Internet based audio and video communication system using a virtual desktop
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1. An Internet-based system, comprising:
- a virtual desktop facility, including a suite of personal information management and collaboration tools available to users thereof remotely through the Internet;
a communication buffer facility structured to initiate simultaneous calls in multiple gateways anywhere on the Internet, the virtual desktop facility communicating with the Internet via the buffer facility and the buffer facility having its Internet Protocol (IP) address and serving as an originating gateway for the virtual desktop facility; and
an adaptive and software based buffering system operable with the buffer facility that controls data packet messaging on the Internet in a manner that reduces time delays and controls and synchronizes data transmission.
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Abstract
An Internet-based computing and communications system includes a virtual desktop computer facility that resides on the Internet and is thereby available to its users at any time and from any location. The virtual desktop computer includes a suite of fully integrated web-based messaging, collaboration and personal information management applications. That system operates in conjunction with a buffer facility that can initiate simultaneous calls via multiple gateways anywhere on the Internet and which can, in turn, call regular telephone numbers as instructed over the Internet by users. An adaptive buffering technique reduces time delays and data-packet transmission over the Internet.
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1. An Internet-based system, comprising:
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a virtual desktop facility, including a suite of personal information management and collaboration tools available to users thereof remotely through the Internet;
a communication buffer facility structured to initiate simultaneous calls in multiple gateways anywhere on the Internet, the virtual desktop facility communicating with the Internet via the buffer facility and the buffer facility having its Internet Protocol (IP) address and serving as an originating gateway for the virtual desktop facility; and
an adaptive and software based buffering system operable with the buffer facility that controls data packet messaging on the Internet in a manner that reduces time delays and controls and synchronizes data transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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