Intercom Session Establishment via Intermediate Processing Units
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems for establishing sessions between multiple terminals in intercom systems, such as those in residences or buildings, face challenges in efficiently managing wired and wireless communication links, particularly in determining terminal identifiers and establishing communication sessions across various devices like mobile phones and intercom devices.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that generate requests for communication sessions across multiple communication terminals using wired and wireless links, where requests are transmitted and responses are processed through intermediate processing units, utilizing terminal identifiers, and predefined mappings to establish sessions, enabling communication sessions including audio, video, and multimedia data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If communication sessions are established between multiple terminals using both wired and wireless links, then communication flexibility and mobility are improved, but system complexity increases due to managing multiple communication types and terminal identifiers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediate processing unit that acts as a mediator between communication terminals and the communication server. This intermediary handles the complexity of managing multiple terminal identifiers (wired and wireless) and session establishment protocols, shielding the terminals from complexity while enabling flexible multi-mode communication. The intermediate processing unit translates and coordinates between different communication types, resolving the contradiction by centralizing complexity management.
2Adaptability or versatility
If terminal identifiers are determined for both wired and wireless communication links, then communication session establishment between diverse devices is improved, but the time and processing overhead for identifier management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the intermediate processing unit determine and cache terminal identifiers in advance during terminal registration and authentication phases. When a communication session is initiated, the pre-determined identifiers are retrieved from cache rather than being determined in real-time, significantly reducing session establishment time while maintaining support for multiple device types and communication modes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple communication links (wired and wireless) are supported simultaneously, then communication functionality and mobility are enhanced, but the difficulty of managing communication sessions and identifiers increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the communication system into distinct functional modules: terminal devices, intermediate processing units, and communication servers. Each module handles specific aspects of session management independently. The intermediate processing unit segments the complex task of managing multiple identifiers by handling wired and wireless terminal identifiers separately through structured data formats, reducing the overall management difficulty while maintaining full functionality.
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AI summary
A method and system for establishing a communication session between a plurality of communication terminals in an intercom system is disclosed. One of the communication terminals is associated with a room, dwelling, residence, or building structure and is configured to generate a request for establishing a communication session with one or more other mobile communication terminals associated with the room, dwelling, residence, or building structure. The communication session includes one or more of transmission and reception of one or more of an audio, a video, a multimedia, an image, a text and any other form of data that may be transmitted and received by the plurality of communication terminals. The communication session may include transmission and reception of one or more signals such as, but not limited to, an audio, a video, a multimedia, an image, a text and any other form of data by the plurality of communication terminals.