Method of integrating an intercom system and a mobile communication device
First Claim
1. A method of integrating an intercom system and a mobile communication device, said intercom system having a residence-end device and a visitor-end device with an appropriate cabling therebetween, said intercom system providing two-way audio communications and at least one-way video communications from said visitor-end device to said residence-end device, said mobile communication device having an audio interface, a video interface, and a mobile data function, comprising the steps of:
- providing a server device having a first link to said residence-end device and a second link to Internet, said server device having a network identity;
connecting said mobile communication device to Internet by specifying said network identity and obtaining a network address for said mobile communication device; and
registering said network address in said server device via Internet and said second link;
connecting said server device to said mobile communication device based on said network address in response to said server device'"'"'s receiving a ring signal from said visitor-end device via said residence-end device and said first link; and
converting and forwarding a first audio signal and a first video signal from said visitor-end device via said first link and said server device to said mobile communication device;
converting and forwarding at least a second audio signal from said mobile communication device to said server device;
presenting said fist audio and video signals on said mobile communication device;
presenting said second audio signal on said visitor-end device via said residence-end device and said first link.
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Abstract
A method allowing the audio and video signals of an intercom system to be extended to a mobile communication device via Internet is provided. A server device functions as a relay between a residence-end device of the intercom system and a mobile communication device. The server device is able to forward the audio and video signals from the residence-end device to the mobile communication device through the Internet. Correspondingly, the voice, video, and control signals from the mobile communication device are passed to the server device which in turn feeds the signals to the voice, video, and control circuits of the residence-end device.
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1. A method of integrating an intercom system and a mobile communication device, said intercom system having a residence-end device and a visitor-end device with an appropriate cabling therebetween, said intercom system providing two-way audio communications and at least one-way video communications from said visitor-end device to said residence-end device, said mobile communication device having an audio interface, a video interface, and a mobile data function, comprising the steps of:
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providing a server device having a first link to said residence-end device and a second link to Internet, said server device having a network identity; connecting said mobile communication device to Internet by specifying said network identity and obtaining a network address for said mobile communication device; and
registering said network address in said server device via Internet and said second link;connecting said server device to said mobile communication device based on said network address in response to said server device'"'"'s receiving a ring signal from said visitor-end device via said residence-end device and said first link; and converting and forwarding a first audio signal and a first video signal from said visitor-end device via said first link and said server device to said mobile communication device;
converting and forwarding at least a second audio signal from said mobile communication device to said server device;
presenting said fist audio and video signals on said mobile communication device;
presenting said second audio signal on said visitor-end device via said residence-end device and said first link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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