System, method, and computer readable medium for establishing communication between devices
View Patent ↗A system, method, and computer readable medium for establishing communication between two devices comprises connecting, by a first computer, to an open source Private Branch Exchange (PBX) platform via a port, receiving a phone number sent by a first one of the two devices at the open source PBX platform, invoking an interface module by the open source PBX platform, where the interface module resides on the open source PBX platform, and building a Calling Name request by the interface module related to the received phone number.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving data sent from a device at an open source Private Branch Exchange (PBX) platform, wherein the received data is at least one of a phone number, email address or other identifier; and
sending, via an interface module invoked by the open source PBX platform, a secure HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Calling Name request to a data repository separate from the open source PBX platform when the received data is the phone number.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising calling a function, by the interface module, based on the secure HTTP request.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein sending the secure HTTP request to a data repository comprises sending the secure HTTP request to a database.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising receiving a response including the Calling Name to the secure HTTP request at the interface module.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising receiving the Calling Name at the open source PBX platform.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising sending, by the open source PBX platform, the Calling Name and the received phone number to a second device.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising displaying the Calling Name and the received phone number on the second device.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising establishing communication between the second device and the first device.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising connecting, by a computer, to the open source Private Branch Exchange (PBX) platform, via a port, wherein the port comprises an IP (Internet Protocol) port.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising monitoring the port, by the open source PBX platform, for any activity.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising entering the phone number into a phone calling capability residing on the first device.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving the phone number at the open source PBX platform from the phone calling capability via the port.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interface module and the open source PBX platform reside on a server.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein communication is established between a plurality of devices.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interface module resides on the open source PBX platform.
16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising building the secure HTTP request at the interface module invoked by the open source PBX platform.
17. A memory unit comprising instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
receive data at an open source PBX platform, wherein the received data is at least one of a phone number, email address or other identifier; and
send, via an interface module invoked by the open source PBX platform, a secure HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Calling Name request to a data repository separate from the open source PBX platform when the received data is the phone number.
18. The memory unit of claim 17 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to establish communication between at least two devices based on the received response.
19. A system, comprising:
a server comprising an open source Private Branch Exchange (PBX) platform; and an interface module;
wherein the open source PBX platform is configured to receive data sent by a device, wherein the received data is at least one of a phone number, email address or other identifier;
wherein the interface module is configured to send a secure HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Calling Name request to a data repository separate from the open source PBX platform when the received data is the phone number.
20. The system of claim 19 wherein the request comprises at least one of:
a CNAME transaction type that returns a Calling Name;
a TBNA transaction type that returns Name & Address data;
a WTN transaction type that checks for a Working Telephone Number;
a BNS transaction type that returns LIDB raw data; and
a CC1 transaction type that returns Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Calling Card data.