Patent ID: 8185144

Claim:
A method for communicating with a target system, the method comprising: receiving a request to manage a target system from a push-to-talk (PTT) station, the request including an identifier for the push-to-talk (PTT) station and an identifier for the target system; establishing a push-to-talk call between a gateway and the push-to-talk (PTT) station in response to the request; determining a protocol for communicating with the target system based on the request; determining a message format for communicating with the target system using the protocol using the request; establishing a communications link using the determined protocol; receiving a signal indicating a count of toggles of a push-to-talk button on the push-to-talk (PTT) station over a predetermined interval; translating the number of counted toggles into a command message corresponding to the count having the predetermined format; and transmitting the command message corresponding to the count to the target system using the predetermined protocol.