Systems and methods for communication protocol mapping

1. A method for execution by a server, the method comprising:

mapping communication from a first communication protocol used by a first computing device to a second communication protocol used by a second computing device;

wherein:

the first communication protocol is for a printer service domain and the second communication protocol is for a telephony signalling service domain; and

mapping the communication comprises mapping communication for the first computing device to transfer a document over a packet-switched session onto the second computing device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first communication protocol is a protocol conforming to Representational State Transfer ‘REST’ for the printer service domain.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the second communication protocol is a Session Initiation Protocol ‘SIP’ for the telephony signalling service domain.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein mapping communication comprises:

mapping communication for the first computing device to electronically print a document onto the second computing device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein mapping communication comprises:

offering a RESTful interface to a printer driver running on the first computing device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein offering the RESTful interface enables one or more of:

discovery of the second computing device;

prompting a user to accept a file transfer;

waiting for a response before proceeding with the file transfer;

canceling the file transfer; and

ending a session when file transfer finishes.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

maintaining a protocol mapping between the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that when executed on a processor of a server implement the method of claim 1 .

9. A server comprising:

a processor; and

a protocol mapping function configured for mapping communication from a first communication protocol used by a first computing device to a second communication protocol used by a second computing device;

wherein:

the first communication protocol is for a printer service domain and the second communication protocol is for a telephony signalling service domain; and

mapping the communication comprises mapping communication for the first computing device to transfer a document over a packet-switched session onto the second computing device.

10. The server of claim 9 , wherein:

the first communication protocol is a protocol conforming to Representational State Transfer ‘REST’ for the printer service domain.

11. The server of claim 9 , wherein:

the second communication protocol is a Session Initiation Protocol ‘SIP’ for the telephony signalling service domain.

12. The server of claim 9 , wherein the protocol mapping function is configured for mapping communication by:

mapping communication for the first computing device to electronically print a document onto the second computing device.

13. The server of claim 9 , wherein the protocol mapping function is configured for mapping communication by:

offering a RESTful interface to a printer driver running on the first computing device.

14. The server of claim 13 , wherein the protocol mapping function is configured for offering the RESTful interface by enabling one or more of:

discovery of the second computing device;

prompting a user to accept a file transfer;

waiting for a response before proceeding with the file transfer;

canceling the file transfer; and

ending a session when file transfer finishes.

15. The server of claim 9 , wherein the protocol mapping function is further configured for:

maintaining a protocol mapping between the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol.

16. The server of claim 9 , wherein the server is a Mobile Service Delivery Platform ‘MSDP’ server.

17. A method for execution by a server, the method comprising:

mapping communication from a first communication protocol used by a first computing device to a second communication protocol used by a second computing device;

wherein the first communication protocol is a protocol conforming to Representational State Transfer ‘REST’ and the second communication protocol is a Session Initiation Protocol ‘SIP’.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol used in the mapping are for different service domains.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the first communication protocol is for a printer service domain and the second communication protocol is for a telephony signalling service domain.

20. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

maintaining a protocol mapping between the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol.

21. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer- executable instructions that when executed on a processor of a server implement the method of claim 17 .

22. A server comprising:

a processor; and

a protocol mapping function configured for mapping communication from a first communication protocol used by a first computing device to a second communication protocol used by a second computing device;

wherein the first communication protocol is a protocol conforming to Representational State Transfer ‘REST’ and the second communication protocol is a Session Initiation Protocol ‘SIP’.