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Dynamic destination-determined multimedia avatars for interactive on-line communications

  • US 6,453,294 B1
  • Filed: 05/31/2000
  • Issued: 09/17/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for controlling communications, comprising:

  • receiving communications content and determining a text, audio, or video input mode of the content;

    determining a user-specified text, audio, or video output mode for the content for delivering the content to a destination; and

    transcoding the content from the text, audio, or video input mode to the user-specified text, audio, or video output mode prior to delivering the content to the destination utilizing a transcoder selected from the group consisting of a text-to-text transcoder, a text-to-audio transcoder, a text-to-video transcoder, an audio-to-text transcoder, an audio-to-audio transcoder, an audio-to-video transcoder, a video-to-text transcoder, a video-to-audio transcoder, and a video-to-video transcoder.

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