Connection device and protocol
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1. A unified communications system having devices that reside in a network having a topology, comprising:
- A computerized protocol manager resident in a computer, the computerized protocol manager configured to access a first API translation unit and translate dongle-specific commands into a common protocol and further configured to access a second API translation unit and translate headset-specific commands into the common protocol;
A dongle configured to receive commands formatted according to the common protocol, sort received commands into commands intended for the dongle or commands intended for another device among a plurality of devices below the dongle in the network topology, and forward commands intended for another device of the plurality of devices, wherein the dongle'"'"'s understanding of network topology consists of the computer and the devices of the network topology immediately below the dongle in the network topology; and
A headset residing below the dongle in the network typology and configured to receive commands formatted according to the common protocol, sort received commands into commands intended for the headset or commands intended for another device among a plurality of devices below the headset in the network topology, and forward commands intended for another device of the plurality of devices, wherein the headset'"'"'s understanding of network topology consists of the dongle and the devices of the network topology immediately below the headset in the network topology, wherein the computer is configured to formulate a command for a mobile phone, wherein the mobile phone resides below the headset in the network topology but is not configured to receive commands formatted in the common protocol, and wherein the computerized protocol manager is further configured to append to the command for the mobile phone a routing instruction in the common protocol, and wherein the headset receives the command intended for the mobile phone, and wherein the headset formats the received command according to a communication mechanism common between the headset and the mobile phone.
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Abstract
A common communications protocol is described among devices in a unified communications network. Native devices receive upstream commands and forward them to downstream devices without interpreting the commands. The native devices reformat commands intended for mapped devices in the unified communications network. The common communications protocol calls for left shifting address fields for transmitted commands until the command arrives at its intended destination.
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1. A unified communications system having devices that reside in a network having a topology, comprising:
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A computerized protocol manager resident in a computer, the computerized protocol manager configured to access a first API translation unit and translate dongle-specific commands into a common protocol and further configured to access a second API translation unit and translate headset-specific commands into the common protocol; A dongle configured to receive commands formatted according to the common protocol, sort received commands into commands intended for the dongle or commands intended for another device among a plurality of devices below the dongle in the network topology, and forward commands intended for another device of the plurality of devices, wherein the dongle'"'"'s understanding of network topology consists of the computer and the devices of the network topology immediately below the dongle in the network topology; and A headset residing below the dongle in the network typology and configured to receive commands formatted according to the common protocol, sort received commands into commands intended for the headset or commands intended for another device among a plurality of devices below the headset in the network topology, and forward commands intended for another device of the plurality of devices, wherein the headset'"'"'s understanding of network topology consists of the dongle and the devices of the network topology immediately below the headset in the network topology, wherein the computer is configured to formulate a command for a mobile phone, wherein the mobile phone resides below the headset in the network topology but is not configured to receive commands formatted in the common protocol, and wherein the computerized protocol manager is further configured to append to the command for the mobile phone a routing instruction in the common protocol, and wherein the headset receives the command intended for the mobile phone, and wherein the headset formats the received command according to a communication mechanism common between the headset and the mobile phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A unified communications method for devices residing in a network having a topology, comprising:
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accessing a first API translation unit by a computerized protocol manager in a computer; translating dongle specific commands into a common protocol by the computerized protocol manager using the first API translation unit; accessing a second API translation unit by the computerized protocol manager; translating headset-specific commands into the common protocol by the computerized protocol manager using the second API translation unit; formulating a command for a mobile phone by the computer, wherein the mobile phone resides below the headset in the network topology but the mobile phone is not configured to receive commands formatted in the common protocol; appending by the computerized protocol manager a routing instruction in the common protocol to the command for the mobile phone; receiving commands formatted according to the common protocol by a dongle wherein the dongle'"'"'s understanding of network topology consists of the computer and the devices of the network topology immediately below the dongle in the network topology; sorting received commands by the dongle into commands intended for the dongle or commands intended for another device among a plurality of devices below the dongle in the network topology; forwarding commands intended for another device of the plurality of devices by the dongle ; receiving commands formatted according to the common protocol by a headset residing below the dongle in the network typology, wherein the headset'"'"'s understanding of network topology consists of the dongle and the devices of the network topology immediately below the headset in the network topology, wherein the received commands include commands for a mobile phone associated with the headset; sorting received commands by the headset into commands intended for the headset or intended for another device among a plurality of devices below the headset in the network topology, wherein the another device among the plurality of devices is a mobile phone; formatting the received command for the mobile phone according to a communication mechanism common between the headset and the mobile phone; and forwarding commands intended for another device of the plurality of devices by the headset. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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