System and method for connecting analog telephones and facsimile machines to the internet

An Internet communication control method for an Internet communication control apparatus that is connected to a facsimile apparatus and a communication terminal including a telephone, and is connected to an Internet, and that performs transmission and reception via a destination terminal and Internet, the Internet communication control apparatus having a table that stores a destination number and a destination address in association with each other, the Internet communication control method comprising:

• converting a DTMF signal received from the communication terminal into a destination number;
• outputting the destination address from the converted destination number by referring to the table;
• determining whether the destination terminal is one of a facsimile apparatus and a telephone, based on the table;
• and
• performing one of a facsimile transmission process and a telephone communication process according to a result of the determination.

A communication control apparatus, selectively connected to a facsimile apparatus and a communication terminal including a telephone, that performs a transmission and a reception via a destination terminal, the communication control apparatus comprising:

• a table configured to store a destination number and a destination address in association with each other;
• a converter configured to convert a DTMF signal received from the communication terminal into a destination number;
• and
• a controller configured to refer to the table, to output a destination address from the converted destination number, and to determine whether the destination terminal is one of a facsimile apparatus and a telephone, wherein said communication control apparatus is interposed between an Internet access point and said selectively connected facsimile transmission apparatus and communication terminal.