Unified communications systems and methods

• US 20090177735A1
• Filed: 12/22/2008
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited (Nortel Networks Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Andy, Algie, Glenn, Akhtar, Haseeb
• Application Number:
  US12/317,714
• Publication Number:
  US 20090177735A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing digital content are disclosed through a universal medial connection API, which include registering an application to be used during a session, loading policies to be used during the session, and identifying hardware features to be used during the session. These systems and methods also include steering data to be used during a session and presenting data to an endpoint during the session. The content is delivered from a first client to a second client according to the policies and hardware features that are available during the session.

Claims

1. A method of digital content presentation, comprising:

registering an application to be used during a session;

loading policies to be used during the session;

identifying hardware features to be used during the session;

identifying data to be used during a session; and

presenting data to an end device during the session, wherein content is delivered from a first device to a second device according to the policies and hardware features that are available during the session.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the hardware features to be used during the session include the hardware interface of the second device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing the digital content from a digital locker.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the policies to be used during the session comprise security policies.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is steered over a wireless network.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is transcoded prior to delivery over the wireless network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is digital video.

8. A method of delivering content to a device, the method comprising:

receiving a request for content from a requesting device;

accessing the requested content;

verifying the access privileges of the requesting device to view the content;

preparing the content for transmission;

providing the content to the requesting device; and

allowing the requesting device to interact with the content through a unified media application programmable interface.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the interaction comprises sending and receiving instant messages.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the interaction comprises purchasing goods or services through the unified media application programmable interface.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the preparation of content comprises altering the bandwidth requirements of the content.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the content is stored in a digital locker.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the interaction comprises configuring the user interface of the requesting device.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising allowing a proxy server to provide content to the requesting device.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the content is stored in a consumer electronic device.

16. The method of claim 8, wherein the requesting device is a mobile telephone.

17. A system for providing content, comprising:

a content requesting device, wherein the content requesting device requests content from a content providing device; and

a interface connecting the content providing device and the content requesting device, wherein the interface comprises a unified media application programmable interface.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the interface comprises a network connection connecting the content providing device with the content requesting device.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the unified media application programmable interface allows for the reconfiguration of the user interface of the content requesting device.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the requested content is digital video.