Patent ID: 8289951
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G10L,H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. An adapter device for facilitating communications, the adapter device comprising: a messaging interface through which the adapter device acts to establish communications involving an instant communications client; a gateway control interface acting to communicably couple the adapter device to a packet telephony gateway; a processor acting to effect establishment of communications through the gateway responsive at least to communications via the messaging interface; and a control interface through which the adapter device acts to receive indication that communications are to be established through the gateway, wherein the adapter device acts to cause the gateway to establish communication with a media translator acting to perform at least one of: receiving textual information from the first instant communications client, translating the textual information into corresponding audio information, and providing the corresponding audio information to the gateway; or receiving audio information from the gateway, translating the audio information into corresponding textual information, and providing the corresponding textual information to the instant communications client.