US 7,734,793 B2 · Service control framework for seamless transfer of a multimedia conference over different media

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product are provided for seamless transfer of a conference over different media. Initially, a conference is initiated on a first medium with a first set of associated capabilities utilizing a network. During use, a request to transfer the conference to a second medium is received utilizing the network. A second set of capabilities associated with the second medium is then determined in response to the request. Aspects of the conference requiring the first set of capabilities associated with the first medium are then disabled in response to the request. In a similar manner, aspects of the conference supported by the second set of capabilities associated with the second medium are enabled in response to the request. The conference is thus seamlessly continued on the second medium.

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Dependent claims

A method for transferring a multimedia conference over different media for a participant of the conference, comprising:

initiating a multimedia conference on a first medium device using a network, the network configured for:
tracking capabilities associated with the first medium device and a second medium device,
tracking settings associated with the first medium device and the second medium device, and
tracking a user profile associated with the participant;
configuring the conference according to a first set of settings associated with the first medium device and the user profile;
enabling features associated with the conference, wherein the features are supported by a first set of capabilities associated with the first medium device;
reconfiguring the conference according to a second set of settings associated with the second medium device and the user profile, in response to a request for transferring the conference to a second medium device;
disabling features that are supported by the first set of capabilities associated with the first medium device and not supported by a second set of capabilities associated with the second medium device;
enabling features that are supported by the second set of capabilities associated with the second medium device;
and
transferring and continuing the conference on the second medium device.

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A computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage medium for causing a processing device to execute a set of computer codes for transferring a multimedia conference over different media for a participant of the conference, the computer program product comprising:

computer code for initiating a multimedia conference on a first medium device using a network, the network configured for:
tracking capabilities associated with the first medium device and a second medium device,
tracking settings associated with the first medium device and the second medium device, and
tracking a user profile associated with the participant;
computer code for configuring the conference according to a first set of settings associated with the first medium device and the user profile;
computer code for enabling features associated with the conference, wherein the features are supported by a first set of capabilities associated with the first medium device;
computer code for reconfiguring the conference according to a second set of settings associated with the second medium device and the user profile, in response to a request for transferring the conference to a second medium device;
computer code for disabling features that are supported by the first set of capabilities associated with the first medium device and not supported by a second set of capabilities associated with the second medium device;
computer code for enabling features that are supported by the second set of capabilities associated with the second medium device;
and
computer code for transferring and continuing the conference on the second medium device.

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A system for transferring a multimedia conference over different media for a participant of the conference, the system comprising:

a first medium device;
a network configured to:
track capabilities associated with the first medium device and a second medium device,
track settings associated with the first medium device and the second medium device, and
track a user profile associated with the participant;
and
service control logic in communication with the first medium device and the second medium device, the service control logic configured to
configure the conference according to a first set of settings associated with the first medium device and the user profile,
enable features associated with the conference, wherein the features are supported by a first set of capabilities associated with the first medium device,
reconfigure the conference according to a second set of settings associated with the second medium device and the user profile, in response to a request for transferring the conference to a second medium device,
disable features that are supported by the first set of capabilities associated with the first medium device and not supported by a second set of capabilities associated with the second medium device,
enable features that are supported by the second set of capabilities associated with the second medium device, and
transfer and continue the conference on the second medium device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Service control framework for seamless transfer of a multimedia conference over different media

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