NETWORK MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION USING MULTIPLE DEVICES
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving at a first server a request for a communication session;
negotiating parameters associated with the communication session; and
selecting one or more devices included in a group of one or more devices associated with a first user for receipt of one or more portions of a requested transmission based on the negotiated parameters.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are described relating to multimedia communication using multiple devices in a network. In an example embodiment, a request for a communication session may be received at a first server. Parameters associated with the communication session may be negotiated. One or more of the devices included in a group of one or more devices associated with a first user may be selected for receipt of one or more portions of a requested transmission based on the negotiated parameters.
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67 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving at a first server a request for a communication session; negotiating parameters associated with the communication session; and selecting one or more devices included in a group of one or more devices associated with a first user for receipt of one or more portions of a requested transmission based on the negotiated parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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sending, from a network node, a request for a communication session with a first user; and negotiating parameters associated with the communication session, wherein the first user is associated with a group of one or more devices, and wherein a first server selects one or more of the devices included in the group of devices for receipt of one or more portions of a requested transmission. - View Dependent Claims (35, 38)
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receiving, by a device associated with a first user, from a first server, a first portion of a transmission based on negotiated parameters, wherein the first user is associated with a group of one or more devices including the device, wherein the transmission comprises a transmission to the first user that is requested by a network node, wherein the first server selects one or more of the devices included in the group of devices for receipt of one or more portions of the requested transmission based on the negotiated parameters, wherein the one or more portions includes the first portions, wherein the receiving the first portion comprises receiving, by the device associated with the first user, from the first server, the first portion of the transmission based of the negotiated parameters and the selecting. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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47. An apparatus for communications the apparatus comprising:
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a controller; a memory coupled to the controller; and a network transceiver coupled to the controller; the apparatus adapted to; receive a request for a communication session with a first user associated with a group of one or more devices; negotiate parameters associated with the communication session; and select one or more of the devices included in the group of devices for receipt of one or more portions of a requested transmission based on the negotiated parameters. - View Dependent Claims (48, 50)
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52. A computer program product being tangibly embodied on a computer-readable medium and being configured to cause a data processing apparatus to:
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receive a request for a communication session; negotiate parameters associated with the communication session; receive information indicating a requested transmission to a first user associated with a group of one or more devices; and select one or more of the devices included in the group of devices for receipt of one or more portions of the requested transmission based on the negotiated parameters.
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receiving at a first server a request to a first user associated with a group of one or more devices; and selecting one or more of the devices included in the group of devices for receipt of one or more portions of the request. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64)
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65. A method comprising:
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receiving at a first server a first request from a first user associated with a group of one or more devices; generating a second request to a network node by the first server; receiving a response from the network node, wherein the response third request; and distributing the third request to one or more of the devices based in a determination that requested information is available from the one or more of the devices receiving the distributed third request. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67)
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