Universal Connection Station

• US 20130077537A1
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Incorporated (Genesys Cloud Services Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Incorporated (Genesys Cloud Services Incorporated)
• Inventors: Zhakov, Vyacheslav
• Granted Patent: US 9,992,645 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/260
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72502 with one base station connected to a single line
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/62 user interface aspects of conference calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

An intelligent connection station has at least one wireless transceiver operating in a wireless protocol, at least one speaker and one microphone, a connection to a wide area network, and software executing on the connection station from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function seeking compatible communication appliances within range of the wireless transceiver operating in the wireless protocol, and a second function enabling wireless pairing, providing a wireless link between the intelligent connection station and any communication appliance discovered within range and activated to pair. The pairing enables digital communication between the paired device and a remote communication appliance over the wireless link, through the intelligent connection station and the wide area network.

Claims

1. An intelligent connection station, comprising:

at least one wireless transceiver operating in a wireless protocol;

at least one speaker and one microphone;

a connection to a wide area network; and

software executing on the connection station from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing;

a first function seeking compatible communication appliances within range of the wireless transceiver operating in the wireless protocol; and

a second function enabling wireless pairing, providing a wireless link between the intelligent connection station and any communication appliance discovered within range and activated to pair;

wherein pairing enables digital communication between the paired device and a remote communication appliance over the wireless link, through the intelligent connection station and the wide area network.

2. The intelligent connection station of claim 1 wherein a security protocol is followed in pairing.

3. The intelligent connection station of claim 1 wherein multiple communication devices are paired with the intelligent connection station, providing for conference communication.

4. The intelligent connection station of claim 3 wherein multiple pairings are maintained with individual pairings active and others in a sleep mode.

5. The intelligent connection station of claim 1 wherein the connection to a wide area network is accomplished through a local area network.

6. The intelligent connection station of claim 3, wherein the communication appliances comprise one or more of an iPad, an Android device, a cellular telephone, a laptop, and a personal computer enabled for communication.

7. The intelligent connection station of claim 1, wherein the wireless protocol is one of Bluetooth™

, Near Field Communications (NFC), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX).

8. The intelligent connection station of claim 1 wherein the digital communication is accomplished through a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) link or a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) link.

9. The intelligent connection station of claim 8, further comprising a Femtocell for boosting signal strength.

10. The intelligent connection station of claim 1 comprising connection to a session initiation protocol (SIP) server integrated with a telephony voice or voice/video platform.

11. The intelligent connection station of claim 1 further comprising a battery-charging interface including one or both of a plug-in charge port and an inductive charging sub-system.

12. A method for providing communication for communication appliances, comprising the steps of:

(a) connecting an intelligent connection station to a wide area network;

(b) seeking compatible communication appliances within range of a wireless transceiver operating in a wireless protocol in the intelligent connection station; and

(c) providing a wireless link between the intelligent connection station and any communication appliance discovered within range and activated to pair;

wherein pairing enables digital communication between the paired device and a remote communication appliance over the wireless link, through the intelligent connection station and the wide area network.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein a security protocol is followed in pairing in step (c).

14. The method of claim 12 wherein multiple communication devices are paired in step (c) with the intelligent connection station, providing for conference communication.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein multiple pairings are maintained with individual pairings active and others in a sleep mode.

16. The method of claim 12 wherein the connection to a wide area network in step (a) is accomplished through a local area network.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the communication appliances comprise one or more of an iPad, an Android device, a cellular telephone, a laptop, and a personal computer enabled for communication.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the wireless protocol is one of Bluetooth™

, Near Field Communications (NFC), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX).

19. The method of claim 12 wherein the digital communication is accomplished through a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) link or a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) link.

20. The intelligent connection station of claim 19, further comprising a Femtocell for boosting signal strength.

21. The method of claim 12 comprising connection to a session initiation protocol (SIP) server integrated with a telephony voice or voice/video platform.

22. The method claim 12, further comprising a step for charging batteries of paired appliances through a battery-charging interface including one or both of a plug-in charge port and an inductive charging sub-system.