System for dispatching information packets and method therefor

• US 20050025149A1
• Filed: 08/26/2004
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Inventors: Eteminan, Eshagn Isaac
• Granted Patent: US 7,457,264 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/390
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/40 terminals with audio html browser
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services

Abstract

A system (20) for simplex dispatch of an information packet (22) utilizing a telecommunication network (24) is provided. The system (20) includes an origination unit (26), a server (42), and a destination unit (28). The origination unit (26) is configured to generate an origination packet (50) containing a voice frame (54), and to transmit the origination packet (50) utilizing a wireless non-circuit-switching service of network (24). The origination unit (26) and the server (42) are coupled through an origination cell site (36) of the network (24). The server (42) is configured to receive the origination packet (50), to convert the origination packet (50) to a destination packet (52) containing a voice frame (54) and/or a text frame (56), and to transmit the destination packet (52). The server (42) and the destination unit (28) are coupled through a destination cell site (46) of the network (24). The destination unit (28) is configured to receive the destination packet (52) utilizing a non-circuit-switching service of the network (24), and to present the contents of the destination packet (52) to a recipient (174).

Claims

1-26. -26. (Cancelled)

27. A method of simplex information-packet dispatching, said method comprising:

transmitting from an origination unit an information packet containing an audio frame, wherein said information packet specifies a plurality of destination units;

routing said information packet via a telecommunication network utilizing a wireless non-circuit-switching service; and

receiving said information packet at said plurality of destination units.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein said routing includes routing said information packet across a packet-switching network.

29. The method of claim 27 further comprising, prior to said transmitting, exchanging configuration parameters between said origination unit and said telecommunication network.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein exchanging includes downloading data and routines from said telecommunication network to said origination unit to configure said origination unit.

31. The method of claim 29 wherein exchanging includes uploading from said origination unit to said telecommunication network parameters specifying a voice versus text preference for said origination unit.

32. The method of claim 27 wherein transmitting includes transmitting an information packet specifying a logical destination address identifying destination units to which said information packet is to be dispatched.

33. The method of claim 27 wherein transmitting includes transmitting an information packet specifying a physical address identifying a destination unit to which said information packet is to be dispatched.

34. The method of claim 27 wherein said routing includes routing said information packet in response to a logical destination address identifying destination units to which said information packet is to be dispatched.

35. The method of claim 34 wherein routing includes routing said information packet to physical addresses corresponding to said destination units.

36. The method of claim 27 wherein said routing includes routing said information packet in response to a physical address identifying a destination unit to which said information packet is to be dispatched.

37. The method of claim 27 wherein receiving includes receiving a notifying task indicative of a text dispatch.

38. The method of claim 37 wherein receiving includes receiving a notifying task configured to produce an audible alarm.

39. The method of claim 37 wherein receiving includes receiving a notifying task configured to produce a vibration.

40. The method of claim 27 further comprising delaying the dispatch of said information packet to said destination unit until requested by a recipient at said destination unit.

41. The method of claim 40 wherein said delaying is configured by said recipient at said destination unit.

42. The method of claim 40 further comprising notifying said recipient of a delayed dispatch.

43. The method of claim 40 further comprising delaying the dispatch of all information packets to said destination unit until requested by a recipient at said destination unit.

44. The method of claim 27 further comprising:

initially communicating between said origination unit and said telecommunication network through a control channel; and

subsequently communicating between said origination unit and said telecommunication network through an allocated channel.

45. The method of claim 27 wherein said transmitting, routing, and receiving include transmitting, routing and receiving an information packet containing text and voice data.

46. The method of claim 27 further comprising:

receiving said information packet at a server of a packet-switching network; and

configuring said information packet as a destination packet.

47. A method of simplex information-packet dispatching, said method comprising:

transmitting from an origination unit an information packet containing an audio frame;

routing said information packet via a telecommunication network utilizing a wireless non-circuit-switching service;

delaying the dispatch of said information packet until requested by a recipient at a destination unit; and

receiving said information packet at said destination unit after said delaying.

48. The method of claim 47 wherein said delaying is configured by said recipient at said destination unit.

49. The method of claim 47 further comprising notifying said recipient of a delayed dispatch.

50. The method of claim 47 further comprising delaying the dispatch of all information packets to said destination unit until requested by a recipient at said destination unit.

51. A method of simplex information-packet dispatching, said method comprising:

initially communicating between an origination unit and a telecommunication network through a control channel;

subsequently communicating between said origination unit and said telecommunication network through an allocated channel;

transmitting from said origination unit an information packet containing an audio frame;

routing said information packet via said telecommunication network utilizing a wireless non-circuit-switching service; and

receiving said information packet at a destination unit.

52. The method of claim 51 wherein said routing includes routing said information packet across a packet-switching network.

53. The method of claim 51 further comprising, prior to said transmitting, exchanging configuration parameters between said origination unit and said telecommunication network.

54. The method of claim 51 further comprising delaying the dispatch of said information packet to said destination unit until requested by a recipient at said destination unit.

55. The method of claim 54 wherein said delaying is configured by said recipient at said destination unit.

56. The method of claim 54 further comprising notifying said recipient of a delayed dispatch.

57. The method of claim 54 further comprising delaying the dispatch of all information packets to said destination unit until requested by a recipient at said destination unit.