METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A CALLING COMPUTER TERMINAL AND A CALLED COMPUTER TERMINAL

摘要

The invention relates to a method of establishing a communication between a calling computer terminal and a called computer terminal via a communication network in which the connected terminals are denoted by an IP address. The inventive method comprises the following steps: (1) identification of the calling terminal in relation to a server; (2) sending of a request from the calling terminal to the server in order to obtain the IP address of the called terminal; (3) if the terminal called (P2) is not connected to the communication network (4), a telephone call procedure is performed by the called terminal (P2) in order to establish a connection between same and the communication network (4), said telephone call procedure of the called terminal (P2) depending on the calling terminal (P1) being cleared to request the telephone call from the called terminal (P2); (4) if the called terminal (P2) is connected to the communication network (4), transmission of the response to the request from the calling terminal (P1).