no response from said terminal on said termination call side when said call connection request message is transmitted; an address determination section for determining whether or not said address on said originating call side is included in said address on said termination call side, which is stored in said storage section on said originating call side when said call connection request message is received; and a response section for selecting a predetermined response method which is previously set, and making a response in case that it is determined by said address determination section that a corresponding address is included.