Apparatus and method for multimedia communication
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsMehrad Yasrebi, James Jackson
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to transmit to a media server a request for distribution of media content to one or more targeted recipients according to a user profile associated with the communication device that is stored in the media server. The format of the media content can be adjusted by the media server based at least in part on the user profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a media system having a processor, a request from a communication device to distribute content;
- accessing, by the media system, media content responsive to the request;
- accessing, by the media system, a user profile associated with the communication device responsive to the request, wherein the user profile includes distribution information indicating targeted recipient devices for the media content, a type of distribution associated with the targeted recipient devices, and a recipient format for the media content associated with the targeted recipient devices;
- adjusting, by the media system, a format of the media content according to the recipient format to generate adjusted media content;
- transmitting, by the media system, the adjusted media content to a first portion of the target recipient devices according to the type of distribution;
- and
- providing, by the media system, access to the adjusted media content to a second portion of the targeted recipient devices according to the type of distribution.
A server, comprising:
- a memory storing computer instructions;
- and
- a processor coupled with the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising:
- receiving from a communication device a request to distribute content;
- accessing a user profile responsive to the request, wherein the user profile includes distribution information indicating targeted recipient devices for media content, a type of distribution associated with the targeted recipient devices, and a recipient format for the media content associated with the targeted recipient devices;
- identifying whether there is a conflict between the request and the user profile;
- applying conflict priority rules to generate a conflict resolution responsive to the conflict being identified;
- accessing the media content responsive to the request;
- adjusting a format of the media content according to the conflict resolution and the distribution information to generate adjusted media content;
- transmitting the adjusted media content to a first portion of the target recipient devices according to the conflict resolution and the distribution information;
- and
- providing access to the adjusted media content to a second portion of the targeted recipient devices according to the conflict resolution and the distribution information.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving from a communication device a request to distribute media content, wherein the request identifies targeted recipient devices;
- identifying a type of device for each of the targeted recipient devices;
- determining a type of distribution for each of the targeted recipient devices based on the type of device;
- determining a recipient format for each of the targeted recipient devices based on the type of device;
- accessing the media content responsive to the request;
- adjusting a format of the media content according to the recipient format to generate adjusted media content;
- transmitting the adjusted media content to a first portion of the target recipient devices according to the type of distribution;
- and
- providing access to the adjusted media content to a second portion of the targeted recipient devices according to the type of distribution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.