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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPABILITY-BASED MULTIMEDIA INTERACTIONS

  • US 20110119597A1
  • Filed: 05/09/2010
  • Published: 05/19/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method implemented within a computer system, the computer system comprising at least one CPU, a memory, a storage and a communication interface, the method allowing the user to manage participant data to configure remote interactions with a plurality of participants using multiple multimedia streams over a network, the remote interactions determined by participant data associated with each of the plurality of participants, the method comprising:

  • using the computer system to enable a new participant to join an interactive session;

    using the computer system to determine participant data associated with the new participant;

    using the computer system to notify the new participant of participant data associated with the other participants;

    using computer system to notify other participants who previously joined the interactive session that the new participant has joined;

    using the computer system to notify the other participants who previously joined the interactive session of the new participant'"'"'s participant data;

    using the computer system to store the new participant'"'"'s participant data; and

    using the computer system to determine allowable remote interactions with the new participant and each of the other participants, based on the new participant data and that of each of the other participants,wherein participant data comprises profile information, category information, status information, and capability information associated with a user and the device he is using to participate in a session.

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