SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TELEPHONY AND PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE SERVICES VIA AN ETHERNET ADAPTER
First Claim
1. A single device installed as an Ethernet adapter on a computing device for providing telephony and private branch exchange services, the single device comprising:
- an Ethernet interface installed as an Ethernet adapter of a computing device, the Ethernet interface establishing an internet protocol (IP) address for the computing device;
one or more telephony ports accessed by the computing device via the Ethernet interface; and
a processor comprising a private branch exchange (PBX) application accessed by the computing device via the Ethernet interface.
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Abstract
The present application is directed towards systems and methods for providing telephony and private branch exchange services via a single device installed as an Ethernet adapter on a computing device. A device, based around a standard form factor such as a PCI card, with a CPU, operating system, and memory may be installed in a server or other computing device and utilize power from the computing device while operating independently. The device combines both Ethernet adapters, bridges, and switches, and circuit-switched telephone network and private branch exchange switches and ports to act as a bridge between packet-based and circuit-based networks.
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22 Claims
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1. A single device installed as an Ethernet adapter on a computing device for providing telephony and private branch exchange services, the single device comprising:
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an Ethernet interface installed as an Ethernet adapter of a computing device, the Ethernet interface establishing an internet protocol (IP) address for the computing device; one or more telephony ports accessed by the computing device via the Ethernet interface; and a processor comprising a private branch exchange (PBX) application accessed by the computing device via the Ethernet interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for accessing private branch exchange services via a single integrated device installed as an Ethernet adapter on a computing device, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving, by an Ethernet interface of a device installed as an Ethernet adapter in a computing device, a network communication from an application executing on the computing device, the Ethernet interface establishing an internet protocol (IP) address for the computing device; (b) determining, by a switch of the device, whether the network communication is for a private branch exchange (PBX) application executing on a processor of the device or for outbound transmission via a second Ethernet interface of the single device to a computer network; and (c) directing, by the switch, the network communication to the PBX application based on a destination IP address of the network communication identifying the PBX application. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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