System and method for multi-platform, multimedia information and communication network-independent servers
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- a plurality of communication terminals;
a distribution system for selectively delivering communication information between and among any of said terminals;
at least one home system associated with a subset of said terminals wherein at least one of said terminals is remote from said at least one home system, said home system including a distribution system for selectively accessing a plurality of applications;
said remote terminal including a communication information rerouting system for redirecting a portion of communication information, which had been originally directed to said remote terminal, for use in accessing an application of said plurality of applications to said at least one home system associated with said remote terminal; and
a system operative under control of a home system to which communication information has been redirected for accessing one or more of said applications and for providing information from accessed ones of said applications to said originally directed terminal.
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Abstract
The inventive system and method provide an integrated information and communication network to any number of associated communication terminals. The invention includes at least one home system or server containing a plurality of applications for performing communication and information services. The home system allows the associated communication terminals to connect and access the applications to receive any of the variety of information and communication services directly from the home system. Communication information in the form of communication signals, data, or any combination of the two may be sent between the communication terminals and the home system. Such information may be provided by the user, by the home system, or may be obtained or processed by any of the available applications. The inventive integration of such services allows communication terminals to receive calling services and information simultaneously in addition to being able to access such information services, such as the Internet, directly.
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53 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a plurality of communication terminals; a distribution system for selectively delivering communication information between and among any of said terminals; at least one home system associated with a subset of said terminals wherein at least one of said terminals is remote from said at least one home system, said home system including a distribution system for selectively accessing a plurality of applications; said remote terminal including a communication information rerouting system for redirecting a portion of communication information, which had been originally directed to said remote terminal, for use in accessing an application of said plurality of applications to said at least one home system associated with said remote terminal; and a system operative under control of a home system to which communication information has been redirected for accessing one or more of said applications and for providing information from accessed ones of said applications to said originally directed terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A multi-platform, multimedia information and communication system connected to a communications network comprising:
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a plurality of user terminals; a distribution system for selectively delivering communication information to or from any of said terminals; at least one server associated with a plurality of applications, said server further associated with at least a subset of said terminals, wherein at least one terminal is remote from said server; and said remote terminal includes an information routing system for redirecting a portion of communication information, originally directed to said remote terminal, for use in accessing an application of said plurality of applications to said at least one server associated with said remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for providing multimedia data services comprising the steps of:
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associating at least one server with a plurality of user terminals over a communication network wherein said user terminals use said server to access functions of a home system that are available to said user terminals only through the use of said server; receiving first communication information from at least one of said user terminals, said first communication information associated with a communication made with respect to said at least one of said user terminals using a first media type; accessing one or more of a plurality of applications of said home system providing said functions responsive to said communication information; and sending second communication information processed or obtained by said one or more of said plurality of applications to said at least one of said user terminals, said second communication information being provided to a user of said user terminal in a second media type, said first and second media types being different media types. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A communication system comprising:
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a local system remote from the public system for handling telecommunications to and from a plurality of communication devices; a plurality of applications available to said devices, said availability being controlled by said local system; means for allowing any such devices to selectively access any of said applications during a communication connection directed to or from said devices, said communication connection being other than a communication connection providing said selective access to said applications; and means for extending the operation of said means for allowing any such devices to selectively access any of said applications to a select set of communication terminals remote from said local system. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A communication system comprising:
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a communication network; a plurality of user terminals wherein at least one of said terminals is remote from a server system providing application execution for said remote terminal, said remote terminal including an intelligent information rerouting system for redirecting information originally sent to said remote terminal to said server system; at least one server system having a plurality of local applications, said server system further having a user profile of said remote terminal available to an application of said plurality of applications; and said server system operable to access said user profile searching for information associated with said redirected information wherein upon locating said information said server sends said located information to said remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A communication system comprising:
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a plurality of cellular telephones; a plurality of applications for providing communication or information services, said plurality of applications including at least one application selected from the group consisting of a conference call application, a number retrieval application, an information update application, a voice-mail application, and a pager application; and at least one home system associated with a cellular telephone of said plurality of cellular telephones, wherein said home system provides application processing using said plurality of applications in response to communications redirected by said cellular telephone, thereby providing functionality of one or more applications of said plurality of applications to one of said plurality of cellular telephones.
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