Multipoint multimedia/audio conference using IP trunking
First Claim
1. A multipoint communication system, comprising:
- a plurality of media control units adapted to send and receive communication signals with a plurality of end-points;
a media gateway communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of media control units, said media gateway adapted to translate non-Internet protocol communication signals from at least one non-Internet protocol end-point to Internet protocol communication signals; and
a controller adapted to establish and control a multipoint communication session between the at least one non-Internet protocol end-point and the plurality of end-points through at least one of the plurality of media control units and the media gateway,wherein communication signals between the media gateway, the plurality of media control units and the controller comprise Internet protocol communication signals, andwherein the controller is formed by duplicate modules, one duplicate module in at least two of the plurality of media control units, the duplicate modules communicatively coupled together.
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Abstract
A multipoint communication system uses Internet protocol trunking to facilitate communication between media control units (for sending and receiving multipoint communication signals between end-point devices), a media gateway (for translating between non-Internet protocol multipoint communication signals and Internet protocol communication signals), and a controller (for establishing and controlling a multipoint communication session between the end-point devices). In addition, a multimedia gateway (for use in a multipoint communication system) is described that incorporates an interactive voice response unit through which users of non-Internet protocol devices (connected to the multimedia gateway) interact to establish a communication session with a multipoint communication system.
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27 Claims
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1. A multipoint communication system, comprising:
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a plurality of media control units adapted to send and receive communication signals with a plurality of end-points; a media gateway communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of media control units, said media gateway adapted to translate non-Internet protocol communication signals from at least one non-Internet protocol end-point to Internet protocol communication signals; and a controller adapted to establish and control a multipoint communication session between the at least one non-Internet protocol end-point and the plurality of end-points through at least one of the plurality of media control units and the media gateway, wherein communication signals between the media gateway, the plurality of media control units and the controller comprise Internet protocol communication signals, and wherein the controller is formed by duplicate modules, one duplicate module in at least two of the plurality of media control units, the duplicate modules communicatively coupled together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A multipoint communication system, comprising:
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at least two media control units adapted to send and receive multipoint communication signals between a plurality of end-point devices; at least one non-Internet protocol end-point device communicatively coupled to the at least two media control units; and a controller adapted to establish and control a multipoint communication session between the plurality of end-point devices and the at least one non-Internet protocol end-point device through the at least two media control units, wherein communication between the at least two media control units and the controller uses the Internet protocol, and wherein the controller is formed by duplicate modules, one duplicate module in at least two of the plurality of media control units, the duplicate modules communicatively coupled together. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for conducting a multipoint media conferencing between a plurality of end-points, wherein at least one of said plurality of end-points is a non-Internet protocol network end-point, the system comprising:
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at least two media control units adapted to send and receive multimedia communication signals, wherein said at least two media control units are adapted to communicate over an Internet network; a media gateway communicatively coupled to each of said at least two media control units through the Internet protocol network, said media gateway adapted to translate non-Internet media communication protocol signals from at least one non-Internet protocol network end-point to Internet media communication protocol signals; and a controller communicatively coupled to said media gateway and said at least two media control units through the Internet protocol network; wherein when said media gateway receives single-dial conference service number call from the at least one non-Internet protocol network end-point said controller establishes a multipoint media conferencing session in response to the act of said media gateway receiving said single-dial conference service number call; and wherein said translated non-Internet media communication protocol signals from the at least one non-Internet protocol network end-point are routed to at least one of said at least two media control units over the Internet protocol network in accordance with routing instructions from said controller. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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