Patent ID: 7650415
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing voice call messaging between a first communication device involving a first message and a second communication device involving a second message using a gateway, the method comprising: initiating a first session with the first communication device according to a first communication protocol, wherein the gateway and the first communication device exchange messages having voice call data in the first session; receiving the first message from the first communication device in the first session, the first message being addressed to the gateway; initiating a second session with the second communication device according to a second communication protocol such that the second session exists concurrently with the first session, wherein the gateway and the second communication device exchange messages having voice call data in the second session; translating the first message into a third message; generating the second message using the third message; sending the second message corresponding to the first message to the second communication device in the second session; receiving a fourth message from the second communication device in the second session; and maintaining the first and second sessions for a duration of the voice call independently of the messages exchanged between the first and second communication devices, wherein the third message comprises a third data format different from a data format of the first message and a data format of the second message.