SIP Server Multilingual Reason Phrase Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) communication systems primarily use English for response codes and reason phrases, limiting user experience for non-English speaking users and lacking flexibility in language options.
Innovation Solution
A data communication protocol system and method that allows SIP servers to transmit response codes with associated reason phrases in multiple languages, enabling endpoints to display these phrases in a user-selected language, enhancing user experience while maintaining backward compatibility with older systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If SIP servers transmit response codes and reason phrases only in English, then system compatibility and standardization are maintained, but user experience for non-English speaking users deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the reason phrase transmission by separating the language identifier from the actual reason phrase content. The server transmits a language ID in the SIP response, and the endpoint retrieves the corresponding reason phrase from its local database in the selected language, rather than transmitting multiple language versions of the same reason phrase.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-loading multiple language versions of reason phrases into the endpoint's local database before actual SIP communication occurs. This allows the endpoint to immediately display reason phrases in the user's preferred language without requiring real-time translation or additional server communication.
2Ease of operation
If multiple language versions of reason phrases are transmitted, then user experience improves, but data transmission volume and protocol complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential language identifier from the multi-language reason phrase data and transmits it via SIP protocol. The actual reason phrase content in various languages is extracted from the server's full database and stored locally at the endpoint, eliminating the need to transmit redundant language versions over the network.
Solution Approach 2:
The endpoint's local database acts as an intermediary between the server's SIP response and the user interface. Instead of transmitting all language versions through the SIP protocol, the local database mediates by storing pre-fetched reason phrases and retrieving the appropriate language version based on the transmitted language ID, thereby reducing protocol data volume.
3Adaptability or versatility
If language selection is added to SIP endpoints, then linguistic diversity is supported, but device complexity and configuration requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling endpoints to automatically detect and use the user's preferred language without requiring manual configuration or complex setup procedures. The system autonomously manages language preferences and retrieves appropriate reason phrases from the local database, reducing the burden on users and simplifying deployment.
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AI summary
A system and method of providing a response with different language options for a data communication protocol, such as Session Initiation Protocol, are disclosed. For example, data communication is controlled between at least two endpoints. A response code indicative of a condition of the data communication is transmitted to one of the at least two endpoints. The response code is associated with a reason phrase operable to be displayed at the one of the at least two endpoints in a language selected from an option of a plurality of languages.