Patent ID: 7613180
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A media communication apparatus, connected to a calling speech terminal of a communication source which is capable of receiving communication connection services provided by telecommunications carriers, the media communication apparatus comprising: an auto selection unit automatically selecting a telecommunications carrier on the basis of an address of a speech terminal inputted as a communication destination at a call origination by the calling speech terminal of the communication source, in accordance with a preset criterion; and a communication system communicating media between the calling speech terminal of the communication source and the calling speech terminal of the communication destination via a server of the telecommunication carriers selected by the auto selection unit, wherein the communication system is operable to: wherein the communication system identifies a communication convention of the server by analyzing contents of a response message received in response to transmission of a subscribe request for requesting a state of the server in a case where an error message is returned from the server in response to transmission of the request message to the server of the telecommunication carrier selected by the auto selection unit.