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Multi-media communication downloading

  • US 20030059022A1
  • Filed: 05/23/2002
  • Published: 03/27/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A telecommunications system for use with a packet-switched network and with a portable-communication-device docking station for receiving a portable communication device, the telecommunications system comprising:

  • a network interface configured to couple to the packet-switched network;

    a docking-station interface configured to couple to the portable-communication-device docking station;

    a real-time user interface including a microphone configured to receive sound signals and a speaker configured to provide sound signals corresponding to signals received via the packet-switched network; and

    a communication controller coupled to the real-time user interface, the docking-station interface, and the network interface, and configured to transfer streaming data between the network interface and the real-time user interface, to transfer non-streaming electronic messages from the network interface to the docking-station interface, and to send a download request to a remotely-located control unit via the packet-switched network in response to a download indication being received from the docking station interface, the download request being indicative of a request for an email download.

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