Adjunct processing of multi-media functions in a messaging system
US7327832B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/66
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and methods to allow messaging systems to efficiently perform multi-media processing functions are provided. An exemplary messaging system comprises a host computer interconnected to a network interface unit (NIU), that is, itself, interconnected to external telephone networks. An embedded services platform (ESP) within the NIU provides a general-purpose computing capability within the ESP and provides a network interface for connecting the ESP to an external network. A media resource server (MRS) connected to the external network is used to offload multi-media processing function from the host computer to the MRS via the ESP.
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