Method and apparatus for multimodal communication with user control of delivery modality
First Claim
1. A method of multimodal communication comprising:
- outputting information for output to a user in a first output modality of a plurality of multimodal output modalities;
receiving a user provided output modality change command; and
re-providing the information for output to the user in a second output modality of the plurality of multimodal output modalities in response to receiving the output modality change command wherein the plurality of multimodal output modalities includes at least an audible modality and a visual modality; and
wherein;
outputting information in a first output modality includes outputting, by a network element remote from a first unit, information destined for the first unit for output to the user in the first output modality;
wherein receiving an output modality change command includes receiving, by the network element, the output modality change command; and
wherein re-providing the information in the second output modality includes, resending, by the network element, the information for output to the user in the second output modality destined for the first unit wherein the second output modality is different from the first output modality.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing multimodal communication outputs information, such as retrieved content, in a first modality. An output modality change command is generated, such as via a multimodal user input interface, or other suitable mechanism. A multimodal communication apparatus and method then reprovides the previously output information as reprovided information in a different output modality in response to receiving the output modality change command. Accordingly, a user or unit may have content delivered in one modality and redelivered in a different preferred modality or modalities. Accordingly, a user or device may request output modalities dynamically so that content can be delivered using a different user preference after the content has already been provided in a first modality.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of multimodal communication comprising:
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outputting information for output to a user in a first output modality of a plurality of multimodal output modalities; receiving a user provided output modality change command; and re-providing the information for output to the user in a second output modality of the plurality of multimodal output modalities in response to receiving the output modality change command wherein the plurality of multimodal output modalities includes at least an audible modality and a visual modality; and
wherein;outputting information in a first output modality includes outputting, by a network element remote from a first unit, information destined for the first unit for output to the user in the first output modality; wherein receiving an output modality change command includes receiving, by the network element, the output modality change command; and wherein re-providing the information in the second output modality includes, resending, by the network element, the information for output to the user in the second output modality destined for the first unit wherein the second output modality is different from the first output modality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A network element for providing multimodal communication comprising:
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means for outputting requested information to a remote device in a first output modality of a plurality of multimodal output modalities for a user; and means, reponsive to an output modality change command, received from the remote device, for re-providing the information in a different and second output modality of the plurality of multimodal output modalities, for the user, wherein the plurality of multimodal output modalities includes at least an audible modality and a visual modality. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of multimodal communication comprising:
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outputting information for output to a user in a first output modality of a plurality of multimodal output modalities; receiving a user provided output modality change command; re-providing the information for output to the user in a second output modality of the plurality of multimodal output modalities in response to receiving the output modality change command; outputting information in a first output modality includes outputting, by a network element, remote from a first unit, information destined for the first unit for output to the user in the first output modality; wherein receiving an output modality change command includes receiving, by the network element, the output modality change command; wherein re-providing the information in the second output modality includes, resending, by the network element, the information for output to a user in the second output modality destined for the first unit; and wherein outputting information in a first output modality includes outputting information as at least one of a visual output and audible output and wherein re-providing the information in a second modality in response to receiving the output modality wherein the different modality is at least one of a visual output and an audible output.
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