System and method for providing multimedia content between a plurality of user terminals

• US 7,987,232 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2009
• Issued: 07/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Woodruff, Allison Gyle, Aoki, Paul Masami, Thornton, James D., Grinter, Rebecca E., Szymanski, Margaret H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wasel; Mohamed
• Application Number:
  US12/538,795
• Publication Number:
  US 20090313553A1
• Time in Patent Office: 715 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/205
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

A system and method for providing multimedia content between a plurality of user terminals is presented. A first multimedia presentation on a first user terminal is selected by a first user. Data corresponding to the first multimedia presentation is transmitted to a second user terminal. Data is received corresponding to a second multimedia presentation from the second user terminal by the first user terminal. The first multimedia presentation or the second multimedia presentation is displayed on the first user terminal and the second user terminal based on, respectively, a first profile of the first user terminal and a second profile of the second user terminal.

Claims

1. A system for providing multimedia content between a plurality of user terminals, comprising:

a communication interface adapted to transmit data to one or more user terminals and to receive data from the one or more user terminals;

a memory storing program instructions;

a processor configured to execute the program instructions, wherein the program instructions comprise;

identifying a selection of a first multimedia presentation on a first user terminal by a first user;

transmitting data corresponding to the first multimedia presentation to a second user terminal via the communication interface;

receiving data by the first user terminal corresponding to a second multimedia presentation from the second user terminal via the communication interface;

processing requests from each of the first user of the first user terminal and the second user of the second user terminal to dynamically control the priority of the presentation of the first multimedia presentation and the second multimedia presentation on their respective user terminals based on a profile of each of their respective user terminals; and

displaying the first multimedia presentation or the second multimedia presentation on the first user terminal and the second user terminal according to, respectively, the first profile of the first user terminal and the second profile of the second user terminal.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the profile includes a user selected profile for allowing a user to customize the displaying.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the program instructions further comprise capturing first continuous media streams associated with the first multimedia presentation.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein transmitting data that corresponds to the first multimedia presentation includes transmitting the first continuous media streams to the second user terminal.

5. The system according to claim 3, wherein the first continuous media streams includes at least one of captured voice signals from the first user and captured video signals from an environment.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein receiving data corresponding to a second multimedia presentation includes receiving second continuous media stream from the second user terminal.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the program instructions further comprise mixing the second multimedia presentation and the second continuous media streams.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the program instructions further comprise accessing the first multimedia presentation from a storage source.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the storage source is one of a memory within the first user terminal, an external storage medium coupled to the first user terminal, and an external source accessible by the first user terminal via a wireless communication link.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein transmitting data to the second user terminal includes transmitting access data that allows the second user terminal to access the first multimedia presentation selected by the first user from a storage source.

11. A method for providing multimedia content between a plurality of user terminals, comprising:

selecting a first multimedia presentation on a first user terminal by a first user;

transmitting data corresponding to the first multimedia presentation to a second user terminal;

receiving data by the first user terminal corresponding to a second multimedia presentation from the second user terminal;

processing requests from each of the first user of the first user terminal and the second user of the second user terminal to dynamically control the priority of the presentation of the first multimedia presentation and the second multimedia presentation on their respective user terminals based on a profile of each of their respective user terminals; and

displaying the first multimedia presentation or the second multimedia presentation on the first user terminal and the second user terminal according to, respectively, the first profile of the first user terminal and the second profile of the second user terminal.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the profile includes a user selected profile for allowing a user to customize the displaying.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

capturing first continuous media streams associated with the first multimedia presentation.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein transmitting data that corresponds to the first multimedia presentation includes transmitting the first continuous media streams to the second user terminal.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the first continuous media streams includes at least one of captured voice signals from the first user and captured video signals from an environment.

16. The method according to claim 11, wherein receiving data corresponding to a second multimedia presentation includes receiving second continuous media stream from the second user terminal.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

mixing the second multimedia presentation and the second continuous media streams.

18. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

accessing the first multimedia presentation from a storage source.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the storage source is one of a memory within the first user terminal, an external storage medium coupled to the first user terminal, and an external source accessible by the first user terminal via a wireless communication link.

20. The method according to claim 11, wherein transmitting data to the second user terminal includes transmitting access data that allows the second user terminal to access the first multimedia presentation selected by the first user from a storage source.