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Bridge and control proxy for unified communication systems

  • US 8,861,537 B1
  • Filed: 11/16/2011
  • Issued: 10/14/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising:

  • transmitting compatible data to and receiving compatible data from a unified communication system with a bridge and control proxy;

    transmitting non-compatible data to and receiving non-compatible data from an audio/video distribution system that is not compatible with a unified communication system with the bridge and control proxy;

    translating the non-compatible data to compatible data and translating the compatible data to non-compatible data with the bridge and control proxy to enable bi-directional communication between the unified communication system and the non-compatible device;

    storing selected data in the bridge and control proxy for later use by at least one of the unified communication system and the audio/video distribution system, comprising storing presence information of one or more people; and

    coordinating the compatible data and the non-compatible data to track location of the one or more people inside of a building,wherein the presence information of the one or more people is detected by the audio/video distribution system, announced on the unified communication system, and messages for the one or more people are sent from the unified communication system to the audio/video distribution system.

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