Multimodal information services

• US 20070005366A1
• Filed: 07/28/2006
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amobee, Inc. (Nexxen International Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Entrieva, Inc. (Nexxen International Ltd.)
• Inventors: Day, Richard, Sravanapudi, Ajay
• Granted Patent: US 7,418,086 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/60 Medium conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A system for multimodal information services includes a multimodal information service mechanism for providing the multimodal information services. An information user connects to a first network through at least one communication device, the first network connecting to the multimodal information service mechanism, the information user requesting and receiving the multimodal information services from the multimodal information service mechanism through the device. An information source connects to the multimodal information service mechanism via a second network, the information source providing multimodal information to the multimodal information service mechanism to facilitate the multimodal information services.

Claims

1. A system for multimodal information services, comprising:

a multimodal information service mechanism for providing said multimodal information services, said multimodal information services including a service capable of receiving requests from a user for information represented in a source modality and responding to the requests by retrieving the information in the source modality and delivering the information back to the same user that requested the information, but in a destination modality that is different from the source modality, wherein the multimodal information service mechanism stores the information represented in the destination modality such that the information can be retrieved upon receiving a future request;

an information user at a user site connecting to a first network through at least one communication device, said first network connecting said user site to said multimodal information service mechanism, said information user requesting and receiving said multimodal information services from said multimodal information service mechanism through said communication device;

and an information source connecting to said multimodal information service mechanism via a second network, said information source providing multimodal information requested by said information user to said multimodal information service mechanism to facilitate said multimodal information services, said information source being external to said user site and said multimodal information service mechanism.