System and method for providing multi-media services to communication devices over a communications network
First Claim
1. A method of processing multi-media service requests received at a multi-media services provider computer system including a processor coupled to a media gateway controller and to a media server, the method comprising:
- receiving a first message in a first format at the media gateway controller from a first one of a plurality of communication devices;
processing the first message at the media gateway controller and at the processor for generating an instruction message that is communicated to the media server;
responding to the instruction message at the media server by communicating at least one predetermined announcement to the first one of the plurality of communication devices;
receiving predetermined account-information in the first format from the first one of the plurality of communication devices at the media server in response to the at least one predetermined announcement;
processing the predetermined account-information in the first format at the media server to generate a validation message in a second format including the predetermined account-information; and
receiving the validation message in the second format including the predetermined account-information at the processor over a direct communication coupling, wherein receiving the validation message in the second format at the processor over the direct communication coupling increases the multi-media services provider computer system efficiency by increasing the rate at which user requests for multi-media features can be processed.
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Abstract
A method of processing multi-media service requests received at a multi-media services provider computer system, including a processor coupled to a media gateway controller and to a media server. The method includes receiving a message from a SIP INVITE-enabled communication device at the media gateway controller. The message is processed at the media gateway controller and at the processor for generating an instruction message with unique indicators, which is communicated to the media server in a SIP INVITE format. The media server processes the instruction message to provide media services and collect user-information from the communication device. The media server processes the user-information and generates a first message in an HTTP form POST format with unique indicators, which includes the user-information and which can be processed at the processor. In this manner, the multi-media services provider computer system is compatible with the SIP INVITE-enabled device.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of processing multi-media service requests received at a multi-media services provider computer system including a processor coupled to a media gateway controller and to a media server, the method comprising:
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receiving a first message in a first format at the media gateway controller from a first one of a plurality of communication devices; processing the first message at the media gateway controller and at the processor for generating an instruction message that is communicated to the media server; responding to the instruction message at the media server by communicating at least one predetermined announcement to the first one of the plurality of communication devices; receiving predetermined account-information in the first format from the first one of the plurality of communication devices at the media server in response to the at least one predetermined announcement; processing the predetermined account-information in the first format at the media server to generate a validation message in a second format including the predetermined account-information; and receiving the validation message in the second format including the predetermined account-information at the processor over a direct communication coupling, wherein receiving the validation message in the second format at the processor over the direct communication coupling increases the multi-media services provider computer system efficiency by increasing the rate at which user requests for multi-media features can be processed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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