SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING ENCRYPTED VOICE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN AN EXTERNAL DEVICE AND TELEPHONY DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH AN ENTERPRISE NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating encrypted voice communications between an external device and at least one telephony device associated with a primary telephone number for a device in an enterprise network, the method comprising:
- detecting an incoming telephone call from the external device to the primary telephone number at a network server;
connecting the incoming telephone call to a telephony device associated with the primary telephone number via a first voice connection path between the network server and the external device and a second voice connection path between the network server and the telephony device associated with the primary telephone number;
receiving first voice communication signals via the second voice connection path at the network server and transmitting the first voice communication signals to the external device in encrypted form via the first voice connection path; and
receiving second voice communication signals from the external device in encrypted form via the first voice connection path at the network server and transmitting the second voice communication signals to the telephony device associated with the primary telephone number via the second voice connection path.
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Abstract
A telecommunication system that can selectively establish communications with one of a plurality of telephony devices associated with a particular telephone number for a device in an enterprise network. More particularly, the system is configured to route an incoming telephone call received from an external device, such as a mobile device for example, to one or more of a plurality of telephony devices associated with the telephone number. The plurality of telephony devices may include personal digital assistants and other remote devices. In one embodiment, the system comprises a network server configured to connect the incoming telephone call from an external device to a telephony device, where voice communications are encrypted for transmission by the network server to the external device from which the incoming telephone call is received, and encrypted voice communications received from the external device can be decrypted, re-encrypted and/or stored by the network server if required.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating encrypted voice communications between an external device and at least one telephony device associated with a primary telephone number for a device in an enterprise network, the method comprising:
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detecting an incoming telephone call from the external device to the primary telephone number at a network server; connecting the incoming telephone call to a telephony device associated with the primary telephone number via a first voice connection path between the network server and the external device and a second voice connection path between the network server and the telephony device associated with the primary telephone number; receiving first voice communication signals via the second voice connection path at the network server and transmitting the first voice communication signals to the external device in encrypted form via the first voice connection path; and receiving second voice communication signals from the external device in encrypted form via the first voice connection path at the network server and transmitting the second voice communication signals to the telephony device associated with the primary telephone number via the second voice connection path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for facilitating encrypted voice communications between an external device and at least one telephony device associated with an enterprise network, the apparatus comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium, the computer readable storage medium for storing telephone numbers associated with the primary telephone number; and
a processor coupled to said computer readable storage medium, said processor adapted to perform acts of a method comprising;detecting an incoming telephone call from the external device to the primary telephone number at a network server; connecting the incoming telephone call to a telephony device associated with the primary telephone number via a first voice connection path between the network server and the external device and a second voice connection path between the network server and the telephony device associated with the primary telephone number; receiving first voice communication signals via the second voice connection path at the network server and transmitting the first voice communication signals to the external device in encrypted form via the first voice connection path; and receiving second voice communication signals from the external device in encrypted form via the first voice connection path at the network server and transmitting the second voice communication signals to the telephony device associated with the primary telephone number via the second voice connection path.
- a computer readable storage medium, the computer readable storage medium for storing telephone numbers associated with the primary telephone number; and
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21. A system for facilitating encrypted voice communications between an external device and at least one telephony device associated with a primary telephone number for a device in an enterprise network, the system comprising a processor configured to perform acts comprising:
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detecting an incoming telephone call from the external device to the primary telephone number at a network server; and connecting the incoming telephone call to a telephony device associated with the primary telephone number via a first voice connection path between the network server and the external device and a second voice connection path between the network server and the telephony device associated with the primary telephone number; said connecting comprising receiving first voice communication signals via the second voice connection path at the network server and transmitting the first voice communication signals to the external device in encrypted form via the first voice connection path, and receiving second voice communication signals from the external device in encrypted form via the first voice connection path at the network server and transmitting the second voice communication signals to the telephony device associated with the primary telephone number via the second voice connection path.
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