Patent ID: 6337856
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A data communications system for use in a work environment to establish a connection between a data communication device and an access point in connection with a communication system and with a multimedia system providing a multimedia signal which comprises:a data port associated with the access point; a multimedia conversion circuit associated with the access point and in communication with the data port for converting the multimedia signal from the multimedia system into a first multimedia data signal for transmission to the data communication device and for converting a second multimedia data signal from the data communication device for transmission to the multimedia system; a device port associated with the data communication device so that a data link can be established between the data port and the device port; a processor associated with the access point for formatting data communications between both the communication system and the data communication system and the multimedia device and the data communication device for transmission over the data link; wherein the multimedia system includes a telephone switch and further comprises a telephony server coupled to the telephone switch and to the access point via the communication system so that when a telephone call is directed to a telephone extension associated with the data communication device the telephony server sends a notification to the data communication device via the access point through the data link and when the telephone call is answered at the data communication device the telephone switch sends the multimedia signal to the data communication device via the access point through the data link.