System and method for cross protocol communication
First Claim
1. A method for multimedia communication comprising:
- receiving a multimedia data stream at a communication controller in a first protocol from a communication device;
detecting a type of said first protocol;
converting said first protocol into an intermediate protocol;
translating said intermediate protocol into a second protocol; and
transmitting said multimedia data stream in said second protocol to a target communication device.
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Abstract
A multimedia communication system and method are described where a communication controller receives a multimedia data stream from a communication device in a first protocol. The controller detects a type of the first protocol, such as text-based protocol or a binary protocol and then converts the first protocol into an intermediate protocol. The multimedia data stream in this intermediate protocol is then transmitted to a second communication controller connected to the destination communication device. The multimedia data stream is then converted at the second communication controller from the intermediate protocol into a second protocol which is then used to transmit the multimedia data stream to the destination communication device.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for multimedia communication comprising:
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receiving a multimedia data stream at a communication controller in a first protocol from a communication device;
detecting a type of said first protocol;
converting said first protocol into an intermediate protocol;
translating said intermediate protocol into a second protocol; and
transmitting said multimedia data stream in said second protocol to a target communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication controller in a multimedia communication system, said communication controller comprising:
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a message interface to transceive multimedia data from a communication endpoint in a first protocol;
a protocol signaler to determine a type of said first protocol;
a first protocol conversion table that contains a plurality of first protocol messages and a plurality of interim protocol messages, wherein said plurality of interim protocol messages correspond to ones of said plurality of first protocol messages;
a protocol conversion utility to convert said first protocol into an interim protocol using said first protocol conversion table; and
a network interface to transceive said multimedia data in said interim protocol to a target communication endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for multimedia communication comprising:
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receiving a multimedia data stream at a communication controller in a first protocol from a communication device;
detecting a type of said first protocol;
converting said first protocol into an intermediate protocol;
translating said intermediate protocol into a second protocol; and
transmitting said multimedia data stream in said second protocol to a target communication device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product having a computer readable medium with computer program logic recorded thereon for multimedia communication, said computer program product comprising:
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code for receiving a multimedia data stream at a communication controller in a first protocol from a communication device;
code for detecting a type of said first protocol;
code for converting said first protocol into an intermediate protocol;
code for translating said intermediate protocol into a second protocol; and
code for transmitting said multimedia data stream in said second protocol to a target communication device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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