Video based interfaces for video message systems and services
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1. A method for providing a multi-media user interface to a calling party over a digital wireless telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving at a communications platform an access request to a multi-media message store associated with a first party, the access request being received from a video capable device that is associated with a video based service, wherein the video capable device is associated with a second party and the access request is for the purpose of depositing a multi-media message into the first party message store;
identifying multi-media content uniquely associated with the message store of the first party, the multi-media content including video content and audio content;
providing at least a portion of the multi-media content to the requesting device, wherein the provided portion comprises instructions to the second party for navigation of the communications platform, prior to deposit of a multi-media message into the first party message store, via actuation of the requesting device;
rendering the at least a portion of the multi-media content on the requesting device;
receiving an actuation from the requesting device; and
augmenting the provision of the multi-media content based on the actuation.
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Abstract
The user interface to a video based telecommunications system is enriched by the provision of multi-media user interfaces. The user interface may include active video portions along with instructional audio or may be icons or thumbnails representing available video information. Menu structures can be animated by changing the color or characteristics of the menu items in synchronization with the audio information and responsive to actions taken by the user.
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1. A method for providing a multi-media user interface to a calling party over a digital wireless telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a communications platform an access request to a multi-media message store associated with a first party, the access request being received from a video capable device that is associated with a video based service, wherein the video capable device is associated with a second party and the access request is for the purpose of depositing a multi-media message into the first party message store; identifying multi-media content uniquely associated with the message store of the first party, the multi-media content including video content and audio content; providing at least a portion of the multi-media content to the requesting device, wherein the provided portion comprises instructions to the second party for navigation of the communications platform, prior to deposit of a multi-media message into the first party message store, via actuation of the requesting device; rendering the at least a portion of the multi-media content on the requesting device; receiving an actuation from the requesting device; and augmenting the provision of the multi-media content based on the actuation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A telecommunications system that provides a multi-media user interface to user devices over a digital wireless telecommunications network, the telecommunications system comprising:
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a transcoding gateway interfacing to the digital wireless network for receiving control, video and audio content and for providing response, video and audio content to the user devices on the digital wireless network; a message store associated with a first party for storing video and audio content; a video media server interfacing to the transcoding gateway and the message store, and in response to being accessed by a second party calling device, being operable to; identify the multi-media message store associated with the first party; identify video and audio content associated with the multi-media message store of the first party; provide at least a portion of the video content and audio content to the second party calling device; receive actuation signals from the second party calling device; and modify further provision of video and audio content based on the received actuation signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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