A telephone service method that provides subscribers with the
functionality of an extra telephone line during data/Internet sessions.
Each subscriber has a unique telephone number Dns that can be dialed by
anyone with access to the PSTN. When the Dns is dialed the call will be
routed via the PSTN to the ILTD server. The ILTD server upon receiving
the call attempt from the Dnc will analyze the dialed number (Dns) and
determine if the subscriber's computer is able to receive the telephone
call. If the subscriber's computer is actively engaged in an Internet
Protocol session, with the ILTD client software running, the ILTD server
will connect the call over the Internet to the ILTD client software. The
ILTD client software will activate the subscriber's sound card and the
microphone to play audio and receive input from the microphone to allow
the subscriber and the calling party to have a full duplex telephone
conversation (i.e. using voice-over-IP technology).