TELECOMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A communication method for communication on a first communication device, comprising:
- creating media on the first communication device;
transmitting over the network the media created on the first communication device;
receiving over the network at the first communication device media associated with the transmitted media, the associated transmitted and received media constituting a conversation between the first communication device and one or more participants sending the received media over the network;
storing on the first communication device the transmitted and received media associated with the conversation;
providing rendering options on the first communication device to render the received media of the conversation in either a near real-time mode or a time-shifted mode, wherein the first communication device either;
(a) renders the received media of the conversation as the media is received over the network while in the near real-time mode;
or(b) does not render the media of the conversation as the media is received over the network in the time-shifted mode; and
enabling the rendering of the media of the conversation to transition back and forth between the near real-time mode and the time-shifted mode.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a communication method for communication on a first communication device over a network. The method includes creating media on the first communication device and transmitting over the network the media created from the first communication device. The method also includes receiving over the network at the first communication device media associated with the transmitted media. Together, the associated transmitted and received media constitute a conversation between the first communication device and one or more participants sending the received media over the network. The method further includes storing on the first communication device the transmitted and received media associated with the conversation. In accordance with the method, a number of rendering options are provided, including a near real-time mode or a time-shifted mode. In the near real-time mode, the received media of the conversation is rendered as the media is received over the network. In the time-shifted mode, the media of the conversation is not rendered as the media is received over the network. The method further enables the rendering of the media of the conversation to be transition back and forth between the near real-time mode and the time-shifted mode.
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15 Claims
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1. A communication method for communication on a first communication device, comprising:
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creating media on the first communication device; transmitting over the network the media created on the first communication device; receiving over the network at the first communication device media associated with the transmitted media, the associated transmitted and received media constituting a conversation between the first communication device and one or more participants sending the received media over the network; storing on the first communication device the transmitted and received media associated with the conversation; providing rendering options on the first communication device to render the received media of the conversation in either a near real-time mode or a time-shifted mode, wherein the first communication device either; (a) renders the received media of the conversation as the media is received over the network while in the near real-time mode;
or(b) does not render the media of the conversation as the media is received over the network in the time-shifted mode; and enabling the rendering of the media of the conversation to transition back and forth between the near real-time mode and the time-shifted mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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