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EP 1013065 A1 20000628 - INTERNET TELEPHONY

Title (en)

INTERNET TELEPHONY

Title (de)

INTERNET TELEFONIE

Title (fr)

TELEPHONIE INTERNET

Publication

EP 1013065 A1 20000628 (DE)

Application

EP 98945053 A 19980729

Priority

DE 9802151 W 19980729
DE 19739790 A 19970910

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9913633A1] The invention relates to a method for establishing a telephone connection via the Internet (IT). Signals are sent from a calling Internet telephone (IT1) to a call-receiving Internet telephone (IT2) and a connection is established with the corresponding access device (Z1, Z2). The IP address of the calling Internet telephone which is received from the access device (Z1) is transmitted to the call-receiving Internet telephone (IT2) and the connection established using this IP address.

IPC 1-7

H04M 7/00

IPC 8 full level

H04M 7/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/53 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04M 7/006 (2013.01); H04M 3/5307 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9913633A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9913633 A1 19990318; EP 1013065 A1 20000628

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9802151 W 19980729; EP 98945053 A 19980729