System and method for voice over internet protocol communication using an instant messenger

摘要

Disclosed herein is a system and method for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication using an instant messenger (IM). The disclosed system sets up a phone terminal connected with the IM and set up a phone control module inside the IM. The disclosed method generally carries out the sending and receiving of instructions as well as carrying out voice processing through said phone terminal so as to accomplish voice-information communications between the calling and called terminals. The disclosed system and method provide a more practical technique, inasmuch as the set phone terminal may connect with the IM via a USB port or IEEE 1394 port. With the disclosed method and system, the drawbacks of current methods of phone communications using IM are overcome while the operation remains simple.