Handling of multimedia call sessions and attachments using multi-network simulcasting
First Claim
1. A method of handling multimedia information through multi-network simulcasting, the method comprising:
- receiving multimedia information designated for an access device, wherein the multimedia information comprises streaming media;
determining whether the access device is compatible with the multimedia information; and
adapting non-compatible multimedia information to be compatible with the access device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus supporting the handling of multimedia information using simulcasting using a broadband access gateway are disclosed. A broadband access gateway supporting both a personal area network and a broadband network may receive multimedia information during exchanges between access devices over a wireless wide area network. The wireless wide area network may intercept multimedia information, and may, for example, determine that the access device of the recipient is incompatible with the multimedia information. The wide area network may then redirect the multimedia information to a broadband access gateway that may cause the storage of the received multimedia information. In another representative embodiment of the present invention, the wide area network may adapt intercepted multimedia information to be compatible with the access device of the recipient, and may also redirect the original intercepted multimedia information to a broadband access gateway. The broadband access gateway may then cause the original intercepted multimedia information to be stored for later access. A recipient of the multimedia attachment or information may be notified of the redirection of the multimedia attachment or information, and may retrieve the stored multimedia information using a wired or wireless access device.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of handling multimedia information through multi-network simulcasting, the method comprising:
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receiving multimedia information designated for an access device, wherein the multimedia information comprises streaming media; determining whether the access device is compatible with the multimedia information; and adapting non-compatible multimedia information to be compatible with the access device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system supporting handling multimedia information through multi-network simulcasting, the system comprising:
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an access device capable of communicating multimedia information via a wireless wide area network communicatively coupled to a broadband network, wherein the multimedia information comprises streaming media; a gateway for communicatively coupling to the broadband network and at least one wireless interface, the gateway capable of selectively exchanging multimedia information among at least one wireless interface and the broadband network, and of communicating with the plurality of access devices via the at least one wireless interface; and the gateway capable of adapting non-compatible multimedia information to be compatible with the access device based upon at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections for operating a system supporting handling multimedia information through multi-network simulcasting, the code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the operations comprising:
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receiving multimedia information designated for an access device, wherein the multimedia information comprises streaming media; determining whether the access device is compatible with the multimedia information; and adapting non-compatible multimedia information to be compatible with the access device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system supporting handling of multimedia information through multi-network simulcasting, the system comprising:
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a gateway for communicatively coupling to a broadband network and at least one wireless interface, the gateway capable of selectively exchanging multimedia information among at least one wireless interface and the broadband network, and of communicating with an access device via the at least one wireless interface; and the gateway capable of adapting non-compatible multimedia information to be compatible with the access device based upon at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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