Method and system for multi-modal communications
First Claim
1. A method for providing selectively provisionable, multi-modal communications, comprising:
- detecting a provisioning condition associated with a client device;
selecting a communications mode from the group consisting of a first usage mode, a second usage mode, and a third usage mode based on the provisioning condition,wherein the first, second and third usage modes are each associated with respective communications functions resident on the client device irrespective of the provisioning condition;
wherein the first usage mode provides communications only within a defined domain, the second usage mode provides communications within the defined domain as described in the first usage mode and further provides out-of-domain communications capability and the third usage mode provides communications within the defined domain, out of domain communications capability as described in the first and second usage modes and additionally provides video-enhanced communications capability; and
displaying an interface corresponding to the selected communications mode.
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Abstract
A system and method for provisionable, multi-modal communications, including detecting a provisioning condition, selecting a communications mode based on the provisioning condition from a first usage mode, a second usage mode, and a third usage mode, and displaying an interface corresponding to the selected communications mode. The first usage mode includes a first communications channel supporting a first communication data consisting of instant messages (IM) and in-network voice data. The second usage mode includes a second communications channel supporting a second communication data consisting of IM, in-network voice data and out-of-network voice data. The third usage mode includes a second communications channel supporting a third communication data comprising video data.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for providing selectively provisionable, multi-modal communications, comprising:
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detecting a provisioning condition associated with a client device; selecting a communications mode from the group consisting of a first usage mode, a second usage mode, and a third usage mode based on the provisioning condition, wherein the first, second and third usage modes are each associated with respective communications functions resident on the client device irrespective of the provisioning condition; wherein the first usage mode provides communications only within a defined domain, the second usage mode provides communications within the defined domain as described in the first usage mode and further provides out-of-domain communications capability and the third usage mode provides communications within the defined domain, out of domain communications capability as described in the first and second usage modes and additionally provides video-enhanced communications capability; and displaying an interface corresponding to the selected communications mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for use with a device on a communications network, comprising:
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a computer readable non-transitory medium having computer readable program code modules embodied in said medium for providing selectively provisionable, multi-modal communications; a computer readable first program code module for causing a computer to detect a provisioning condition associated with the device; a computer readable second program code module for causing a computer to select a communications mode from the group consisting of a first usage mode, a second usage mode, and a third usage mode based on the provisioning condition, a computer readable first usage mode communication function module; a computer readable second usage mode communication function module; a computer readable third usage mode communication function module; wherein the first, second and third usage modes are each associated with the respective communications function module; wherein the first usage mode provides communications only within a defined domain, the second usage mode provides communications within the defined domain as described in the first usage mode and further provides out-of-domain communications capability and the third usage mode provides communications within the defined domain, out of domain communications capability as described in the first and second usage modes and additionally provides video-enhanced communications capability; and a computer readable third program code module for causing a computer to display an interface corresponding to the selected communications mode.
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