Common services and applications agent
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1. A common services and applications agent for a communication network, the common services and applications agent comprising:
- a plurality of communication networks, each communication network having voice and data information in a respective one of a plurality of communication protocols;
a converter coupled to the plurality of communication networks to receive the voice and data information from the plurality of communication networks and convert the respective protocol of the voice and data information from each of the communication networks to a session initiation protocol; and
a plurality of applications and services, each capable of performing a respective service function on voice and data information in the session initiation protocol, coupled to the converter to receive the voice and data information in the session initiation protocol from the converter, each of the plurality of applications and services to perform the respective service function on the voice and data information from each of the plurality of communication networks.
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Abstract
A common services and applications agent (10) handles a number of input sources of voice and data information (11–16). These sources of voice and data information are converted (20) to session initiation protocol. The session initiation protocol for the voice and data information is provided to the communication network (40).
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1. A common services and applications agent for a communication network, the common services and applications agent comprising:
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a plurality of communication networks, each communication network having voice and data information in a respective one of a plurality of communication protocols; a converter coupled to the plurality of communication networks to receive the voice and data information from the plurality of communication networks and convert the respective protocol of the voice and data information from each of the communication networks to a session initiation protocol; and a plurality of applications and services, each capable of performing a respective service function on voice and data information in the session initiation protocol, coupled to the converter to receive the voice and data information in the session initiation protocol from the converter, each of the plurality of applications and services to perform the respective service function on the voice and data information from each of the plurality of communication networks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. In a voice over internet protocol environment, a common services and applications agent for a mobile communication network, the common services and applications agent comprising;
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a plurality of communication networks, each communication network having a voice and data information in a respective of a plurality of communication protocols; a converter coupled to the plurality of communication networks to receive the voice and data information from the plurality of communication networks and convert the respective protocol of the voice and data information from each of the communication networks to a session initiation protocol; means for providing state information of the session initiation protocol to the common services and applications agent; a plurality of applications and services, each capable of performing a respective service function on voice and data information in the session initiation protocol, coupled to the converter to receive the voice and data information in the session initiation protocol from the converter, each of the plurality of applications and services to perform the respective service function on the voice and data information from each of the plurality of communication networks. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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