Communication manager for providing multimedia in a group communication network
First Claim
1. A method in a communication manager for communicating multimedia among a plurality of communication devices (CDs) operating in a group communication network, the method comprising:
- receiving a first media of a first type;
receiving a second media of a second type, the first and second media each being received from one of the plurality of CDs; and
selectively broadcasting the first media, the second media, or both concurrently, to at least one of the plurality of CDs via a half duplex channel based on an expected capability of one or more of the plurality of CDs to play the first and second types of media.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing group communication services is disclosed. Each of a plurality of group communication devices converts media, such as video, audio, image and/or data into data packets suitable for transmission over a data network, such as the Internet. The data packets are selectively transmitted through the data network to a communications manager. The communications manager acts as a configurable switch, allowing communications from any communication device to be selectively routed to the plurality of communication devices based on the types of the communication devices and/or the requests received from the corresponding users. The communications manager further allows users of other communication systems and devices to participate in group communications with each other.
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29 Claims
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1. A method in a communication manager for communicating multimedia among a plurality of communication devices (CDs) operating in a group communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving a first media of a first type; receiving a second media of a second type, the first and second media each being received from one of the plurality of CDs; and selectively broadcasting the first media, the second media, or both concurrently, to at least one of the plurality of CDs via a half duplex channel based on an expected capability of one or more of the plurality of CDs to play the first and second types of media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions when executed by one or more processors comprises:
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a set of instructions for receiving a first media of a first type; a set of instructions for receiving a second media of a second type, the first and second media each being received from one of a plurality of communication devices (CDs); and a set of instructions for communicating multimedia among the plurality of CDs operating in a group communication network, further selectively broadcasting the first media, the second media, or both concurrently, to at least one of the plurality of CDs via a half duplex channel based on an expected capability of one or more of the plurality of CDs to play the first and second types of media. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for communicating multimedia among a plurality of communication devices (CDs) operating in a group communication network, comprising:
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means for receiving a first media of a first type; means for receiving a second media of a second type, the first and second media each being received from one of the plurality of CDs; and means for selectively broadcasting the first media, the second media, or both concurrently, to at least one of the plurality of CDs via a half duplex channel based on an expected capability of one or more of the plurality of CDs to play the first and second types of media. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication manager, comprising:
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a receiver capable to receive a first media and a second media of first and second types, respectively, the first and second media each being received from one of a plurality of communication devices (CDs); a transmitter; and a processor programmed to communicate multimedia among the plurality of CDs operating in a group communication network capable to selectively broadcast the first media, the second media, or both concurrently, to at least one of the plurality of CDs via a half duplex channel based on an expected capability of one or more of the plurality of CDs to play the first and second types of media. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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