Method and system for communication

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A communication terminal associated with an outside entrance of a room, dwelling, residence, enclosed space, or building structure, comprising:
a control unit of the communication terminal configured to generate a request for establishing a communication session with at least one of a plurality of end points associated with an occupant of the room, dwelling, residence, enclosed space, or building structure; wherein the plurality of end points are selected by the occupant; wherein the control unit initiates a communication link with each end point selected by the occupant via a terminal identifier selected from the group consisting of a hardware serial number, a mobile phone number, a MAC address, an IP address, a radio frequency ID (RFID), and a crypto acoustic credential; wherein the communication session is established with the at least one end point based on a rule determined by the occupant for administering the end points; and a rule configurable by the occupant for directing the control unit; wherein the rule is capable of directing the control unit to route the request in an occupant-selected sequence among the end points including a camera, a camcorder, a wristwatch, a controller of an appliance, a cell phone, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, an e-book reader, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld media player, and a handheld television.