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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2004
Kent L. Blossom, Wilmington, NC (US);
Louis C. Foss, Frederick, MD (US);
Paul E. Leuba, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Nuno D. Pereira, Derwood, MD (US);
Tapas K. Som, Germantown, MD (US);
Kent L. Blossom, Wilmington, NC (US);
Louis C. Foss, Frederick, MD (US);
Paul E. Leuba, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Nuno D. Pereira, Derwood, MD (US);
Tapas K. Som, Germantown, MD (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A communication server has a message transfer unit that transfers messages between users operating under different, potentially non-compatible communication systems. A translator is connected to the message transfer unit. The translator translates messages sent to the message transfer unit into formats compatible with the different communication systems. A registration unit is used to associate communication systems with an incident. Communications between the different communication systems is restricted by incident and by registration. A voice/data mediator is used to conduct communication sessions through the message transfer unit. The communication sessions are conducted by the voice/data mediator between participants that are designated by a user. The participants are selected from users within communication systems that are registered with an incident.