Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A communication system, comprising:
- a gateway node, coupled to a communication network through an interface, the gateway node configured to progressively receive and progressively store streaming media associated with a conversation forwarded by a first participant of the conversation using a first communication device and intended for a second participant of the conversation using a telephone or radio, the storage of the streaming media at the gateway node occurring automatically without receiving store instructions from the second participant to store the streaming media;
a user interface configured to receive conversation control instructions from the second participant of the conversation using the telephone or radio, the conversation control instructions directing the gateway node to selectively and progressively forward the streaming media over the communication network to the telephone or radio (i) as the streaming media is progressively received at the gateway node and (ii) out of storage at a selected time after the streaming media was received and progressively stored; and
a converter configured to translate, as needed, the streaming media between the media formats used by the gateway node and the communication network.
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Abstract
A remote conversation management device to manage conversations on a first communication device. The method includes maintaining a gateway node having a first interface to enable the gateway node to receive conversation control information from the remote conversation management device and a second interface to couple the gateway node to a communication network, where the communication network is configured to support a conversation between a first communication device and one or more other communication devices over the communication network. The method further includes storing in a message buffer the media of the conversation as the media is received through the second interface from the communication network and receiving conversation control information from the remote conversation management device through the first interface. The method further includes managing the rendering of the media of the conversation for the first communication device in response to the received control information from the remote conversation management device by controlling the timing of when the media of the conversation is (i) retrieved from the message buffer and (ii) transmitted over the communication network to the first communication device.
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29 Claims
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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a gateway node, coupled to a communication network through an interface, the gateway node configured to progressively receive and progressively store streaming media associated with a conversation forwarded by a first participant of the conversation using a first communication device and intended for a second participant of the conversation using a telephone or radio, the storage of the streaming media at the gateway node occurring automatically without receiving store instructions from the second participant to store the streaming media; a user interface configured to receive conversation control instructions from the second participant of the conversation using the telephone or radio, the conversation control instructions directing the gateway node to selectively and progressively forward the streaming media over the communication network to the telephone or radio (i) as the streaming media is progressively received at the gateway node and (ii) out of storage at a selected time after the streaming media was received and progressively stored; and a converter configured to translate, as needed, the streaming media between the media formats used by the gateway node and the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18)
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14. A communication method, comprising:
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progressively receiving at a gateway node, through an interface coupling the gateway node and a communication network, streaming media forwarded by a first participant of a conversation using a first communication device and intended for a second participant of the conversation using a telephone or radio; progressively storing on the gateway node the streaming media as the streaming media is received over the communication network through the interface the storage of the streaming media at the gateway node occurring automatically without receiving instructions from the second participant to store the streaming media; receiving conversation control instructions at the gateway node from the second participant using the telephone or radio; selectively and progressively forwarding, in response to the received conversation control instructions, the streaming media to the telephone or radio; (i) as the streaming media is progressively received at the gateway node; and (ii) out of storage at a selected time after the streaming media was received and progressively stored; and translating, as needed, the streaming media between media formats used by the gateway node and the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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