System and method for processing telephony sessions
In one embodiment, the method of processing telephony sessions includes: communicating with an application server using an application layer protocol; processing telephony instructions with a call router; and creating call router resources accessible through a call router Application Programming Interface (API). In another embodiment, the system for processing telephony sessions includes: a call router, a URI for an application server, a telephony instruction executed by the call router, and a call router API resource.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a client device, first text data associated with a telephony communication;
sending, to an application, via a uniform resource locator (URL), a request identifying the first text data;
receiving, from the application and in response to the request, a command associated with the telephony communication; and
executing, based on the command, a telephony action for the telephony communication.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein executing, based on the command, the telephony action for the telephony communication comprises:
providing, to the application via the URL, second text data based on the command.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request is sent using an application layer protocol, and wherein the response is received using the application layer protocol.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving of the first text data comprises receiving a Short Message Service (SMS) message.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein:
the first text data comprises identification of a plurality of telephony devices; and
the executing, based on the command, of the telephony action for the telephony communication comprises initiating a conference call with the plurality of telephony devices.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the executing of the telephony action comprises:
translating at least a portion of the first text data using a text-to-speech engine to generate speech; and
providing the speech in a second telephony communication.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving of the first text data comprises receiving a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message.
8. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a client device, first text data associated with a telephony communication;
sending, to an application, via a uniform resource locator (URL), a request identifying the first text data;
receiving, from the application and in response to the request, a command associated with the telephony communication; and
executing, based on the command, a telephony action for the telephony communication.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein executing, based on the command, the telephony action for the telephony communication comprises:
providing, to the application via the URL, second text data based on the command.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the request is sent using an application layer protocol, and wherein the response is received using the application layer protocol.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the receiving of the first text data comprises receiving a Short Message Service (SMS) message.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein:
the first text data comprises identification of a plurality of telephony devices; and
the executing, based on the command, of the telephony action for the telephony communication comprises initiating a conference call with the plurality of telephony devices.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the executing of the telephony action comprises:
translating at least a portion of the first text data using a text-to-speech engine to generate speech; and
providing the speech in a second telephony communication.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the receiving of the first text data comprises receiving a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a client device, first text data associated with a telephony communication;
sending, to an application, via a uniform resource locator (URL), a request identifying the first text data;
receiving, from the application and in response to the request, a command associated with the telephony communication; and
executing, based on the command, a telephony action for the telephony communication.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein executing, based on the command, the telephony action for the telephony communication comprises:
providing, to the application via the URL, second text data based on the command.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the request is sent using an application layer protocol, and wherein the response is received using the application layer protocol.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the receiving of the first text data comprises receiving a Short Message Service (SMS) message.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein:
the first text data comprises identification of a plurality of telephony devices; and
the executing, based on the command, of the telephony action for the telephony communication comprises initiating a conference call with the plurality of telephony devices.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the executing of the telephony action comprises:
translating at least a portion of the first text data using a text-to-speech engine to generate speech; and
providing the speech in a second telephony communication.