Method and system for accessing video and multimedia electronic mail
First Claim
1. A method for accessing video electronic mail and/or video programs, and/or video sequences received by and/or stored in multimedia servers by a wide area network by authorized users equipped with devices in a distribution system for accessing video and multimedia electronic mail from a single-line telephone or a mobile or cellular voice telephone for display under selected conditions on television screens, comprising:
- accessing an applicable multimedia server via the wide area telecommunication network with a telephone;
verifying the identity and authorization of the user by the server;
preloading a transfer protocol and/or a decoding or unscrambling software program from the server to a video interface device connected to the wide area telecommunication network;
ordering transfer of one or more video or multimedia electronic mails, video or multimedia data or program(s) or sequence(s) to the video interface device for substantially immediate display or for at least a partial storage and/or delayed display;
verifying the identity of the user and of rights of the user in relation to possible restrictions of use; and
displaying, transferring, recording or processing the video electronic mail(s) and/or program(s) and/or sequence(s) transferred on the instructions of the user.
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Abstract
A method for accessing video electronic mail and/or video programs, and/or video sequences received by and/or stored in multimedia servers by a wide area network by authorized users equipped with devices in a distribution system for accessing video and multimedia electronic mail from a single-line telephone or a mobile or cellular voice telephone for display under selected conditions on television screens, including accessing an applicable multimedia server via the wide area telecommunication network with a telephone; verifying the identity and authorization of the user by the server; preloading a transfer protocol and/or a decoding or unscrambling software program from the server to a video interface device connected to the wide area telecommunication network; ordering transfer of one or more video or multimedia electronic mails, video or multimedia data or program(s) or sequence(s) to the video interface device for substantially immediate display or for at least a partial storage and/or delayed display; verifying the identity of the user and of rights of the user in relation to possible restrictions of use; and displaying, transferring, recording or processing the video electronic mail(s) and/or program(s) and/or sequence(s) transferred on the instructions of the user.
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1. A method for accessing video electronic mail and/or video programs, and/or video sequences received by and/or stored in multimedia servers by a wide area network by authorized users equipped with devices in a distribution system for accessing video and multimedia electronic mail from a single-line telephone or a mobile or cellular voice telephone for display under selected conditions on television screens, comprising:
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accessing an applicable multimedia server via the wide area telecommunication network with a telephone;
verifying the identity and authorization of the user by the server;
preloading a transfer protocol and/or a decoding or unscrambling software program from the server to a video interface device connected to the wide area telecommunication network;
ordering transfer of one or more video or multimedia electronic mails, video or multimedia data or program(s) or sequence(s) to the video interface device for substantially immediate display or for at least a partial storage and/or delayed display;
verifying the identity of the user and of rights of the user in relation to possible restrictions of use; and
displaying, transferring, recording or processing the video electronic mail(s) and/or program(s) and/or sequence(s) transferred on the instructions of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A distribution system for accessing video or multimedia electronic mail from a simple single-line telephone or a mobile telephone or voice cellular telephone for displaying under selected conditions on television screens, comprising:
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one or more multimedia servers receiving and storing at least one video electronic mail, video programs and sequences and each linked to a wide area telecommunication network; and
a multiplicity of video interface devices also connected to the wide area telecommunication network and installed in the users'"'"' domiciles or in predetermined sites different from the users'"'"' domiciles, each video interface device being associated with a least one television screen type display device and a cellular telephone or a simple single-line telephone, the telephone and the display device being independent of the user'"'"'s domicile and of the user, and the telephone comprising a connection to the server, a connection between the server or by video interface device to a display device for receiving, exchanging and transferring information with the server and a connection for participating in the transfer and exchange of multimedia data, the server comprising a system for preloading an appropriate transfer protocol and/or a decoding or unscrambling software program from the server to the video interface device and a system for verifying the identity of the user and rights in relation to restrictions on use prior to the execution of the step of display, transfer or processing of the electronic mail. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification