Method and apparatus for proving push-to-talk services to non-push-to-talk enabled networks
First Claim
1. An interface for enabling push-to-talk service between push-to-talk enabled devices and non-push-to-talk enabled devices comprising:
- an input configured to receive signaling information in a first signaling protocol and voice data from the non-push-to-talk enabled devices;
a means for converting the signaling information in the first signaling protocol to a second signaling protocol coupled to the input;
a means for converting the voice data to packetized voice data coupled to the input; and
an output coupled to the means for converting the signaling information and the means for converting the voice data, the output configured to send the signaling information in the second signaling protocol and the packetized voice data.
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Abstract
A method for providing push-to-talk service between PTT enabled devices and non-PTT enabled devices is disclosed. First, the non-PTT enabled device is registered at a PTT interworking agent. Then, signaling data is received at an interface in a first format. The signaling data includes an identifier corresponding to one or more destination phones. Next, the signaling data in the first format is converted to a second signaling protocol at the PTT interworking agent. The push-to-talk signaling information is sent to a push-to-talk server and a destination address is located for each of the one or more phones associated with the signaling data. The signaling data is then routed to the one or more phones.
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32 Claims
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1. An interface for enabling push-to-talk service between push-to-talk enabled devices and non-push-to-talk enabled devices comprising:
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an input configured to receive signaling information in a first signaling protocol and voice data from the non-push-to-talk enabled devices;
a means for converting the signaling information in the first signaling protocol to a second signaling protocol coupled to the input;
a means for converting the voice data to packetized voice data coupled to the input; and
an output coupled to the means for converting the signaling information and the means for converting the voice data, the output configured to send the signaling information in the second signaling protocol and the packetized voice data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing push-to-talk service between a non-push-to-talk enabled device and a push-to-talk enabled device comprising;
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registering the non-push-to-talk enabled device at a push-to-talk interworking agent;
receiving signaling data at the push-to-talk interworking agent in a first format, the signaling data including an identification number corresponding to a destination phone, converting the signaling data in the first format to signaling data in a second format at the push-to-talk interworking agent; and
sending the push-to-talk signaling information in the second format to a push-to-talk server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing push-to-talk services for non-push-to-talk enabled devices comprising:
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a push-to-talk server; and
a push-to-talk interworking agent coupled to the push-to-talk server and configured to convert signaling data in a first format received from the non-push-to-talk enabled device to a second format for use by the push-to-talk server. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32)
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27. A method for providing push-to-talk service between a push-to-talk enabled device and a non-push-to-talk enabled device comprising;
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registering the non-push-to-talk enabled device at a push-to-talk interworking agent;
receiving signaling data at the push-to-talk interworking agent from the push-to-talk enabled device in a first format, the signaling data including an identification number corresponding to a destination phone, converting the signaling data in the first format to signaling data in a second format at the push-to-talk interworking agent;
associating the identification number of the destination phone with the telephone number of the destination phone; and
ringing the destination phone using the telephone number of the destination phone. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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