Method and apparatus for coordinating a point to point data session from an existing voice telephone call
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1. A method for coordinating a videoconference session from an existing voice telephone call, comprising:
- generating messages to a party at a first end of the existing voice telephone call to instruct the party of what to do with a telephone; and
transmitting instructions to a modem at the first end to allow the modem to support the videoconference session with a session status unit on the existing voice telephone call.
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Abstract
A method for coordinating a point-to-point data session includes generating messages to a party at a first end of an existing voice telephone call. The messages instruct the party of what to do with a telephone. Instructions are transmitted to a modem at the first end to allow the modem to support the point-to-point data session on the existing voice telephone call.
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1. A method for coordinating a videoconference session from an existing voice telephone call, comprising:
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generating messages to a party at a first end of the existing voice telephone call to instruct the party of what to do with a telephone; and
transmitting instructions to a modem at the first end to allow the modem to support the videoconference session with a session status unit on the existing voice telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions, the sequence of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to coordinate a videoconference session from an existing voice telephone call with a data modem, the coordination comprising:
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generating messages to a party at a first end of the existing voice telephone call to instruct the party of what to do with a telephone; and
transmitting instructions to a modem at the first end to allow the modem to support the videoconference session with a session status unit on the existing voice telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A call control unit, comprising:
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a user interface unit that generates messages to a party at a first end of an existing voice telephone call to instruct the party of what to do with a telephone; and
a modem control unit, coupled to the user interface unit, that transmits instructions to a modem at the first end to allow the modem to support a videoconference session with a session status unit on the existing voice telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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18. A computer system, comprising:
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a bus;
a processor coupled to the bus;
a call control unit, coupled to the bus, including a user interface unit that generates messages to a party at a first end of an existing voice telephone call to instruct the party of what to do with a telephone, and a modem control unit, coupled to the user interface unit, that transmits instructions to a modem at the first end to allow the modem to support a videoconference session with a session status unit on the existing voice telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method for coordinating a videoconference session from an existing voice telephone call, the method comprising the steps of:
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a step for generating messages to a party at a first end of the existing voice telephone call to instruct the party of what to do with a telephone; and
a step for transmitting instructions to a modem at the first end to allow the modem to support the videoconference session with a session status unit on the existing voice telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for converting an existing telephone call into a videoconference session, the method comprising:
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generating a message instructing a first party at a first end of the existing telephone call to hang-up a telephone after a modem is taken off-hook, wherein the modem does not support voice calls;
transmitting a first instruction to the modem that takes the modem off-hook;
transmitting a second instruction to the modem that prompts the modem to send a handshake initiation signal to a second modem at a second end of the existing voice telephone call; and
establishing the videoconference session with a session status unit between the first and second modems. - View Dependent Claims (28)
transmitting a third instruction to the modem that prompts the modem to terminate a modem session in response to receiving a signal to stop the videoconference session;
terminating the videoconference session between the first and second modems; and
reestablishing the existing telephone call.
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