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 media gateway controller having a processor, the method comprising:
- receiving a first message in a first format by the processor of the media gateway controller from a first one of a plurality of communication devices;
processing the first message by the processor of the media gateway controller for generating an instruction message that is communicated to the media server, wherein the instruction message is for causing a media server to communicate a predetermined announcement to the first communication device, for allowing the media server to receive predetermined account-information in the first format from the first communication device in response to the predetermined announcement, and for allowing the media server to process the predetermined account-information in the first format 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 by the processor of the media gateway controller over a direct communication coupling, wherein the receiving the validation message in the second format over the direct communication coupling increases a rate at which user requests is 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 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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20 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 media gateway controller having a processor, the method comprising:
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receiving a first message in a first format by the processor of the media gateway controller from a first one of a plurality of communication devices; processing the first message by the processor of the media gateway controller for generating an instruction message that is communicated to the media server, wherein the instruction message is for causing a media server to communicate a predetermined announcement to the first communication device, for allowing the media server to receive predetermined account-information in the first format from the first communication device in response to the predetermined announcement, and for allowing the media server to process the predetermined account-information in the first format 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 by the processor of the media gateway controller over a direct communication coupling, wherein the receiving the validation message in the second format over the direct communication coupling increases a rate at which user requests is processed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A media gateway controller for processing multi-media service requests, comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable medium in communication with the processor, wherein the computer-readable medium has stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising; receiving a first message in a first format from a first one of a plurality of communication devices; processing the first message for generating an instruction message that is communicated to the media server, wherein the instruction message is for causing a media server to communicate a predetermined announcement to the first communication device, for allowing the media server to receive predetermined account-information in the first format from the first communication device in response to the predetermined announcement, and for allowing the media server to process the predetermined account-information in the first format 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 over a direct communication coupling, wherein the receiving the validation message in the second format over the direct communication coupling increases a rate at which user requests is processed. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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