Multipoint Multimedia/Audio Conference Using IP Trunking
First Claim
1. A multipoint communication system, comprising:
- a plurality of media control units adapted to send and receive communication signals with a plurality of end-points;
a media gateway communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of media control units, said media gateway adapted to translate non-Internet protocol communication signals from at least one non-Internet protocol end-point to Internet protocol communication signals; and
a controller adapted to establish and control a multipoint communication session between the at least one non-Internet protocol end-point and the plurality of end-points through at least one of the plurality of media control units and the media gateway,wherein communication signals between the media gateway and at least one of the plurality of media control units and the controller and at least one of the plurality of media control units comprise Internet protocol communication signals.
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Abstract
A multipoint communication system uses Internet protocol trunking to facilitate communication between media control units (for sending and receiving multipoint communication signals between end-point devices), a media gateway (for translating between non-Internet protocol multipoint communication signals and Internet protocol communication signals), and a controller (for establishing and controlling a multipoint communication session between the end-point devices). In addition, a multimedia gateway (for use in a multipoint communication system) is described that incorporates an interactive voice response unit through which users of non-Internet protocol devices (connected to the multimedia gateway) interact to establish a communication session with a multipoint communication system.
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27 Claims
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1. A multipoint communication system, comprising:
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a plurality of media control units adapted to send and receive communication signals with a plurality of end-points; a media gateway communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of media control units, said media gateway adapted to translate non-Internet protocol communication signals from at least one non-Internet protocol end-point to Internet protocol communication signals; and a controller adapted to establish and control a multipoint communication session between the at least one non-Internet protocol end-point and the plurality of end-points through at least one of the plurality of media control units and the media gateway, wherein communication signals between the media gateway and at least one of the plurality of media control units and the controller and at least one of the plurality of media control units comprise Internet protocol communication signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A multipoint communication system, comprising:
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at least two media control units adapted to send and receive multipoint communication signals between a plurality of end-point devices; at least one non-Internet protocol end-point device communicatively coupled to the at least two media control units; and a controller adapted to establish and control a multipoint communication session between the plurality of end-point devices and the at least one non-Internet protocol end-point device through the at least two media control units, wherein communication between the at least two media control units and between the controller and at least one media control unit uses the Internet protocol. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for conducting a multipoint media conferencing between a plurality of end-points, wherein at least one of said plurality of end-points is a non-Internet protocol network end-point, comprising:
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providing at least two media control units adapted to send and receive multimedia communication signals, wherein the at least two media control units are adapted to communicate over an Internet network; providing a media gateway communicatively coupled to each of the at least two media control units through the Internet protocol network, the media gateway adapted to translate non-Internet media communication protocol signals from at least one non-Internet protocol network end-point to Internet media communication protocol signals; receiving, at the media gateway, a single-dial conference service number call from the at least one non-Internet protocol network end-point; establishing a multipoint media conferencing session in response to the act of receiving; and routing the translated non-Internet media communication protocol signals from the at least one non-Internet protocol network end-point to at least one of the at least two media control units over the Internet protocol network, wherein the act of routing is performed in accordance with routing instructions from a controller, and wherein said controller is communicatively coupled to at least one media control unit through the Internet protocol network. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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