Personal communications browser client for remote use in enterprise communications

• US 20070220111A1
• Filed: 03/15/2006
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Borovsky, Andrew, Lin, Andrew, Knight, Jerry, Sundermeyer, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/377,916
• Publication Number:
  US 20070220111A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests

Abstract

In various embodiments, a personal communications browser client is provided. In an embodiment, a communications client operable on a remote computer is provided. The client includes a media player and a content file accessible by the media player. The media player operates responsive to the content file. The media player implements the communications client. The media player implements a user interface and a server interface. The media player receives schedule data related to upcoming communications sessions. The media player predicts upcoming communications sessions. The media player modifies the user interface in conjunction with predicted upcoming communications sessions.

Claims

1. A communications client operable on a remote computer, comprising:

a media player;

a content file accessible by the media player;

wherein;

the media player operates responsive to the content file, the media player to implement the communications client,

the media player implementing;

a user interface;

and

a server interface;

and wherein the media player receives schedule data related to upcoming communications sessions, predicts upcoming communications sessions, and modifies the user interface in conjunction with predicted upcoming communications sessions.

2. The client of claim 1, wherein:

The media player is further to implement a local interface.

3. The client of claim 2, wherein:

the local interface interacts with a local repository of information.

4. The client of claim 2, wherein:

the media player is further to evaluate capabilities of the remote computer responsive to the content file.

5. The client of claim 2, wherein:

the server interface communicates with a server via a wireless connection.

6. The client of claim 2, wherein:

the server interface communicates with a server via an internet connection.

7. The client of claim 1, wherein:

the client is embodied in a machine-readable medium.

8. A method, comprising:

downloading a communications client operable on a remote computer from a server, the communications client including a content file which causes a media player to implement the communications client;

the client assessing capabilities of the remote computer;

the client operating a user interface providing communications capabilities and a communications connection;

the client accessing information from a server database;

the client receiving schedule information related to upcoming communications sessions;

the client predicting upcoming communications sessions responsive to the schedule information;

and

the client modifying the user interface responsive to the predicting.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

completing the communications connection through the user interface.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

requesting the communications client from the server.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the communications capabilities include voice communications.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the communications capabilities include peer-to-peer communications.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the communications capabilities include email communications.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the communications capabilities include video communications.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the communications capabilities include one or more of voice, peer-to-peer, video and email communications.

16. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the method is implemented by a processor responsive to instructions, the instructions embodied in a machine-readable medium.

17. A method, comprising:

sending a communications client operable on a remote computer to the remote computer, the communications client including a content file which causes a media player to implement the communications client;

routing communications to the communications client on the remote computer;

and

sending server data to the communications client on the remote computer, the server data including schedule data for upcoming communications sessions, the server data enabling the communications client to predict upcoming communications sessions and to modify a user interface responsive to the predicted upcoming communications sessions.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving an access request from the remote computer for the communications client.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

terminating access by communications client at the remote computer.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein:

routing communications includes routing multiple communications channels to the communications client at the remote computer.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein:

communications channels are routed over the internet.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein:

communications channels are routed over a wireless network.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:

means for accessing data on the remote device.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:

a local interface, the local interface further included in instructions of the content file.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:

an authentication key.

22-1. An apparatus, comprising:

a user interface;

a server interface;

a content file including instructions for a media player to execute, the media player implementing the user interface and the server interface responsive to the instructions of the content file, the media player receiving schedule data related to upcoming communications sessions, the media player predicting upcoming communications sessions responsive to the instructions of the content file, and the media player modifying the user interface in conjunction with predicted upcoming communications sessions responsive to the instructions of the content file;

and

a media player to access the content file on a remote device.