Enabling Quality Voice Communications From Web Page Call Control

Abstract

A system and method of bypassing the regulated portion of the Public Switching Telephone Network (PSTN) to establish carrier-grade voice transmissions and/or IP data communications between an Internet Calling Person having a first telephone and a first PC coupled to a first Local Service Access Provider (LSAP) and an Internet Called Party having a second telephone and a second PC coupled to a second different Local Service Access Provider (LSAP).

1 - 14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . A method of enabling voice communication between customer premises equipment, comprising:
 receiving,   by the customer premises equipment, information from a selection object originated from an internet, wherein the selection object includes information enabling the customer premises equipment to request voice communication with another party, and wherein the voice communication includes managed Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) voice communication of Public Switching Telephone Network (PSTN) voice quality.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the voice communication is requested by the customer premises equipment, and wherein the entire voice communication between a user of the customer premises equipment and the another party is carried over a managed VoIP connection. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the internet is the public internet. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the internet is for web page data on an IP network. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the internet for web page data is not managed for PSTN voice quality. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the another party is an advertiser, and wherein the selection object is associated with the advertiser. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the customer premises equipment forwards information associated with a user of the customer premises equipment. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the information associated with the user includes user profile information. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the information associated with the user is forwarded to the another party. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the another party is determined based on the information associated with the user. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the information associated with the user includes information retrieved from storage. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the voice communication is requested by the customer premises equipment, and wherein the request is carried over a managed VoIP connection. 
     
     
         27 . A system for enabling voice communication between customer premises equipment, comprising:
 customer premises equipment, which receives information from a selection object originated from an internet, wherein the selection object includes information enabling the customer premises equipment to request voice communication with another party, and wherein the voice communication includes managed Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) voice communication of Public Switching Telephone Network (PSTN) voice quality.   
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the selection object is provided on a web page. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the selection object includes a name, number, symbol, or button. 
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the customer premises equipment includes a telephone, personal computer, multimedia PC, multimedia cable television, cellular phone, or call center equipment. 
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the customer premises equipment requests the managed VoIP voice communication. 
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the customer premises equipment forwards information required to establish the voice communication. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 32 , wherein the forwarded information required to establish the voice communication comprises at least one IP address. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 32 , wherein the forwarded information required to establish the voice communication comprises a calling number associated with a user of the customer premises equipment and a called number associated with the another party. 
     
     
         35 . A method of enabling voice communication between parties, the method comprising:
 providing a selection object based on information from a server on an internet for enabling a first party to request a voice communication connection with a second party, wherein the selection object includes information enabling a server to request voice communication with the second party, and wherein the voice communication includes managed Voice Over Internet Protocol (mVoIP) voice communication of Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) voice quality.   
     
     
         36 . A method of enabling voice communication between parties, the method comprising:
 receiving an internet-object-selection initiated request for voice communication between a first party and a second party, and wherein the voice communication includes managed Voice Over Internet Protocol (mVoIP) voice communication of Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) voice quality.