Mediation Of A Combined Asynchronous And Synchronous Communication Session

摘要

Disclosed are techniques for mediating a communication session between a communication device operating asynchronously and a communication device operating synchronously. A communications server receives a first set of text data transmitted asynchronously from an asynchronous communication device over a first communication link and converts the text data into a first synchronous stream of audio data. The communications server then establishes a synchronous audio media channel between itself and the synchronous device over a second communication link before transmitting the first synchronous stream of audio data to the second communication device over the established synchronous audio media channel. The communications server may also receive a second synchronous stream of audio data from the synchronous communication device and convert the second synchronous stream of audio data into a second set of text data. The second set of text data may then be transmitted asynchronously to the asynchronous communication device over the first communication link.

主权项

1. A method of mediating, via a communications server, a communication session between a first communication device operating asynchronously and a second communication device operating synchronously, the method comprising:
receiving a first set of text data from the first communication device over a first communication link, the text data transmitted asynchronously; converting the a first set of text data to audio data into a first synchronous stream of audio data; establishing a synchronous audio media channel between the communications server and the synchronous device over a second communication link; transmitting the first synchronous stream of audio data to the second communication device over the established synchronous audio media channel; receiving a second synchronous stream of audio data from the second communication device; converting the second synchronous stream of audio data to a second set of text data; and transmitting the second set of text data to the first communication device asynchronously over the first communication link.