Combining multimedia services with traditional telephony services in a public branch exchange
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a) at least one interface adapted to facilitate media communications; and
b) a control system associated with the at least one interface and providing a combined user agent, which is adapted to;
i) represent a telephony device supported by a PBX and a computing device as a single multimedia device capable of supporting voice and media sessions;
ii) communicate with a telephony switch to establish a connection with the telephony device through the telephony switch and the PBX to facilitate a voice session with another voice-capable device; and
iii) communicate with the computing device to establish a media session between the computing device and another media-capable device, wherein the combined user agent appears to network devices as a multimedia client supporting voice and media sessions and interacts with the telephony switch as well as the computing device to facilitate the voice and media sessions.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a combined user agent (CUA) to represent a telephony device supported by a private branch exchange (PBX), which is connected to a public domain telephony switch, and a packet-based media device as an integrated group to other network entities. The CUA is configured to facilitate the necessary call signaling to establish and control a voice call via the PBX and an associated telephony switch, as well as the session control signaling necessary to establish and control a media session with the media device. Accordingly, the telephony device and media device appear to the network devices as a single device having voice and media capabilities, wherein the voice capabilities are controlled in part by the telephony switch and PBX.
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38 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a) at least one interface adapted to facilitate media communications; and
b) a control system associated with the at least one interface and providing a combined user agent, which is adapted to;
i) represent a telephony device supported by a PBX and a computing device as a single multimedia device capable of supporting voice and media sessions;
ii) communicate with a telephony switch to establish a connection with the telephony device through the telephony switch and the PBX to facilitate a voice session with another voice-capable device; and
iii) communicate with the computing device to establish a media session between the computing device and another media-capable device, wherein the combined user agent appears to network devices as a multimedia client supporting voice and media sessions and interacts with the telephony switch as well as the computing device to facilitate the voice and media sessions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method facilitating voice and media sessions comprising:
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a) representing a telephony device supported by a PBX and a computing device as a combined user agent capable of supporting voice and media sessions;
b) communicating with a telephony switch to establish a connection with the telephony device through the telephony switch and the PBX to facilitate a voice session with another voice-capable device; and
c) communicating with a computing device to establish a media session between the computing device and another media-capable device, wherein the combined user agent appears to network devices as a multimedia client supporting voice and media sessions and interacts with the telephony switch as well as the computing device to facilitate the voice and media sessions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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a) an interface adapted to facilitate media communications; and
b) a control system associated with the interface and providing a combined user agent, which is adapted to;
i) represent a first telephony device supported by a PBX and a computing device as a single multimedia device capable of supporting voice and media sessions;
ii) communicate with the PBX to identify establishment of a connection between the first telephony device and a second telephony device supported by the PBX through the PBX to facilitate a voice session; and
iii) communicate with the computing device to establish a media session between the computing device and another media-capable device, wherein the combined user agent appears to network devices as a multimedia client supporting voice and media sessions and interacts with the PBX as well as the computing device to facilitate and media sessions and associated voice sessions between the first and second telephony devices. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method facilitating voice and media sessions comprising:
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a) representing a first telephony device supported by a PBX and a computing device as a single multimedia device capable of supporting voice and media sessions;
b) communicating with the PBX to identify establishment of a connection between the first telephony device and a second telephony device supported by the PBX through the PBX to facilitate a voice session; and
c) communicating with the computing device to establish a media session between the computing device and another media-capable device, wherein the combined user agent appears to network devices as a multimedia client supporting voice and media sessions and interacts with the PBX as well as the computing device to facilitate and media sessions and associated voice sessions between the first and second telephony devices. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A private branch exchange comprising:
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a) a telephone interface supporting first and second telephony devices of an enterprise;
b) a second interface;
c) a control system associated with the telephone interface and the second interface and adapted to;
i) receive information via the telephone interface from the first telephony device to establish a connection between the first and second telephony devices; and
ii) send a first message to a first combined user agent associated with the first telephony device regarding the connection wherein the first combined user agent is adapted to facilitate a media session between first and second media devices associated with the first and second telephony devices, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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