Bridge and control proxy for unified communication systems
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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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Abstract
This disclosure describes a bridge and control proxy for unified communication systems. The bridge transmits and receives data from a unified communication system. In addition, the bridge transmits and receives data from a non-compatible device. The bridge translates the data between the unified communication system and the non-compatible device. The bridge stores selected data such as presence information for later use by the unified communication system and/or the non-compatible device. Further, the bridge uses Web services to discover, promote, and/or advertise non-compatible devices to the unified communication system.
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1. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising:
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utilizing a bridge and control proxy to transmit and receive data from a unified communication system with a network connection; utilizing the bridge and control proxy to transmit and receive data from a non-compatible device communication with a non-network type serial connection; utilizing the bridge and control proxy to translate the data between the unified communication system and the non-compatible device and enable bi-directional communication between the unified communication system and the non-compatible device; storing selected data on the bridge and control proxy for later use by at least one of the unified communication system and the non-compatible device, comprising storing presence information of one or more people; and coordinating the data from the unified communication system and the data from the non-compatible device 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 non-compatible device, announced on the unified communication system, and messages for the one or more people are sent from the unified communication system to the non-compatible device. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising:
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utilizing a bridge and control proxy to receive data from a unified communication system through a network interface, translate the data to a form compatible with a non-compatible device, and transmit the translated data to the non-compatible device through a non-network serial interface; utilizing the bridge and control proxy to receive other data from the non-compatible device through the non-network serial interface, translate the other data to a form compatible with the unified communication system, and transmit the translated other data to the unified communication system through the network interface; storing selected data in the bridge and control proxy for later use by at least one of the unified communication system and the non-compatible device, comprising storing presence information of one or more people; and coordinating the data and the other 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 non-compatible device, announced on the unified communication system, and messages for the one or more people are sent from the unified communication system to the non-compatible device.
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6. A bridge and control proxy, comprising:
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a network interface configured to transmit data to and receive data from a unified communication system in a format compatible with the unified communication system and transmit data to and receive data from a non-compatible audio/video distribution system in a format incompatible with the unified communication system; a computing device configured to cause the data between the unified communication system and the audio/video distribution system to be translated between the compatible format and the non-compatible format and communicated bi-directionally between the unified communication system and the audio/video distribution system; and a storage device configured to store selected data 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; the computing device further configured to coordinate the data between the unified communication system and the audio/video distribution system 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. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A communication system, comprising:
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a unified communication system; one or more non-compatible devices; and a bridge and control proxy configured to; electrically communicate with the unified communication system in a compatible format; and electrically communicate with the one or more non-compatible devices with a non-network type serial connection and in a non-compatible format, and translate data from the unified communication system and the one or more non-compatible devices to enable bi-directional communication between the unified communication system and the one or more non-compatible devices, the bridge and control proxy further configured to store selected data on a storage device for later use by at least one of the unified communication system and the one or more non-compatible devices, comprising storing presence information of one or more people; and coordinate the data between the unified communication system and the one or more non-compatible devices 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 one or more non-compatible devices, announced on the unified communication system, and messages for the one or more people are sent from the unified communication system to the one or more non-compatible devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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