Multi-modal communication using a session specific proxy server
First Claim
1. A method for multi-modal communication comprising:
- generating a multi-modal proxy identifier and a multi-modal session identifier by a network element;
providing the multi-modal proxy identifier and the multi-modal session identifier to a first multi-modal browser of a terminal and at least one second multi-modal browser;
sending, by the terminal, an information fetch request for requested information from the first multi-modal browser, the information fetch request having the multi-modal session identifier, to a multi-modal session proxy server identified by the multi-modal proxy identifier;
fetching the requested information from a content server and caching the requested information in the multi-modal proxy server, referencing the requested information by the multi-modal session identifier; and
determining, for a session, a multi-modal session specific proxy server from a plurality of multi-modal session proxy servers and providing the multi-modal proxy identifier of the determined multi-modal session specific proxy server from the plurality of multi-modal session proxy servers to both the first and second multi-modal browsers.
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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).
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5 Claims
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1. A method for multi-modal communication comprising:
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generating a multi-modal proxy identifier and a multi-modal session identifier by a network element; providing the multi-modal proxy identifier and the multi-modal session identifier to a first multi-modal browser of a terminal and at least one second multi-modal browser; sending, by the terminal, an information fetch request for requested information from the first multi-modal browser, the information fetch request having the multi-modal session identifier, to a multi-modal session proxy server identified by the multi-modal proxy identifier; fetching the requested information from a content server and caching the requested information in the multi-modal proxy server, referencing the requested information by the multi-modal session identifier; and determining, for a session, a multi-modal session specific proxy server from a plurality of multi-modal session proxy servers and providing the multi-modal proxy identifier of the determined multi-modal session specific proxy server from the plurality of multi-modal session proxy servers to both the first and second multi-modal browsers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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