System, apparatus, and method for providing media session descriptors
First Claim
1. A method of initiating a multimedia session via a computing arrangement, comprising:
- forming a request for a session descriptor usable for initiating the multimedia session;
communicating the request to a session descriptor module of the computing arrangement;
forming a session descriptor based on a set of multimedia session parameters of the computing arrangement;
communicating the session descriptor from the session descriptor module; and
initiating the multimedia session using the session descriptor.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method is disclosed for providing media session descriptors. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method of initiating a multimedia session via a computing arrangement involves forming a request for a session descriptor usable for initiating the multimedia session. The request is communicated to a session descriptor module of the computing arrangement. A session descriptor is formed based on a set of multimedia session parameters of the computing arrangement. The session descriptor is communicated from the session descriptor module, and the multimedia session is initiated using the session descriptor.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of initiating a multimedia session via a computing arrangement, comprising:
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forming a request for a session descriptor usable for initiating the multimedia session;
communicating the request to a session descriptor module of the computing arrangement;
forming a session descriptor based on a set of multimedia session parameters of the computing arrangement;
communicating the session descriptor from the session descriptor module; and
initiating the multimedia session using the session descriptor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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one or more data processing arrangements coupled to a network and adapted to exchange multimedia data via the network;
a multimedia processing arrangement coupled to the network and adapted to establish a multimedia session with the one or more data processing arrangements, the multimedia processing arrangement comprising;
a memory for storing an application and a session descriptor module; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor operable by the session descriptor module for providing session descriptor data based on multimedia session parameters of the multimedia processing arrangement, the processor operable by the application for receiving the session descriptor data and establishing the multimedia session using the session descriptor data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile terminal wirelessly coupled to a network, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to facilitate exchange of multimedia data via the network;
a memory capable of storing at least one of a session descriptor module and a multimedia application; and
a processor coupled to the memory and operable by the multimedia application to establish a multimedia session via the network, the processor operable by the session descriptor module to;
receive a request for a multimedia session descriptor;
determine a set of multimedia parameters of the mobile terminal;
form the multimedia session descriptor based on the set of multimedia parameters of the mobile terminal, the multimedia descriptor usable in establishing the multimedia session; and
communicate the multimedia session descriptor to enable establishment of the multimedia session by the multimedia application. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by a computing arrangement for establishing a multimedia session via a network by performing steps comprising:
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receiving a request for a session description usable for establishing the multimedia session;
determining a set of system parameters affecting the establishment of the multimedia session at a session descriptor module in response to the request;
forming the session descriptor at the session descriptor module, the session descriptor used for establishing the multimedia session;
communicating the session descriptor from the session descriptor module to enable establishment of the multimedia session; and
initiating the multimedia session via a multimedia application using the session descriptor. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of joining a multimedia session via a computing arrangement, comprising:
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receiving a session descriptor describing the multimedia session;
communicating the session descriptor to a session descriptor module of the computing arrangement;
verifying the session descriptor based on a set of multimedia session parameters of the computing arrangement;
establishing a network connection for joining the multimedia session based on the session descriptor; and
joining the multimedia session using the network connection. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of providing a multimedia session via a computing arrangement, comprising:
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forming a request for a multimedia configuration descriptor that describes multimedia capabilities of the computing arrangement;
communicating the request to a session descriptor module of the computing arrangement;
forming the multimedia configuration descriptor based on the multimedia capabilities the computing arrangement;
communicating the multimedia configuration descriptor from the session descriptor module; and
establishing the multimedia session using the multimedia configuration descriptor. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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