System, method and computer program product for providing content to a terminal and directing the rendering of such content at the terminal

• US 20060095515A1
• Filed: 11/01/2004
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Forstadius, Antti
• Granted Patent: US 8,150,920 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems

Abstract

A system for directing the rendering content includes a plurality of participants and a conferencing server. The participants include a source and at least one destination that are each capable of storing content. The source is capable of operating in a fixed network environment, and at least one of the destinations comprises a mobile terminal operating in a cellular network environment. The conferencing server is capable of establishing a conference session between the participants, where one of the participants is a host of the conference session and the other participants are members of the conference session. The conferencing server is capable of receiving control events from the host, and thereafter transferring the control events to the members. The members are then capable of rendering the content stored by the respective members in accordance with the control events.

Claims

1. A system for directing the rendering of content, the system comprising:

a plurality of conference participants, the participants including a source and at least one destination that are each capable of storing content, wherein the source is capable of operating in a fixed network environment, and at least one of the destinations comprises a mobile terminal operating in a cellular network environment; and

a conferencing server capable of interfacing between the fixed network environment and the cellular network environment,

wherein the source is capable of transferring the content stored by the source, the content being transferred to the destinations via the conferencing server,

wherein the conferencing server is capable of establishing a conference session between the plurality of participants, wherein one of the participants is a host of the conference session and the other participants are members of the conference session, wherein the conferencing server is capable of receiving at least one control event from the host, and thereafter transferring the control events to the members such that the members are capable of rendering the content stored by the respective members in accordance with the control events.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the conferencing server is capable of receiving the control events from the source at least partially across a fixed network, and capable of transferring the control events to the mobile terminal at least partially across a cellular network, when the source is the host and the mobile terminal is a member.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein the conferencing server is capable of receiving the control events from the mobile terminal at least partially across the cellular network, and capable of transferring the control events to the source at least partially across the fixed network, when the mobile terminal is the host and the source is a member.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the conferencing server is capable of receiving a control event to render the content for display, and wherein the conferencing server is capable of transferring the control events such that the members are capable of processing at least one control event to render the content for display by the respective members.

5. A system according to claim 4, wherein the host is capable of presenting a user interface such that a user is capable of directing the host, by means of the user interface, to render the content for display,

wherein the host is capable of being directed to render the content such that the host is capable of rendering the content for display by the host, and such that the conferencing server is capable of transferring the control events to permit the members to similarly render the content for display by the respective members at least partially in synch with the host.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein the conferencing server is capable of receiving a control event to alter the rendering of the content for display, and wherein the conferencing server is capable of transferring the control events such that the members are capable of processing at least one control event to alter the rendering of the content for display by the respective members.

7. A system according to claim 6, wherein the host and members are capable of rendering the same content for display, wherein the host is capable of presenting a user interface such that a user is capable of directing the host, by means of the user interface, to alter the rendering of the content for display,

wherein the host is capable of being directed to alter the rendering such that the host is capable of altering the rendering by the host, and such that the conferencing server is capable of transferring the control events to permit the members to similarly alter the rendering by the respective members at least partially in synch with the host.

8. A system according to claim 1, wherein the conferencing server is capable of receiving the content transferred by the source, storing the content, and thereafter transferring the content to the destinations such that the destinations can store the content at least one of before and after the conferencing server establishes the conference session.

9. A system according to claim 8, wherein the source is capable of reformatting content into a vectorized format, wherein the source is capable of transferring the content by transferring the reformatted content and addresses of the destinations, wherein the conferencing server is capable of receiving and storing the reformatted content and the addresses of the destinations, wherein the conferencing server is also capable of signaling the destinations based upon the destination addresses, the signaling including information required to access the reformatted content, and wherein the conferencing server is capable of transferring the reformatted content in response to receiving requests from the destinations, the requests being in response to the conferencing server signaling the destinations.

10. A system according to claim 9, wherein the source is capable of receiving the addresses of the destinations including an address of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal address comprising one of a mobile telephone number and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address.

11. A system according to claim 9, wherein the messaging gateway is capable of signaling the mobile terminal at least partially across a cellular network.

12. A system according to claim 11, wherein the messaging gateway is capable of signaling the mobile terminal in accordance with the Short Messaging Service (SMS).

13. A system according to claim 11, wherein the messaging gateway is capable of signaling the mobile terminal in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

14. A source capable of operating in a fixed network environment, the source comprising:

a memory capable of storing content; and

a processor capable of operating a source client in a conference session between a plurality of participants via a conferencing server, the participants including the source and at least one destination that is also capable of storing content, wherein at least one of the destinations comprises a mobile terminal operating in a cellular network environment, wherein one of the participants is a host of the conference session and the other participants are members of the conference session,

wherein the source client is capable of transferring the content stored in the memory, the content being transferred to the destinations via the conferencing server,

wherein the source client is capable of sending at least one control event to the conferencing server when the source is the host, the control events being sent such that the conferencing server is capable of thereafter transferring the control events to the members, and such that the members are thereafter capable of rendering the content stored by the respective members in accordance with the control events, and

wherein the source client is capable of receiving control events from the conferencing server when the source is a member, the conferencing server having received the control events from the host, the source client receiving the control events such that at least one of the source client and another application operated by the processor is capable of rendering the content in accordance with the control events.

15. A source according to claim 14, wherein the source client is capable of sending the control events to the conferencing server at least partially across a fixed network such that the conferencing server is capable of transferring the control events to the mobile terminal at least partially across a cellular network when the source is the host and the mobile terminal is a member.

16. A source according to claim 15, wherein the source client is capable of receiving the control events from conferencing server at least partially across the fixed network, the conferencing server having received the control events from the mobile terminal at least partially across the cellular network, when the mobile terminal is the host and the source is a member.

17. A source according to claim 14, wherein at least one control event comprises a control event for rendering the content for display,

wherein the source client is capable of sending the control events when the source is the host, the control events being sent such that the members are thereafter capable of processing at least one control event to render the content for display by the respective members, and

wherein the source client is capable of receiving control events from the conferencing server when the source is a member, the source client receiving the control events such that at least one of the source client and another application operated by the processor is capable of processing at least one control event to render the content for display by the source.

18. A source according to claim 17, wherein the source client is capable of presenting a user interface when the source is the host such that a user is capable of directing at least one of the source client and another application operated by the processor, by means of the user interface, to render the content for display, wherein the at least one of the source client and the other application is capable of being directed to render the content such that the content is capable of being rendered for display by the host, and such that the source client is capable of sending the control events to permit the members to similarly render the content for display by the respective members at least partially in synch with the source.

19. A source according to claim 14, wherein at least one control event comprises a control event for altering the rendering of the content for display,

wherein the source client is capable of sending the control events when the source is the host, the control events being sent such that the members are thereafter capable of processing at least one control event to alter the rendering of the content for display by the respective members, and

wherein the source client is capable of receiving control events from the conferencing server when the source is a member, the source client receiving the control events such that at least one of the source client and another application operated by the processor is capable of processing at least one control event to alter the rendering of the content for display by the source.

20. A source according to claim 19, wherein the source and destinations are capable of rendering the same content for display,

wherein the source client is capable of presenting a user interface when the source is the host such that a user is capable of directing at least one of the source client and another application operated by the processor to alter the rendering of the content for display, wherein the at least one of the source client and the other application is capable of being directed to alter the rendering such that the rendering of the content is capable of being altered for display by the host, and such that the source client is capable of sending the control events to permit the members to similarly alter the rendering by the respective members at least partially in synch with the source.

21. A source according to claim 14, wherein the source client is capable of transferring the content such that he conferencing server is capable of receiving the content, storing the content, and thereafter capable of transferring the content to the destinations, the destinations being capable of storing the content at least one of before and after the conference session is established.

22. A source according to claim 21, wherein the source client is capable of reformatting the content into a vectorized format, wherein the source client is capable of transferring the content by transferring the reformatted content and addresses of the destinations, wherein the source client is capable of transferring the reformatted content and the addresses of the destinations such that the conferencing server is capable of signaling the destinations based upon the destination addresses, and such that the conferencing server is capable of transferring the reformatted content to the destinations in response to receiving requests from the destinations, the requests being in response to the conferencing server signaling the destinations.

23. A source according to claim 22, wherein the source client is capable of receiving the addresses of the destinations including an address of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal address comprising one of a mobile telephone number and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address.

24. A source according to claim 22, wherein the source client is capable of transferring the reformatted content and the address of the mobile terminal to the conferencing server such that the conferencing server is capable of signaling the mobile terminal at least partially across a cellular network.

25. A source according to claim 24, wherein the source client is capable of transferring the reformatted content and the address of the mobile terminal to the conferencing server such that the conferencing server is capable of signaling the mobile terminal in accordance with the Short Messaging Service (SMS).

26. A source according to claim 24, wherein the source client is capable of transferring the reformatted content and the address of the mobile terminal to the conferencing server such that the conferencing server is capable of signaling the mobile terminal in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

27. A conferencing server capable of interfacing between a fixed network environment and a cellular network environment, the conferencing server comprising:

a conferencing gateway capable of establishing conference session between a plurality of conference participants, the participants including a source and at least one destination that are each capable of storing content, wherein the source is capable of operating in a fixed network environment, and at least one of the destinations comprises a mobile terminal operating in a cellular network environment, wherein one of the participants is a host of the conference session and the other participants are members of the conference session, wherein the conferencing gateway is capable of receiving at least one control event from the host, and thereafter transferring the control events to the members such that the members are capable of rendering the content stored by the respective members in accordance with the control events; and

a messaging gateway capable of receiving the content from the source, storing the content, and thereafter transferring the content to the destinations.

28. A conferencing server according to claim 27, wherein the conferencing gateway is capable of receiving the control events from the source at least partially across a fixed network, and capable of transferring the control events to the mobile terminal at least partially across a cellular network, when the source is the host and the mobile terminal is a member.

29. A conferencing server according to claim 28, wherein the conferencing gateway is capable of receiving the control events from the mobile terminal at least partially across the cellular network, and capable of transferring the control events to the source at least partially across the fixed network, when the mobile terminal is the host and the source is a member.

30. A conferencing server according to claim 27, wherein the conferencing gateway is capable of receiving a control event to render the content for display, and wherein the conferencing gateway is capable of transferring the control events such that the members are capable of processing at least one control event to render the content for display by the respective members.

31. A conferencing server according to claim 30, wherein the conferencing gateway is capable of receiving a control event to render the content for display in response to the host presenting a user interface and receiving direction from a user, by means of the user interface, to render the content for display, the host being directed to render the content such that the host is capable of rendering the content for display by the host, and such that the conferencing server is capable of transferring the control events to permit the members to similarly render the content for display by the respective members at least partially in synch with the host.

32. A conferencing server according to claim 27, wherein the conferencing gateway is capable of receiving a control event to alter the rendering of the content for display, and wherein the conferencing gateway is capable of transferring the control events such that the members are capable of processing at least one control event to alter the rendering of the content for display by the respective members.

33. A conferencing server according to claim 32, wherein the host and destinations are capable of rendering the same content for display, wherein the conferencing gateway is capable of receiving a control event to render the content for display in response to the host presenting a user interface and receiving direction from a user, by means of the user interface, to alter the rendering of the content for display, the host being directed to render the content such that the host is capable of altering the rendering by the host, and such that the conferencing server is capable of transferring the control events to permit the members to similarly alter the rendering by the respective members at least partially in synch with the host.

34. A conferencing server according to claim 27, wherein the messaging gateway is capable of transferring the content to the destinations such that the destinations can store the content at least one of before and after the conferencing gateway establishes the conference session.

35. A conferencing server according to claim 34, wherein the messaging gateway is capable of receiving and storing the content by receiving and storing reformatted content and addresses of the destinations, the content having been reformatted into a vectorized format, and wherein the messaging gateway is capable of signaling to the destinations based upon the addresses of the destinations, the signaling including information required to access the reformatted content, and wherein the messaging gateway is capable of transferring the reformatted content to the destinations in response to receiving requests from the destinations, the requests being in response to the messaging gateway signaling the destinations.

36. A conferencing server according to claim 35, wherein the messaging gateway is capable of receiving and storing the addresses of the destinations including an address of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal address comprising one of a mobile telephone number and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address.

37. A conferencing server according to claim 35, wherein the messaging gateway is capable of signaling the terminal at least partially across a cellular network.

38. A conferencing server according to claim 37, wherein the messaging gateway is capable of signaling the mobile terminal in accordance with the Short Messaging Service (SMS).

39. A conferencing server according to claim 37, wherein the messaging gateway is capable of signaling the mobile terminal in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

40. A mobile terminal capable of operating in a cellular network environment, the mobile terminal comprising:

a memory capable of storing content; and

a processor capable of operating a client in a conference session between a plurality of participants via a conferencing server, the participants each being capable of storing content, wherein the participants include a source operating in a fixed network environment, and include at least one destination, wherein at least one of the destinations comprises the mobile terminal, wherein one of the participants is a host of the conference session and the other participants are members of the conference session,

wherein the client is capable of receiving content from the source via the conferencing server,

wherein the client is capable of sending at least one control event to the conferencing server when the mobile terminal is the host, the control events being sent such that the conferencing server is capable of thereafter transferring the control events to the members, and such that the members are thereafter capable of rendering the content stored by the respective members in accordance with the control events, and

wherein the client is capable of receiving control events from the conferencing server when the mobile terminal is a member, the conferencing server having received the control events from the host, the client receiving the control events such that at least one of the client and another application operated by the processor is capable of rendering the content in accordance with the control events.

41. A mobile terminal according to claim 40, wherein the client is capable of sending the control events to the conferencing server at least partially across a cellular network such that the conferencing server is capable of transferring the control events to the source at least partially across a fixed network when the mobile terminal is the host and the source is a member.

42. A mobile terminal according to claim 41, wherein the client is capable of receiving the control events from conferencing server at least partially across the cellular network, the conferencing server having received the control events from the source at least partially across the fixed network, when the source is the host and the mobile terminal is a member.

43. A mobile terminal according to claim 40, wherein at least one control event comprises a control event for rendering the content for display,

wherein the client is capable of sending the control events when the mobile terminal is the host, the control events being sent such that the members are thereafter capable of processing at least one control event to render the content for display by the respective members, and

wherein the client is capable of receiving control events from the conferencing server when the mobile terminal is a member, the client receiving the control events such that at least one of the client and another application operated by the processor is capable of processing at least one control event to render the content for display by the mobile terminal.

44. A mobile terminal according to claim 43, wherein the client is capable of presenting a user interface when the mobile terminal is the host such that a user is capable directing at least one of the client and another application operated by the processor, by means of the user interface, to render the content for display, wherein the at least one of the client and the other application is capable of being directed to render the content such that the content is capable of being rendered for display by the mobile terminal, and such that the client is capable of sending the control events to permit the members to similarly render the content for display by the respective members at least partially in synch with the mobile terminal.

45. A mobile terminal according to claim 40, wherein at least one control event comprises a control event for altering the rendering of the content for display,

wherein the client is capable of sending the control events when the mobile terminal is the host, the control events being sent such that the members are thereafter capable of processing at least one control event to alter the rendering of the content for display by the respective members, and

wherein the client is capable of receiving control events from the conferencing server when the mobile terminal is a member, the client receiving the control events such that at least one of the client and another application operated by the processor is capable of processing at least one control event to alter the rendering of the content for display by the mobile terminal.

46. A mobile terminal according to claim 45, wherein the client is capable of presenting a user interface when the mobile terminal is the host such that a user is capable of directing at least one of the client and another application operated by the processor, by means of the user interface, to render the content for display, wherein the at least one of the client and the other application is capable of being directed to render the content such that the content is capable of being rendered for display by the mobile terminal, and such that the client is capable of sending the control events to permit the members to similarly render the content for display by the respective members at least partially in synch with the mobile terminal.

47. A mobile terminal according to claim 40, wherein the client is capable of receiving the content from the source and storing the content in the memory at least one of before and after the conference session is established, the client receiving the content via the conferencing server in response to the conferencing server receiving and storing the content from the source.

48. A mobile terminal according to claim 47, wherein the client is capable of being signaled by a conferencing server based upon an address of the mobile terminal, the signaling including information required to access the reformatted content, wherein the client is capable of being signaled in response to the conferencing server receiving reformatted content and the address of the mobile terminal from the source, the content having been reformatted into a vectorized format, and wherein the client is capable of receiving the content by sending a request to the conferencing server in response to the conferencing server signaling the client, and thereafter downloading the reformatted content from the conferencing server.

49. A mobile terminal according to claim 48, wherein the client is capable of being signaled in response to the conferencing server receiving an address of the mobile terminal comprising one of a mobile telephone number and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address.

50. A mobile terminal according to claim 48, wherein the client is capable of being signaled at least partially across a cellular network.

51. A mobile terminal according to claim 50, wherein the client is capable of being signaled in accordance with the Short Messaging Service (SMS).

52. A mobile terminal according to claim 50, wherein the client is capable of being signaled in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

53. A method of directing the rendering of content, the method comprising:

establishing a conference session between a plurality of participants, the participants including a source and at least one destination that are each capable of storing content, wherein the source is capable of operating in a fixed network environment, and at least one of the destinations comprises a mobile terminal operating in a cellular network environment, wherein the conference session is established via a conferencing server between the source and the destinations, and wherein one of the participants is a host of the conference session and the other participants are members of the conference session;

receiving the content at the conferencing server from the source, and thereafter transferring the content from the conferencing server to the destinations;

receiving at least one control event at the conferencing server from the host; and

transferring the control events from the conferencing server to the members such that the members are capable of rendering the content stored by the respective members in accordance with the control events.

54. A method according to claim 53, wherein the control events are received at the conferencing server from the source at least partially across a fixed network, and transferred from the conferencing server to the mobile terminal at least partially across a cellular network, when the source is the host and the mobile terminal is a member.

55. A method according to claim 54, wherein the control events are received at the conferencing server from the mobile terminal at least partially across the cellular network, and transferred from the conferencing server to the source at least partially across the fixed network, when the mobile terminal is the host and the source is a member.

56. A method according to claim 53, wherein receiving the control events comprises receiving a control event to render the content for display, and

wherein transferring the control events comprises transferring the control events such that the members are capable of processing at least one control event to render the content for display by the respective members.

57. A method according to claim 56, wherein receiving the control events comprises receiving a control event to render the content for display in response to the host presenting a user interface and receiving direction from a user, by means of the user interface, to render the content for display, the host being directed to render the content such that the host is capable of rendering the content for display by the host, and such that the conferencing server receives and transfers the control events to permit the members to similarly render the content for display by the respective members at least partially in synch with the host.

58. A method according to claim 53, wherein receiving the control events comprises receiving a control event to alter the rendering of the content for display, and

wherein transferring the control events comprises transferring the control events such that the members are capable of processing at least one control event to alter the rendering of the content for display by the respective members.

59. A method according to claim 58, wherein the host and destinations are capable of rendering the same content for display, wherein receiving the control events comprises receiving a control event to render the content for display in response to the host presenting a user interface and receiving direction from a user, by means of the user interface, to alter the rendering of the content for display, the host being directed to alter the rendering such that the host is capable of altering the rendering by the host, and such that the conferencing server receives and transfers the control events to permit the members to similarly alter the rendering by the respective members at least partially in synch with the host.

60. A method according to claim 53, wherein receiving the content comprises receiving and storing the content at the conferencing server from the source, and

wherein transferring the content comprises transferring the content from the conferencing server to the destinations at least one of before and after establishing the conference session.

61. A method according to claim 60, wherein receiving and storing the content comprises receiving and storing reformatted content and addresses of the destinations at the conferencing server from the source, the content having been reformatted into a vectorized format, wherein the method further comprises:

signaling the destinations from the conferencing server, the signaling including information required to access the reformatted content, and

wherein transferring the content comprises transferring the reformatted content from the conferencing server to the destinations, the reformatted content being transferred in response to the conferencing server receiving requests from the destinations, the requests being in response to the conferencing server signaling the destinations.

62. A method according to claim 61, wherein receiving and storing addresses of the destinations includes receiving and storing an address of the mobile terminal, the address of the mobile terminal comprising one of a mobile telephone number and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address.

63. A method according to claim 61, wherein signaling the destinations includes signaling the mobile terminal at least partially across a cellular network.

64. A method according to claim 63, wherein signaling the mobile terminal comprises signaling the mobile terminal in accordance with the Short Messaging Service (SMS).

65. A method according to claim 63, wherein signaling the mobile terminal comprises signaling the mobile terminal in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

66. A computer program product for directing the rendering of content, the computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

a first executable portion for establishing a conference session between a plurality of participants, the participants including a source and at least one destination that are each capable of storing content, wherein the source is capable of operating in a fixed network environment, and at least one of the destinations comprises a mobile terminal operating in a cellular network environment, wherein the conference session is established via a conferencing server between the source and the destinations, and wherein one of the participants is a host of the conference session and the other participants are members of the conference session;

a second executable portion for receiving the content at the conferencing server from the source, and thereafter transferring the content from the conferencing server to the destinations;

a third executable portion for receiving at least one control event at the conferencing server from the host; and

a fourth executable portion for transferring the control events from the conferencing server to the members such that the members are capable of rendering the content stored by the respective members in accordance with the control events.

67. A computer program product according to claim 66, wherein the third executable portion is adapted to receive the control events from the source at least partially across a fixed network, and the fourth executable portion is adapted to transfer the control events to the mobile terminal at least partially across a cellular network, when the source is the host and the mobile terminal is a member.

68. A computer program product according to claim 67, wherein the third executable portion is adapted to receive the control events from the mobile terminal at least partially across the cellular network, and the fourth executable portion is adapted to transfer the control events to the source at least partially across the fixed network, when the mobile terminal is the host and the source is a member.

69. A computer program product according to claim 66, wherein the third executable portion is adapted to receive a control event to render the content for display, and

wherein the fourth executable portion is adapted to transfer the control events such that the members are capable of processing at least one control event to render the content for display by the respective members.

70. A computer program product according to claim 69, wherein the third executable portion is adapted to receive a control event to render the content for display in response to the host presenting a user interface and receiving direction from a user, by means of the user interface, to render the content for display, the host being directed to render the content such that the host is capable of rendering the content for display by the host, and such that the third and fourth executable portions are adapted to receive and transfer the control events to permit the members to similarly render the content for display by the respective members at least partially in synch with the host.

71. A computer program product according to claim 66, wherein the third executable portion is adapted to receive a control event to alter the rendering of the content for display, and

wherein the fourth executable portion is adapted to transfer the control events such that the members are capable of processing at least one control event to alter the rendering of the content for display by the respective members.

72. A computer program product according to claim 71, wherein the host and destinations are capable of rendering the same content for display, wherein the third executable portion is adapted to receive a control event to render the content for display in response to the host presenting a user interface and receiving direction from a user, by means of the user interface, to alter the rendering of the content for display, the host being directed to alter the rendering such that the host is capable of altering the rendering by the host, and such that the third and fourth executable portions are adapted to receive and transfer the control events to permit the members to similarly alter the rendering by the respective members at least partially in synch with the host.

73. A computer program product according to claim 66, wherein the second executable portion is adapted to receive and store the content from the source, and thereafter transfer the content to the destinations at least one of before and after establishing the conference session.

74. A computer program product according to claim 73, wherein the second executable portion is adapted to receive and store reformatted content and addresses of the destinations, the content having been reformatted into a vectorized format, wherein the computer program product further comprises:

a fifth executable portion for signaling the mobile terminal, the signaling including information required to access the reformatted content, and

wherein the second executable portion is adapted to transfer the reformatted content to the mobile terminal, the reformatted content being transferred in response to receiving requests from the destinations, the requests being in response to the fifth executable portion signaling the destinations.

75. A computer program product according to claim 74, wherein the second executable portion is adapted to receive and store addresses of the destinations including an address of the mobile terminal, the address of the mobile terminal comprising one of a mobile telephone number and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) address.

76. A computer program product according to claim 74, wherein the fifth executable portion is adapted to signal the mobile terminal at least partially across a cellular network.

77. A computer program product according to claim 76, wherein the fifth executable portion is adapted to signal the mobile terminal in accordance with the Short Messaging Service (SMS).

78. A computer program product according to claim 76, wherein the fifth executable portion is adapted to signal the mobile terminal in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

79. A system for directing the rendering of content, the system comprising:

a plurality of conference participants, the participants including a source and at least one destination, wherein the source comprises a mobile terminal capable of operating in a cellular network environment, wherein at least one of the destinations is capable of operating in a fixed network environment, and at least one of the destinations is capable of operating in the cellular network environment; and

a conferencing server capable communicating with the source and the destinations,

wherein the source is capable of transferring content to the destinations via the conferencing server,

wherein the conferencing server is capable of establishing a conference session between the plurality of participants, wherein one of the participants is a host of the conference session and the other participants are members of the conference session, wherein the conferencing server is capable of receiving at least one control event from the host and transferring the control events to the members, and wherein the control events direct rendering of the content transferred to the destinations.