Multi-modal communication using a session specific proxy server

• US 7,536,454 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2005
• Issued: 05/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Balasuriya, Senaka
• Primary Examiner(s): Etienne; Ario
• Assistant Examiner(s): Alam; Uzma
• Application Number:
  US11/232,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20060106935A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,335 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/228, 709/204, 709/217, 709/229, 725/110, 370/359
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1045 Proxies, e.g. for session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1046 Call controllers; Call servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70

Abstract

A method and apparatus for multi-modal communication includes a controller (236) operably coupled to at least one multi-modal session proxy server (226). On a per multi-modal session basis, the controller (236) provides the multi-modal session proxy server (226) with a multi-modal proxy identifier (138). The multi-modal proxy identifier (138) is then provided to at least one browser with a per session multi-modal proxy evaluator (220) having a browser proxy identifier (140) wherein the browser proxy identifier (140) is evaluated in view of the multi-modal proxy identifier (138). The multi-modal session proxy server (226) then receives an information request (231) from the browser with per session multi-modal proxy evaluator (220) wherein the requested information is fetched from a content server (240). When the requested information is retrieved, a multi-modal synchronization coordinator (122) notifies the other browser with per session multi-modal proxy evaluator (232), via a multi-modal synchronization interface (234).

Claims

1. An apparatus for multi-modal communication comprising:

a first browser with a per session multi-modal proxy evaluator and a first browser proxy identifier, the first browser operably coupled to a first browser multi-modal synchronization interface;

at least one second browser with a per session multi-modal proxy evaluator and a second browser proxy identifier, the at least one second browser operably coupled to a second browser multi-modal synchronization interface;

a multi-modal synchronization coordinator operably coupled to the first browser multi-modal synchronization interface and the second browser multi-modal synchronization interface, whereupon the multi-modal synchronization coordinator synchronizes the first browser and the at least one second browser during a multi-modal session; and

at least one multi-modal session proxy server having a proxy address, the multi-modal session proxy server operably coupled to the first browser, the at least one second browser and the multi-modal synchronization coordinator, wherein the first browser dynamically updates the first browser proxy identifier on a per session basis and the second browser dynamically updates the second browser proxy identifier on a per session basis.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a controller operably coupled to the multi-modal session proxy server, wherein the controller determines, on a per session basis, a multi-modal proxy identifier representing the proxy address and provides the multi-modal proxy identifier to the first browser and the at least one second browser.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising:

at least one information request provided by at least one of the first browser and the at least one second browser to the multi-modal session proxy server whereby the multi-modal session proxy fetches requested information from a content server; and

wherein if the requested information is provided to the at least one second browser, the first browser is updated via the first browser multi-modal synchronization interface through the multi-modal synchronization coordinator and if the requested information is provided to the first browser, the at least one second browser is updated via the second browser multi-modal synchronization interface through the multi-modal synchronization coordinator.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the first browser is a graphical browser and the at least one second browser is a voice browser.