Method and system for enabling a communication device to remotely execute an application

• US 10,270,816 B1
• Filed: 11/16/2018
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hammond Development International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hammond Development International, Inc.
• Inventors: Hammond, Daniel D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schwartz, Joshua L
• Application Number:
  US16/193,532
• Time in Patent Office: 158 Days
• Field of Search: 709219, 726 15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/007 with remote control systems remote control in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1016 Telecontrol
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

A communication system capable of enabling one or more communication devices to remotely execute one or more applications includes one or more communication devices that are coupled to a data connection. At least one of the one or more communication devices is operable to communicate a request to establish a communication session over the data connection. The system also includes one or more application servers that are coupled to the data connection. At least one of the one or more application servers is adapted to execute an application to establish the requested communication session with the at least one communication device. The at least one application server resides at a location remote from the at least one communication device. The at least one application server communicates a request for processing service to the at least one communication device. The request for processing service is communicated to the at least one communication device over the data connection.

Claims

1. A communication system comprising:

an application server coupled to a first communication link and coupled to a second communication link, the first communication link and the second communication link each comprising a data connection, the application server adapted to establish a communication session with at least one communication device coupled to the first communication link in response to a request from the at least one communication device to establish the communication session, wherein the application server comprises a voice processing software program and the request from the at least one communication device comprises packetized voice data;

a repository having access to an application comprising at least a portion of computer code;

wherein the application server is either (a) configured to receive the application via the second communication link, or (b) configured to cause an execution of the application via the second communication link;

wherein the application server is configured to execute or cause the execution of the application remote from the at least one communication device;

wherein the voice processing software program is configured to generate a voice representation of information derived from the application;

wherein the application server is configured to transmit the voice representation and a request for processing service over the first communication link to the at least one communication device; and

wherein the request for processing service comprises an instruction to present a user of the at least one communication device the voice representation.

2. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the voice processing software program comprises at least one selected from the group of a voice recognition application, a speech-to-text application, a text-to-speech application, and a voice XML-based application;

and

wherein the voice representation comprises an executable.

3. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the repository comprises a database, and the application is stored in the database.

4. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the repository comprises a server;

and wherein the application is executed by the repository.

5. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the repository comprises a plurality of servers.

6. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the communication session comprises an exchange of the packetized voice data from the at least one communication device and packetized voice data or audio data from the application server.

7. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the application server comprises a plurality of servers.

8. The communication system of claim 7, wherein the voice processing software program is distributed across the plurality of servers.

9. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the voice processing software program comprises a voice recognition application, a speech-to-text application, and a text-to-speech application.

10. The communication system of claim 9, wherein the at least one communication device comprises a second voice recognition application configured to recognize at least one word spoken by a user of the at least one communication device.

11. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the application server is coupled to a plurality of servers via the second communication link.

12. The communication system of claim 11, wherein at least one of the plurality of servers is configured to execute the application in response to the receipt of a command related to the application sent by the application server via the second communication link.

13. The communication system of claim 12, wherein at least one of the plurality of servers comprises the repository.

14. A communication system, comprising:

a plurality of application servers;

a first communication link coupled to the plurality of application servers, the first communication link comprising a data connection;

a first one of the plurality of application servers configured to execute a first application to establish a communication session with at least one communication device coupled to the first communication link in response to a request from the at least one communication device to establish the communication session;

a second one of the plurality of application servers coupled to a second communication link, the second one of the plurality of servers either (a) configured to receive a second application from at least one repository having a database maintaining the second application over the second communication link, or (b) configured to cause an execution of the second application via the second communication link;

wherein the second communication link comprises a data connection;

wherein the second one of the plurality of application servers is configured to execute or cause the execution of the second application remote from the at least one communication device;

wherein at least one of the plurality of application servers is configured to communicate a request for processing service to the at least one communication device; and

wherein the request for processing service is communicated to the at least one communication device over the first communication link.

15. The communication system of claim 14, wherein the first one of the plurality of application servers comprises a voice processing software program and the request from the at least one communication device comprises packetized voice data.

16. The communication system of claim 14, wherein the at least one repository comprises a server.

17. The communication system of claim 14, wherein the second communication link comprises a plurality of data socket connections.

18. The communication system of claim 14, wherein the request for processing service comprises an instruction to present a user of the at least one communication device voice data or audio data.

19. The communication system of claim 18, wherein the at least one communication device comprises a voice recognition application configured to recognize at least one word spoken by a user of the at least one communication device.

20. An interactive, voice-based communication system, comprising:

at least one application server coupled to a first communication link and coupled to a second communication link, the first communication link and the second communication link each comprising a data connection, the at least one application server operable to establish a communication session in response to a request from at least one communication device;

at least one repository coupled to the second communication link, the at least one repository either (a) configured to transmit at least one portion of an application to the at least one application server, or (b) configured to execute the at least one portion of the application;

wherein the communication session comprises an exchange of packetized voice data from the at least one communication device and packetized voice data or audio data from the at least one application server;

wherein the at least one application server comprises a first voice recognition application, a speech-to-text application, and a text-to-speech application;

wherein the first communication link comprises the Internet; and

wherein the at least one portion of the application is maintained in the at least one repository or a database coupled to the at least one repository.

21. The communication system of claim 20, wherein the at least one application server is configured to receive, over the first communication link, information originating from the at least one communication device regarding a stylus input or a touch input.

22. The communication system of claim 20, wherein the at least one repository coupled to the second communication link is either (i) configured to send at least an additional portion of the application or a second application to the at least one application server over the second communication link or (ii) configured to execute at least the additional portion of the application or the second application in response to a request from the at least one application server.

23. The communication system of claim 20, wherein the at least one repository is a server.

24. The communication system of claim 20, wherein the first communication link and/or the second communication link further comprise at least one data socket connection.

25. The communication system of claim 20, wherein the at least one communication device comprises a second voice recognition application configured to recognize at least one word spoken by a user of the at least one communication device.

26. The communication system of claim 25, wherein the communication session further comprises at least one instruction transmitted by the at least one server to the at least one communication device, the instruction comprising a request for processing service.

27. The communication system of claim 20, wherein the text-to-speech application is configured to generate a voice representation of information derived from the application.

28. The communication of claim 27, wherein the at least one application server is configured to transmit a request for processing service over the first communication link to the at least one communication device, and wherein the request for processing service comprises an instruction to present a user of the at least one communication device the voice representation.

29. A method of providing responses in an interactive, voice-based communication system, comprising:

receiving, by at least one application server over a first communication link, a request from at least one communication device, wherein the request comprises packetized voice data;

translating, by the at least one application server, the packetized voice data to a text representation using a first application;

identifying, by the at least one application server or at least one repository coupled to the at least one application server, a second application to be executed in response to the request using the text representation;

executing at least one portion of the second application;

transmitting, by the at least one application server, packetized voice or audio data to the at least one communication device, the packetized voice or audio data responsive to the request;

wherein the first communication link comprises a data connection;

wherein the first communication link further comprises the Internet; and

wherein the at least one portion of the second application is maintained in the at least one repository or a database coupled to the at least one repository.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising communicating by the at least one repository the at least one portion of the second application to the at least one application server over a second communication link if at least one portion of the second application is not stored on the at least one application server at a time the request is received;

wherein the at least one portion of the second application is executed by the at least one application server.