System and method for multi-platform, multimedia information and communication network-independent servers
First Claim
12. A communication system comprising;
- a plurality of communication terminals;
a distribution system for selectively delivering communication information between and among any of said terminals;
at least one home system associated with a subset of said terminals, said home system including a distribution system for selectively accessing a plurality of applications;
at least one of said terminals including means for accessing an associated home system so as to obtain from one or more of said home system applications data necessary for the completion of a communication connection directed either to or from said terminal.
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Abstract
The inventive system and method provide an integrated information and communication network to any number of associated communication terminals. The invention includes at least one home system or server containing a plurality of applications for performing communication and information services. The home system allows the associated communication terminals to connect and access the applications to receive any of the variety of information and communication services directly from the home system. Communication information in the form of communication signals, data, or any combination of the two may be sent between the communication terminals and the home system. Such information may be provided by the user, by the home system, or may be obtained or processed by any of the available applications. The inventive integration of such services allows communication terminals to receive calling services and information simultaneously in addition to being able to access such information services, such as the Internet, directly.
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42 Claims
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12. A communication system comprising;
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a plurality of communication terminals;
a distribution system for selectively delivering communication information between and among any of said terminals;
at least one home system associated with a subset of said terminals, said home system including a distribution system for selectively accessing a plurality of applications;
at least one of said terminals including means for accessing an associated home system so as to obtain from one or more of said home system applications data necessary for the completion of a communication connection directed either to or from said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A multi-platform, multimedia information and communication system connected to a communications network comprising:
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a plurality of user terminals;
a distribution system for selectively delivering communication information to or from any of said terminals;
at least one server associated with at least a subset of said terminals, said at least one server having a plurality of applications selectively accessible by said terminals and said at least one server;
a plurality of internal data resources;
at least some of said terminals including an information routing system for redirecting at least a portion of said communication information to a server associated with said terminal; and
application processing means responsive to said at least one server for accessing one or more of said applications and providing said applications information redirected from said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for providing multimedia data services comprising the steps of:
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associating at least one server with a plurality of user terminals over a communication network;
receiving communication information from at least one of said user terminals;
accessing one or more of a plurality of applications responsive to said communication information; and
sending communication information processed or obtained by said one or more of said plurality of applications to said at least one of said user terminals. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A communication system comprising:
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a plurality of applications, some of which are local to the communication system and some of which may be remote therefrom;
at least one terminal having audio capability for communicating with a plurality of other terminals under control of said communication system;
said terminal having data capability for concurrently communicating with at least one of said applications; and
whereinsaid communication system controls the access to and from all of said applications in response to commands exchanged with said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A communication system comprising:
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a local system remote from the public system for handling telecommunications to and from a plurality of communication devices;
a plurality of applications available to said devices, said availability being controlled by said local system;
means for allowing any such devices to selectively access any of said applications during a communication connection directed to or from said devices; and
means for extending the operation of said last-mentioned means to a select set of communication terminals remote from said local system. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 40, 41, 42)
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42-1. The system of claim 39 wherein at least some of said communication devices receives both packet data and continuous data.
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