Systems and methods for multiple mode voice and data communications using intelligently bridged TDM and packet buses and methods for performing telephony and data functions using the same
First Claim
1. In a system for managing voice and data communications for at least one user, wherein the system is coupled to at least one wide area telecommunications network, wherein the system includes at least a processor and data storage resources, an apparatus comprising:
- a first bus adapted to couple video data between the system and a video unit coupled to the system, under control of the processor;
a second bus adapted to couple audio data between the system and a microphone unit coupled to the system, under control of the processor, wherein the audio data are coupled to a TDM bus in the system operating under control of the processor;
a digital transmission link of the wide area telecommunications network adapted to couple the video and audio data from the system, under control of the processor;
wherein a user participates in a video call with the video data, while concurrently the user participates in a telephone call with the audio data, wherein voice communications of the telephone call that stay in a circuit-switched form are provided via the TDM bus, and wherein the video call and the telephone call comprise a conference call.
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Abstract
A system for managing voice and data communications for at least one user is coupled to at least one wide area telecommunications network and includes at least a processor and data storage resources. A first bus is adapted to couple video data between the system and a video unit coupled to the system under control of the processor. A second bus is adapted to couple audio data between the system and a microphone unit coupled to the system under control of the processor, and audio data are coupled to a TDM bus in the system operating under control of the processor. A digital transmission link of the wide area telecommunications network couples the video and audio data from the system, under control of the processor. A user participates in a video call with the video data, while concurrently the user participates in a telephone call with the audio data. Voice communications of the telephone call that stay in a circuit-switched form are provided via the TDM bus, and the video call and the telephone call can provide a conference call.
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1. In a system for managing voice and data communications for at least one user, wherein the system is coupled to at least one wide area telecommunications network, wherein the system includes at least a processor and data storage resources, an apparatus comprising:
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a first bus adapted to couple video data between the system and a video unit coupled to the system, under control of the processor; a second bus adapted to couple audio data between the system and a microphone unit coupled to the system, under control of the processor, wherein the audio data are coupled to a TDM bus in the system operating under control of the processor; a digital transmission link of the wide area telecommunications network adapted to couple the video and audio data from the system, under control of the processor;
wherein a user participates in a video call with the video data, while concurrently the user participates in a telephone call with the audio data, wherein voice communications of the telephone call that stay in a circuit-switched form are provided via the TDM bus, and wherein the video call and the telephone call comprise a conference call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a system for managing voice and data communications for at least one user, wherein the system is coupled to at least one wide area telecommunications network, wherein the system includes at least a processor and data storage resources, an apparatus comprising:
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a data communication interface adapted to selectively couple video and audio data to a TDM bus in the system operating under control of the processor, between the system and a first computer coupled to the system, wherein at least the first computer has coupled thereto a camera and a microphone providing the video and audio data that are coupled between the system and the first computer; wherein a user participates in a video call with the first computer over the wide area telecommunications network, while concurrently the user participates in a telephone call over the telecommunications network, wherein voice communications of the telephone call that stay in a circuit-switched form are provided via the TDM bus, and wherein the video call and the telephone call comprise a conference call. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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