Dynamic Collaborative Communications is a communication tool that allows for ubiquitous access across computer and phone networks. It offers [1] easy-to-use interfaces for computer and phone, [2] presence detection to indicate availability, and [3] identity-based contact through names instead of phone numbers or emails. The tool provides options for instant messaging, conferences, scheduling meetings, and searching directories to connect with contacts and their skills.

1. features & functions
Dynamic Collaborative Communications Version 1.03
Easy to Use: • Points of contact can include office phone(s), cell
One tool you can use for all your communications. phone(s) & home phone(s).
• Switch Routing Tables from both the computer and
• Graphical user interface for computer based telephone interfaces.
communications. • Edit Routing Tables from the Ossia web site.
• Voice recognition interface for telephone based
communications. Screening:
• Common contact database, command structure, • IM Only: Blocks audio and video conference invitations,
and capabilities for both computer and telephone while still running IM.
interfaces. • Do Not Disturb (DND): Blocks all conference
invitations.
Ubiquitous Access: Identity-Based Contact Facility:
Where you can contact people—where they can contact you. A name is all you need.™
• IP network access: Communicate via any computer • Computer: Click on any name or group (up to 5
connected to your corporate intranet or the Internet. people) to contact.
• Telephone access: Call to or from any telephone. • Phone: Say the name(s) of any other Ossia User(s) or
• Cross-network access: Communicate from a phone say the name of any user defined Call Group consisting
to computer, or vice-a-versa. of up to 5 Ossia users.
• No need to know or remember telephone numbers
or e-mail addresses.
• No need to know other people's schedules or locations.
Presence Detection:
Know who is available and how best to contact them.
The Directory:
Information about every Registered User is shown in the
Use the same lists for calls, multi-media conferences,
Directory section of the computer interface:
and e-mail.
• Checkmark: Logged in and available—contact at their
• Registered Users are listed in regular type
computer.
(i.e. John Smith).
• Zz: Logged in, but their computer has not been used for
• Non-registered users are listed in italics
at least 1O minutes—potentially contact at their
(i.e. John Smith).
computer or phone.
• Blank: Not logged in—contact at their phone.
Company Directory:
• In-conference: Indicates who is currently in a
• Can be a mix of imported existing contact database
conference, and how:
information and User-generated enhancements such as
- (computer)—you can still contact them at their
skills information.
computer or phone.
• Can include all relevant constituents, any of which could be
- (phone)—you may be able to contact them at their
Registered Users, regardless of where they are
computer, but not their phone.
located or what organization they are associated with:
- Employees.
- Customers.
Availability Management: - Suppliers.
Control who can contact you when, where, and how. • Can be universally available to all Users.
• User defines which of their phone numbers are dis-
Routing Tables: played in the Get Info window (default display is work
"Work", "Home", and "Other", sequence points of contact for telephone and email).
Ossia to use during Persistent Contact Searches (PCS)™. • Viewing and/or use of contact information can
be limited.

2. Personal Directory: Persistent Contact Search:
Unique to, and created by, every Ossia Registered User and Automated contact tool for one or more people.
includes:
• Company Contacts: The PCS looks for a live authenticated connection—which an
- Replicated from Company Directory. answering machine cannot provide—and so Ossia will hang up
- Can be organized into nested groups. and try the next point of contact listed in the active Routing
• Personal Contacts: Table.
- Unique and private to each individual Ossia User.
- Can be anyone with a telephone number or an e-mail • Uses three different User-defined rules based Routing
address. Tables (“Work,” “Home,” and “Other”).
- Can be imported from existing personal Address • Functions across multiple networks: Telephone and IP.
Books (e.g. MS Outlook™), in bulk or selectively. • Simultaneously searches for up to 5 Registered Users
at multiple points of contact.
Call Log: • Message Device Bypass.
Lists contact attempts in reverse chronological order:
• In-bound: PCS and Call at… contact attempts that you
answered.
• Out-bound: All contact attempts that were successful. Conferences:
• Missed: PCS and Call at… contact attempts that you Choice of mode, media and tools.
did not answer.
Spontaneous or Pre-Scheduled Conference Modes:
• Start a spontaneous conference from either phone or
Communication Options: computer.
Communicate the way you want to. • Schedule a meeting from computer, and participate
via computer or phone.
Instant Messages (computer to computer only)
• "[Registered User] is typing a response" feedback Participants:
feature. • Computer
• Click to Save Instant Message transcript to a file. - Up to 6 people in one audio/video/text conference.
• Click to convert to audio or video conference. - Conference participant list including indicators repre
• Click to add more conference participants. senting each participants’ device and media streams.
- One click to add Group Text Messaging (sent to - Any Registered User can be in up to 3 simultaneous
all conference participants). conferences.
• Click to Save Group Text Message transcript to a file. • Telephone
• All instant message text is encrypted using a randomly - Up to six people using audio only if participating by
generated encryption key. phone and any combination of audio/video/text if
participating via PC.
Persistent Contact Search (PCS)™ - Roll call of who is participating in the conference.
• Up to 5 targets simultaneously. - Participant entry and exit is indicated with a tone.
• Any number of simultaneous conferences is supported
Call at… by the system.
• Anyone or any telephone number listed in the Directory.
Media:
Manual Dial (a keypad in the Ossia computer interface) • Text:
• Call anyone in the world. - Participants can turn ON/OFF Group Text window
• System Administrator can restrict access to certain without destroying the content.
telephone numbers or area codes. - Send a private instant message to any number of
• Can dial telephone extensions (i.e. 203-555-1234x567). other individual Users regardless of whether the ini-
tiator or the target is in a conference.
Hands-Free Voice Dial - Click to Save all encryted text messages.
(speech recognition driven telephone interface)
• Call anyone in the world by saying the telephone • Audio
number. - Turns on automatically at the start of every
• System Administrator can restrict access to certain conference.
telephone numbers or area codes. - Click to mute outgoing audio.
- Volume control of incoming audio.
E-mail - Audio wizard for setting up audio input and output.
• E-mail anyone listed in the Directory. - Three audio quality settings ranging from low to high
• Uses and integrates with your existing POP3 compliant bandwidth.
e-mail program. - Stereo panning of audio output based on location of
the video windown on the desktop.

3. • Video Registered Ossia Users vs. Others:
- Click to turn on/off, play/pause, hide and tile confer- Contact options for anyone you need.
ence video windows
Registered Ossia Users: All the options:
- Control video quality and size by selecting from:
- 2 Resolutions: 160*240 and 320*240. • Access: computer and telephone.
- 3 Zooms 50%, 100%, and 200%. • Media: text, audio, video.
- 5 Frame rate speeds: 1, 5, 10, 25, 30, • Modes: spontaneous, pre-scheduled; deferred.
frames/seconds. • Formats: one-to-one, or multi-person.
- Image is sent to all participants with network
connections and devices capable of receiving and Others: Do not have access to Ossia, but can be contacted through
displaying video. Ossia:
- Video can be sent over DSL or cable modems. • Access others with Ossia using:
- Works with most desktop video cameras. - Call at…:—from computer.
- Manual Dial—from computer or phone.
- E-mail—from computer.
• Media: text (e-mail only), audio.
Meetings: • Modes: spontaneous and deferred.
A convenient way to schedule meetings and manage • Formats: one-to-one, or multi-person.
invitations.
Invitations: Administrative Controls:
• E-mail invitations (all invitees). Easy Web-based Ossia administration.
• Indicated on Meeting List (Registered Users only).
Permission Manager
Reminders: • Create permission classes that can be shared across
• Optional and automatic: sent by meeting initiator users.
(Registered Users only). • Lock and unlock fields from being edited by Users
including: contact information, skills, and personal
Replies: (Can be seen and changed at any time by all contacts.
Registered User invitees.) • Restrict telephony usage, including long distance
• Accept. dialing and manual dial capabilities.
• Decline. • Control size, quality and access to audio and video
• Unsure. media.
Announcements: Reporting
• In-progress meeting announcements via telephone • Display outbound telephony usage statistics.
interface.
• Icon blinks on PC client to indicate new scheduled
meetings in Meeting List. Ossia Integration Support:
Leverage your existing infrastructure.
Basic Search / PeopleSearch™: • PBX Integration including internal extension dialing.
Search the entire Company Directory easily. • Synchronization service between Ossia Registry Server
and MS Exchange™ or Active Directory™.
• Search the Company Directory by name, or partial • Import tool for adding third party address book
name (i.e. "Smi" for "Smith"). (e.g. MS Outlook™) contacts to your Ossia Personal Contact
• Presence information (Available, IM Only, Do List.
Not Disturb, etc.) provided for search results.
• Contact options including: IM, PCS, Call at…,
e-mail, provided for search results.
Advanced Search / Multi-Criteria Search: Copyright © 2001 Axiom8, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Connect with the people and skills you need. Printed in the USA.
• Search by any Customer pre-defined criteria
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simultaneously.

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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www.axiom8.com
860-343-5366
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