System, method and computer program product for providing content to a terminal and directing the rendering of such content at the terminal
First Claim
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.
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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.
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79 Claims
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1. A system for directing the rendering of content, the system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A source capable of operating in a fixed network environment, the source comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A conferencing server capable of interfacing between a fixed network environment and a cellular network environment, the conferencing server comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A mobile terminal capable of operating in a cellular network environment, the mobile terminal comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of directing the rendering of content, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A system for directing the rendering of content, the system comprising:
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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.
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