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First Claim
1. A method for establishing a personal communication between a first user device and a second user device, the first user device and the second user device communicating via voice communication, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a preference resolver device, a first user selection from a first user of the first user device, the first user selection selecting from among a plurality of personal communication modes, the plurality of personal communication modes comprising voice communication and video communication;
receiving, at the preference resolver device, a second user selection from a second user of the second user device, the second user selection selecting from among the plurality of personal communication modes;
determining, with the preference resolver device, whether both the first user selection and the second user selection comprise a video communication selection; and
establishing video communication between the first user device and the second user device based upon a determination that both the first user selection and the second user selection comprise a video communication selection.
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Abstract
According to the invention, a method for establishing a personal communication between an originating end and a terminating end of a communication system is disclosed. In one step, a first number of personal communication modes associated with the originating end is retrieved. A determination is made if a second number of personal communication modes associated with the terminating end comprises any personal communication modes compatible with the first number of personal communication modes. A compatible personal communication mode from the first number of personal communication modes and the second number of personal communication modes is chosen to indicate the compatible personal communication mode to the terminating end.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for establishing a personal communication between a first user device and a second user device, the first user device and the second user device communicating via voice communication, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a preference resolver device, a first user selection from a first user of the first user device, the first user selection selecting from among a plurality of personal communication modes, the plurality of personal communication modes comprising voice communication and video communication; receiving, at the preference resolver device, a second user selection from a second user of the second user device, the second user selection selecting from among the plurality of personal communication modes; determining, with the preference resolver device, whether both the first user selection and the second user selection comprise a video communication selection; and establishing video communication between the first user device and the second user device based upon a determination that both the first user selection and the second user selection comprise a video communication selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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7. A system for establishing personal communication, the system comprising:
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a first user device capable of communicating using a plurality of communication modes, the plurality of communication modes comprising voice communication and video communication; a second user device capable of communicating using the plurality of communication modes, the second user device being in voice communication with the first user device; and a preference resolver device in communication with the first and second user devices, wherein the preference resolver device; receives a first user selection from a first user of the first user device, the first user selection selecting from among the plurality of personal communication modes; receives a second user selection from a second user of the second user device, the second user selection selecting from among the plurality of personal communication modes; determines whether both the first user selection and the second user selection comprise a video communication selection; and establishes video communication between the first user device and the second user device based upon a determination that both the first user selection and the second user selection comprise a video communication selection.
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10. A method for establishing a personal communication between a first user device and a second user device, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a preference resolver device, a first prioritized list of a first plurality of personal messaging modes of which the first user device is capable, in order of preference of a first user of the first device; receiving, at the preference resolver device, a second prioritized list of a second plurality of personal messaging modes of which the second user device is capable, in order of preference of a second user of the second device; comparing, with the preference resolver device, the first prioritized list with the second prioritized list; automatically identifying, with the preference resolver device, a preferred personal messaging mode for communication between the first user device and the second user device over a communication network, the preferred personal messaging mode comprising a highest ranked match from each of the first and second prioritized lists; and communicating the preferred personal messaging mode from the preference resolver device to at least one of the user devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for establishing a personal communication between a first user device and a second user device, the system comprising:
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a communication network; and a preference resolver device in communication with the communication network, wherein the preference resolver device; receives a first prioritized list of a first plurality of personal messaging modes of which the first user device is capable, in order of preference of a first user of the first device; receives a second prioritized list of a second plurality of personal messaging modes of which the second user device is capable, in order of preference of a second user of the second device; compares the first prioritized list with the second prioritized list; automatically identifies a preferred personal messaging mode for communication between the first user device and the second user device over a communication network, the preferred personal messaging mode comprising a highest ranked match from each of the first and second prioritized lists; and communicates the preferred personal messaging mode to at least one of the user devices. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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