Mobile Communication Device Providing N-Way Communication Through A Plurality Of Communication Devices

• US 20120315951A1
• Filed: 08/21/2012
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Karaoguz, Jeyhan
• Granted Patent: US 8,989,805 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/125 Details of gateway equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/126 Interworking of session control protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/00 Interfaces specially adapted for wireless communication networks

Abstract

A device may provide N-Way communication through multiple communication services. The device may receive user data from a user interface and incoming data from a communication interface. The incoming data may be received through a first communication service. The device may combine the user data and incoming data, including through any combination of encoding or decoding processes. The device may also send the combined data using the communication interface, such as through a second communication service. The device may also receive first incoming data through a first communication service and second incoming data through a second communication service. The device may combine the first incoming data and second incoming data for display on a user interface or to send across a third communication service.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a communication interface;

a user interface; and

combination logic in communication with the communication interface and the user interface, the combination logic configured to;

encode user data received from the user interface to obtain encoded user data;

transcode incoming data received through the communication interface to obtain transcoded incoming data;

combine the encoded user data and transcoded incoming data to obtain combined data; and

send the combined data using the communication interface.

2. The device of claim 1, where the communication interface is configured to:

receive the incoming data through a first communication service; and

send the combined data through a second communication service different from the first communication service.

3. The device of claim 1, where the combination logic is configured to:

encode the user data into an outgoing encoding scheme; and

transcode the incoming data into the outgoing encoding scheme.

4. The device of claim 3, where the combination logic is further configured to:

select the outgoing encoding scheme in view of a communication service to be used to send the combined data.

5. The device of claim 1, where the combination logic is configured to:

combine the encoded user data and transcoded incoming data by combining a first analog signal corresponding to the encoded user data with a second analog signal corresponding to the transcoded incoming data.

6. The device of claim 1, where the combination logic is configured to:

combine the encoded user data and transcoded incoming data by combining a first digital signal corresponding to the encoded user data with a second digital signal corresponding to the transcoded incoming data.

7. The device of claim 1, where the combination logic is configured to:

combine the encoded user data and transcoded incoming data by combining a first packet stream corresponding to the encoded user data with a second packet stream corresponding to the transcoded incoming data.

8. A device comprising:

a communication interface;

a user interface; and

combination logic in communication with the communication interface and the user interface, the combination logic configured to;

receive unencoded user data from the user interface;

decode incoming data received through the communication interface to obtain unencoded incoming data;

combine the unencoded user data and unencoded incoming data to obtain combined data; and

send the combined data using the communication interface.

9. The device of claim 8, where the communication interface is configured to:

receive the incoming data through a first communication service; and

send the combined data through a second communication service different from the first communication service.

10. The device of claim 8, where the combination logic is further configured to:

encode the combined data into an outgoing encoding scheme before sending the combined data.

11. The device of claim 10, where combination logic is further configured to:

select the outgoing encoding scheme in view of a communication service to be used to send the combined data.

12. The device of claim 8, where the combination logic is configured to:

combine the encoded user data and transcoded incoming data by combining a first analog signal corresponding to the encoded user data with a second analog signal corresponding to the transcoded incoming data.

13. The device of claim 8, where the combination logic is configured to:

combine the encoded user data and transcoded incoming data by combining a first digital signal corresponding to the encoded user data with a second digital signal corresponding to the transcoded incoming data.

14. The device of claim 8, where the combination logic is configured to:

combine the encoded user data and transcoded incoming data by combining a first packet stream corresponding to the encoded user data with a second packet stream corresponding to the transcoded incoming data.

15. A device comprising:

a communication interface; and

combination logic in communication with the communication interface, the combination logic configured to;

transcode first incoming data received through the communication interface to obtain encoded first data;

transcode second incoming data received through the communication interface to obtain transcoded second data;

combine the transcoded first data and transcoded second data to obtain combined data; and

send the combined data using the communication interface.

16. The device of claim 15, where the communication interface is configured to:

receive the first incoming data through a first communication service;

receive the second incoming data through a second communication service different from the first communication service; and

send the combined data through a third communication service different from the first and second communication services.

17. The device of claim 15, further comprising:

a user interface;

and where the combination logic is further configured to;

present the combined data through the user interface.

18. The device of claim 15, further comprising:

a user interface;

and where the combination logic is further configured to;

present the combined data through the user interface instead of sending the combined data using the communication interface.

19. The device of claim 15, where the combination logic is configured to:

transcode the first incoming data into an outgoing encoding scheme; and

transcode the second incoming data into the outgoing encoding scheme.

20. The device of claim 15, where the combination logic is further configured to:

select the outgoing encoding scheme in view of a communication service to be used to send the combined data.