METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESENTING AT LEAST TWO MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ON A PROCESSING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for simultaneously presenting at least two received multimedia content to a user, the method comprising:
- receiving, by at least one receiving device, at least two multimedia content from at least one sending device;
determining, by the at least one receiving device, characteristics of a received multimedia content and an operating condition of the at least one receiving device;
retrieving, by the at least one receiving device and dependent on the characteristics and the operating condition, a policy for presenting the received multimedia content to the user; and
executing the policy, by the at least one receiving device, wherein the policy identifies whether the at least two received multimedia content are to be simultaneously presented to the user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for simultaneously presenting at least two received multimedia content to a user is disclosed. At least one receiving device receives more or more multimedia content from at least one sending device. The at least one receiving device determines characteristics of each received multimedia content and operating condition on the at least one receiving device. The characteristics and the operating condition are used to retrieve a policy for presenting the received multimedia content to a user. When executed, the policy identifies whether two or more received multimedia content are to be simultaneously presented to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for simultaneously presenting at least two received multimedia content to a user, the method comprising:
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receiving, by at least one receiving device, at least two multimedia content from at least one sending device; determining, by the at least one receiving device, characteristics of a received multimedia content and an operating condition of the at least one receiving device; retrieving, by the at least one receiving device and dependent on the characteristics and the operating condition, a policy for presenting the received multimedia content to the user; and executing the policy, by the at least one receiving device, wherein the policy identifies whether the at least two received multimedia content are to be simultaneously presented to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A receiving device for simultaneously presenting at least two received multimedia content to a user, comprising:
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at least one receiving component configured to receive at least two multimedia content from at least other device; a media analyzing component configured to determine characteristics of a received multimedia content; an environment analyzing component configured to determine operating conditions of devices associated with the user; a policy engine configured to use the characteristics and operating conditions to retrieve and execute a policy for determining whether the at least two multimedia content are to be simultaneously presented to the user; and a scheduling component configured to simultaneously present the at least two multimedia content to the user according to the policy. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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