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US 6,203,192 B1Granted
System and method for automatically delivering messages to a telecommunications device
AssigneeNortel Networks Limited
InventorPeter A. Fortman
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Abstract
A server in a telecommunications network connects to subscriber equipment of at least one type and to caller equipment of several different types via a communications medium. The server includes a receiving element, a translating element, and a routing element. The receiving element receives messages intended for the subscriber equipment from the caller equipment in caller formats. The translating element translates the messages to a subscriber format compatible with the subscriber equipment. The routing element automatically transfers the translated messages to the subscriber equipment without requiring the subscriber to initiate the message transfer.
Claims42
A server in a telecommunications network comprising:
- means for receiving information intended for a subscriber from a caller in a caller format;
- means for translating the information to a subscriber format compatible with equipment of the subscriber;
- and
- means for automatically transferring the translated information to the subscriber equipment independent of any action by the subscriber, wherein the transferring means includes means for sending suppressed signals with the translated information to the subscriber equipment.
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A server in a telecommunications network comprising:
- means for receiving information intended for a subscriber from a caller in a caller format;
- means for translating the information to a subscriber format compatible with equipment of the subscriber;
- and
- means for automatically transferring the translated information to the subscriber equipment independent of any action by the subscriber, wherein the transferring means includes:
- means for receiving periodic polling requests from the subscriber equipment, and
- means for sending the translated information to the subscriber equipment in response to the polling requests.
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A method for automatically transferring information to subscriber equipment, comprising the steps of:
- receiving information intended for a subscriber from a caller in a caller format;
- translating the information to a subscriber format compatible with the subscriber equipment;
- and
- automatically transferring the translated information to the subscriber equipment independent of any action by the subscriber, wherein the transferring step includes sending suppressed ringing signals with the translated information to the subscriber equipment.
1 more element
A method for automatically transferring information to subscriber equipment, comprising the steps of:
- receiving information intended for a subscriber from a caller in a caller format;
- translating the information to a subscriber format compatible with the subscriber equipment;
- and
- automatically transferring the translated information to the subscriber equipment independent of any action by the subscriber, wherein the transferring step includes the substeps of:
- receiving periodic polling requests from the subscriber equipment, and
- sending the translated information to the subscriber equipment in response to the polling requests.
3 more elements
A network comprising:
- subscriber equipment of at least one type;
- caller equipment of several types;
- a communications medium connecting the subscriber equipment and the caller equipment;
- and
- a server connected to the communications medium to receive messages from the caller equipment and to send the messages to the subscriber equipment, the server comprising:
- means for receiving the messages from the caller equipment in caller formats,
- means for translating the received messages to a subscriber format compatible with the subscriber equipment, and
- means for automatically transferring the translated messages to the subscriber equipment independent of prior action by a user of the subscriber equipment, wherein the transferring means includes means for sending suppressed ringing signals with the translated messages to the subscriber equipment.
5 more elements
A network comprising:
- subscriber equipment of at least one type;
- caller equipment of several types;
- a communications medium connecting the subscriber equipment and the caller equipment;
- and
- a server connected to the communications medium to receive messages from the caller equipment and to send the messages to the subscriber equipment, the server comprising:
- means for receiving the messages from the caller equipment in caller formats,
- means for translating the received messages to a subscriber format compatible with the subscriber equipment,
- means for automatically transferring the translated messages to the subscriber equipment independent of prior action by a user of the subscriber equipment, and
- wherein the subscriber equipment includes:
- means for periodically transmitting polling requests to the server;
- and wherein the transferring means includes:
- means for sending the translated messages in response to the polling requests.
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A method for transmitting messages from caller equipment of several types to subscriber equipment of at least one type via a network server, comprising the steps of:
- receiving messages from the caller equipment in caller formats at the network server;
- translating the received messages to a subscriber format compatible with the subscriber equipment;
- automatically transferring the translated messages to the subscriber equipment independent of prior action by a user of the subscriber equipment, wherein the transferring step includes sending suppressed ringing signals with the translated messages to the subscriber equipment;
- receiving the messages transferred from the network server at the subscriber equipment;
- and
- notifying the user of the subscriber equipment of the receiving messages.
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A method for transmitting messages from caller equipment of several types to subscriber equipment of at least one type via a network server, comprising the steps of:
- receiving messages from the caller equipment in caller formats at the network server;
- translating the received messages to a subscriber format compatible with the subscriber equipment;
- automatically transferring the translated messages to the subscriber equipment independent of prior action by a user of the subscriber equipment, wherein the transferring step includes the substeps of:
- receiving periodic polling requests from the subscriber equipment, and
- sending the translated messages in response to the polling requests;
- receiving the messages transferred from the network server at the subscriber equipment;
- and
- notifying the user of the subscriber equipment of the received messages.
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A server that automatically routes messages from caller equipment to subscriber equipment in a communications network, comprising:
- an interface connected to the communications network to receive the messages from the caller equipment, and to detect caller formats of the received messages;
- and
- a translator connected to the interface to translate the received messages from the detected caller formats to a subscriber format compatible with the subscriber equipment, and to instruct the interface to route the translated messages to the subscriber equipment via the communications network independent of prior action by a user of the subscriber equipment, wherein the translator sends suppressed ringing signals with the translated information to the subscriber equipment.
A network comprising:
- subscriber equipment of various types;
- caller equipment of various types;
- a communications medium connecting the subscriber equipment and the caller equipment;
- and
- a server connected to the communications medium to receive messages from the caller equipment and to send the messages to the subscriber equipment, the server comprising:
- an interface connected to the communications medium to receive the messages from the caller equipment, and to detect caller formats of the received messages,
- a memory storing profile data indicating the subscriber equipment type corresponding to a particular subscriber, and
- a translator connected to the interface and the memory to translate the received messages from the detected caller formats to subscriber formats compatible with the subscriber equipment type indicated by the stored profile data, and to instruct the interface to automatically route the translated messages to the subscriber equipment via the communications medium independent of prior action by a user of the subscriber equipment, wherein the translator sends suppressed ringing signals with the translated information to the subscriber equipment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.