Systems and methods for providing real-time conversation using disparate communication devices

• US 20060146994A1
• Filed: 03/07/2006
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert A. Koch
• Original Assignee: Robert A. Koch
• Inventors: Koch, Robert A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,412,040 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.130
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/60 Medium conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/527 Centralised call answering arrangements not requiring operator intervention
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0045 involving hybrid, i.e. a mixture of public and private, or multi-vendor systems

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing real-time conversation among a plurality of disparate communication devices include receiving a first communication from a first communication device operating in a first communication mode, translating the first communication into a second communication that is suitable for processing by a second communication device operating in a second communication mode, wherein the second communication mode is different from the first communication mode, and providing the second communication to the second communication device.

Claims

1. A method for providing real-time conversation between disparate communication devices, the method comprising:

receiving a first communication from a first communication device operation in a first communication mode;

translating the first communication into a second communication that is suitable for processing by a second communication device operating in a second communication mode, wherein the second communication mode is different from the first communication mode; and

providing the second communication to the second communication device.

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