Trevor L Baca

US Patent:

20030021395, Jan 30, 2003

Filed:

Apr 9, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/828993

Inventors:

Gene Oden - Cedar Creek TX, US
Trevor Baca - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

H04M011/00
H04J003/16

US Classification:

379/088140, 370/466000

Abstract:

System and method for communicating with and controlling disparate telecommunications devices in a telecommunications network. The system and method include and involve a first telecommunications device configured to communicate within a telecommunications network according to a first messaging format, a second telecommunications device configured to communicate within the telecommunications network according to a second messaging format, and an interfacing facility. The interfacing facility communications with the first and second telecommunications devices via the telecommunications network. The interfacing facility also is configured to detect and receive a first external message formatted in accordance with the first messaging format from the first telecommunications device, to extract data from the first external message, to generate an internal message based on the data extracted from the first external message, to generate a second external message based on the internal message and the second messaging format, and to send the second external message to the second telecommunications device. The second telecommunications device is configured to operate (e.g., be controlled by, etc.) in accordance with the second external message.

US Patent:

62925547, Sep 18, 2001

Filed:

Oct 7, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/414668

Inventors:

Gene Oden - Cedar Park TX
Trevor Baca - Austin TX

Assignee:

Simplified Telesys - Austin TX

International Classification:

H04M 700
H04J 316

US Classification:

379229

Abstract:

System and method for communicating with and controlling disparate telecommunications devices in a telecommunications network. The system and method include and involve a first telecommunications device configured to communicate within a telecommunications network according to a first messaging format, a second telecommunications device configured to communicate within the telecommunications network according to a second messaging format, and an interfacing facility. The interfacing facility communicates with the first and second telecommunications devices via the telecommunications network. The interfacing facility also is configured to detect and receive a first external message formatted in accordance with the first messaging format from the first telecommunications device, to extract data from the first external message, to generate an internal message based on the data extracted from the first external message, to generate a second external message based on the internal message and the second messaging format, and to send the second external message to the second telecommunications device. The second telecommunications device is configured to operate (e. g. , be controlled by, etc.