System and device for integrating ip and analog telephone systems

Abstract

A system and a call forwarding manager device for providing Internet telephony to a subscriber's premises via the subscriber's Internet connection, facilitated by the subscriber's analog telephone connection. Incoming analog telephone calls are received by the call forwarding manager connected to the subscribers analog telephone line, which responds by generating a request for service from a voice gateway, which may be remotely located. The voice gateway then generates an Internet telephone connection from the voice gateway to an Internet protocol telephone owned by the subscriber, and then connects the analog telephone call via the voice gateway to the Internet protocol telephone via the subscriber's Internet connection.

1 . A method of providing Internet telephony to a subscriber premises via a subscriber Internet connection to said subscriber premises, using an analog telephone connection, comprising 
 providing a voice gateway converting Internet telephony and analog telephony standards to facilitate the use of Internet and analog telephony by said subscriber,    providing a call forwarding manager connected to said analog telephone connection,    providing an Internet protocol telephone at said subscriber premises,    receiving an analog telephone call from said analog telephone line at said call forwarding manager, and responding to said reception by generating a request for service from said voice gateway,    generating an Internet telephone connection from said voice gateway to said Internet protocol telephone at said subscriber premises in response to said request for service from said call forwarding manager, and    connecting said analog telephone call via said voice gateway to said Internet protocol telephone via said subscriber Internet connection.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said call forwarding manager is located at said subscriber premises and said analog telephone line connects to said subscriber premises.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said voice gateway is remote from said subscriber premises.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein said voice gateway is utilized by multiple subscribers simultaneously to provide conversion between Internet telephony and analog telephony standards.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising providing a call manager, said call manager receiving said request for service from said call forwarding manager, said call manager establishing the Internet telephone connection from said voice gateway to said Internet protocol telephone for use by said voice gateway.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein said call manager performs a data driven call management application.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said call manager provides enhanced services to said subscriber selected from the group comprising: establishing pick groups, hunt groups, call forwarding and voice messaging for Internet protocol telephone of said subscriber.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said call forwarding manager receives dialed number information service data regarding said analog telephone call and forwards said dialed number information service data as part of said request for service.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein said dialed number information service data is used in identifying said Internet protocol telephone as a recipient of said analog telephone call.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein said call forwarding manager receives automatic number identification data regarding said analog telephone call and forwards said automatic number identification data as part of said request for service.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said automatic number identification data is used in identifying said Internet protocol telephone as a recipient of said analog telephone call.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said analog telephone call is connected to said voice gateway by delivery of one or more of TAPI, JTAPI, SCTP, or proprietary interface commands to a telecommunications exchange switch.  
   
   
       13 . A system for providing Internet telephony to a subscriber premises via a subscriber Internet connection to said subscriber premises, using an analog telephone connection, comprising 
 a voice gateway converting Internet telephony and analog telephony standards to facilitate the use of Internet and analog telephony by said subscriber,    a call forwarding manager connected to said analog telephone connection,    said call forwarding manager receiving an analog telephone call from an analog telephone line, and responding to said reception by generating a request for service from said voice gateway,    said voice gateway generating an Internet telephone connection to an Internet protocol telephone at said subscriber premises in response to said request for service from said call forwarding manager, and connecting said analog telephone call via said voice gateway to said Internet protocol telephone via said subscriber Internet connection.    
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 13  wherein said call forwarding manager is located at said subscriber premises and said analog telephone line connects to said subscriber premises.  
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 13  wherein said voice gateway is remote from said subscriber premises.  
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 15  wherein said voice gateway is coupled to Internet protocol telephones located at the premises of multiple subscribers, to provide conversion between Internet telephony and analog telephony standards.  
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 13  further comprising a call manager, said call manager receiving said request for service from said call forwarding manager, said call manager establishing the Internet telephone connection from said voice gateway to said Internet protocol telephone for use by said voice gateway.  
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 17  wherein said call manager performs a data driven call management application.  
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 13  wherein said call manager provides enhanced services to said subscriber including one or more of establishing pick groups, hunt groups, call forwarding, voice driven local directory service and voice messaging for Internet protocol telephone of said subscriber.  
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 13  wherein said call forwarding manager receives dialed number information service data regarding said analog telephone call and forwards said dialed number information service data as part of said request for service.