Communications gateway with messaging communications interface
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1. An adapter device for facilitating communications, the adapter device comprising:
- a messaging interface through which the adapter device acts to establish communications involving an instant communications client;
a gateway control interface acting to communicably couple the adapter device to a packet telephony gateway;
a processor acting to effect establishment of communications through the gateway responsive at least to communications via the messaging interface; and
a control interface through which the adapter device acts to receive indication that communications are to be established through the gateway,wherein the adapter device acts to cause the gateway to establish communication with a media translator acting to perform at least one of;
receiving textual information from the first instant communications client, translating the textual information into corresponding audio information, and providing the corresponding audio information to the gateway;
orreceiving audio information from the gateway, translating the audio information into corresponding textual information, and providing the corresponding textual information to the instant communications client.
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Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed which provide for a communications gateway to be operatively coupled to a messaging system. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, communications are established via the gateway responsive at least to messaging communications involving the communications gateway.
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37 Claims
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1. An adapter device for facilitating communications, the adapter device comprising:
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a messaging interface through which the adapter device acts to establish communications involving an instant communications client; a gateway control interface acting to communicably couple the adapter device to a packet telephony gateway; a processor acting to effect establishment of communications through the gateway responsive at least to communications via the messaging interface; and a control interface through which the adapter device acts to receive indication that communications are to be established through the gateway, wherein the adapter device acts to cause the gateway to establish communication with a media translator acting to perform at least one of; receiving textual information from the first instant communications client, translating the textual information into corresponding audio information, and providing the corresponding audio information to the gateway;
orreceiving audio information from the gateway, translating the audio information into corresponding textual information, and providing the corresponding textual information to the instant communications client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for facilitating communications, the method comprising:
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establishing communications involving an instant communication client via a messaging interface; communicably coupling, via a gateway control interface, an adapter device to a packet telephony gateway; establishing communications through the gateway in response at least to communications via the messaging interface; and receiving an indication, via a control interface, that communications are to be established through the gateway; wherein the gateway is caused to establish communication with a media translator acting to perform at least one of; receiving textual information from the first instant communications client, translating the textual information into corresponding audio information, and providing the corresponding audio information to the gateway;
orreceiving audio information from the gateway, translating the audio information into corresponding textual information, and providing the corresponding textual information to the instant communications client. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes a communication system to perform a method of managing communications through a gateway comprising:
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establishing communications involving an instant communication client via a messaging interface; communicably coupling, via a gateway control interface, an adapter device to a packet telephony gateway; establishing communications through the gateway in response at least to communications via the messaging interface; receiving an indication, via a control interface, that communications, initiated by an instant communications client to a telephone device coupled to a circuit-switched telephone network, are to be established through the gateway; and responsive at least to the indication, selectively causing the gateway to establish communication with a media translator configured to perform at least one of; receiving textual information from the first instant communications client, translating the textual information into corresponding audio information, and providing the corresponding audio information to the gateway;
orreceiving audio information from the gateway, translating the audio information into corresponding textual information, and providing the corresponding textual information to the instant communications client. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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