Dynamic media content for collaborators with VOIP support for client communications

• US 20060015558A1
• Filed: 07/13/2004
• Published: 01/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Activision Publishing Incorporated (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Thorson, Derral Charles, Bodin, William Kress
• Granted Patent: US 7,426,538 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators. Embodiments include providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content includes a grammar and a structured document; selecting a VoIP protocol for communications between a client and a dynamic context generation server; generating a dynamic client context for a client by the dynamic context generation server in dependence upon communications from the client through the selected VoIP protocol; detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context; identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event; selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.

Claims

1. A method for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators, the method comprising:

providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document;

selecting a VoIP protocol for communications between a client and a dynamic context generation server;

generating a dynamic client context for a client by the dynamic context generation server in dependence upon communications from the client through the selected VoIP protocol;

detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context;

identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event;

selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and

transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting a VoIP protocol further comprises selecting a VoIP protocol for a voice response server by the context server.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting a VoIP protocol further comprises selecting a VoIP protocol for a voice response server by the voice response server.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting a VoIP protocol further comprises:

requesting by the client a list of supported VoIP protocols;

receiving by the client the list of supported VoIP protocols; and

selecting by the client a supported VoIP protocol.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting a VoIP protocol further comprises:

requesting by the client a list of supported VoIP protocols;

receiving by the client the list of supported VoIP protocols;

selecting by the client a supported VoIP protocol;

requesting by the client use of the selected VoIP protocol; and

receiving by the client acknowledgment of the selected VoIP protocol.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein generating a dynamic client context further comprises:

acquiring data that describes the client and the client'"'"'s environment; and

storing the data describing the client and the client'"'"'s environment in a context server.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context further comprises:

detecting a change in a value of a data element in the dynamic client context; and

applying event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein providing collaborative event media content further comprises:

creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, the structured document further comprising one or more structural elements; and

creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, wherein the grammar includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

9. A system for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators, the system comprising:

means for providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document;

means for selecting a VoIP protocol for communications between a client and a dynamic context generation server;

means for generating a dynamic client context for a client by the dynamic context generation server in dependence upon communications from the client through the selected VoIP protocol;

means for detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context;

means for identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event;

means for selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and

means for transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein means for selecting a VoIP protocol further comprises means for selecting a VoIP protocol for a voice response server by the context server.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein means for selecting a VoIP protocol further comprises means for selecting a VoIP protocol for a voice response server by the voice response server.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein means for selecting a VoIP protocol further comprises:

means for requesting by the client a list of supported VoIP protocols;

means for receiving by the client the list of supported VoIP protocols; and

means for selecting by the client a supported VoIP protocol.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein means for selecting a VoIP protocol further comprises:

means for requesting by the client a list of supported VoIP protocols;

means for receiving by the client the list of supported VoIP protocols;

means for selecting by the client a supported VoIP protocol;

means for requesting by the client use of the selected VoIP protocol; and

means for receiving by the client acknowledgment of the selected VoIP protocol.

14. A computer program product for delivering dynamic media content to collaborators, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing collaborative event media content, wherein the collaborative event media content further comprises a grammar and a structured document;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a VoIP protocol for communications between a client and a dynamic context generation server;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for generating a dynamic client context for a client by the dynamic context generation server in dependence upon communications from the client through the selected VoIP protocol;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying one or more collaborators in dependence upon the dynamic client context and the event;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting from the structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon an event type and a collaborator classification; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for transmitting the selected structural element to the collaborator.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a VoIP protocol further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a VoIP protocol for a voice response server by the context server.

16. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a VoIP protocol further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a VoIP protocol for a voice response server by the voice response server.

17. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a VoIP protocol further comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for requesting by the client a list of supported VoIP protocols;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving by the client the list of supported VoIP protocols; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting by the client a supported VoIP protocol.

18. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a VoIP protocol further comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for requesting by the client a list of supported VoIP protocols;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving by the client the list of supported VoIP protocols;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting by the client a supported VoIP protocol;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for requesting by the client use of the selected VoIP protocol; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving by the client acknowledgment of the selected VoIP protocol.

19. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for generating a dynamic client context further comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for acquiring data that describes the client and the client'"'"'s environment; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the data describing the client and the client'"'"'s environment in a context server.

20. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting an event in dependence upon the dynamic client context further comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting a change in a value of a data element in the dynamic client context; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for applying event detection rules base to the dynamic client context.