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US 8,046,356 B2Granted
Multimedia portal
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsPaul T. Schultz, Robert A. Sartini
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Abstract
A system receives, from a first user, a communication request for a second user and determines, in response to receiving the communication request, whether a trigger is satisfied. The system may aggregate, in response to determining that the trigger is satisfied, content of different types to form multimedia content and provide the multimedia content to the first user.
Claims21
A device comprising:
- a memory to:
- store first information relating to a plurality of triggers and second information relating to a plurality of multimedia content,
- where a first trigger, of the stored plurality of triggers, is associated with a first multimedia content of the plurality of multimedia content, the first multimedia content including static content and information identifying dynamic content that is stored on a remote device;
- and
- a processor to:
- receive, from a first user, a communication that is intended for a second user,
- where the communication includes a request to establish a voice session with the second user, a request to establish a video session with the second user, or an electronic mail message intended for the second user,
- determine, in response to receiving the communication, that the first trigger is satisfied based on information relating to the communication,
- identify the first multimedia content based on the first trigger being satisfied,
- retrieve the static content associated with the identified first multimedia content,
- retrieve, from the remote device, the dynamic content device associated with the identified first multimedia content,
- combine the retrieved static content and the retrieved dynamic content to form a final content product,
- provide the final content product to the first user in response to the communication,
- receive, from the first user, a second communication that is intended for the second user,
- determine, in response to receiving the second communication, that a second trigger, of the plurality of triggers, is satisfied, based on at least one of:
- an identifier associated with the first user,
- a date on which the communication is received from the first user,
- or
- a time at which the communication is received from the first user,
- where the second trigger is different than the first trigger, and
- provide different multimedia content, as a ringback or an introduction to a voicemail system, to the first user in response to determining that the second trigger is satisfied.
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A device comprising:
- a memory to store instructions;
- and
- a processor to execute the instructions to:
- receive information identifying first content,
- receive information identifying second content, the second content being of a media type different than a media type of the first content,
- aggregate the first content and the second content based on information, received from a first user, indicating how the first content and the second content is to be combined to form multimedia content,
- receive information, from the first user, defining a trigger, the trigger being based on an external factor that is not associated with a received communication,
- receive information, from the first user, identifying a communication handling procedure, the communication handling procedure defining how content is to be provided in response to receiving a communication,
- store the multimedia content, the information defining the trigger, and the information identifying the communication handling procedure,
- receive, after storing the multimedia content, the information defining the trigger, and the information identifying the communication handling procedure, a first communication from a second user, the first communication being intended for the first user,
- determine, in response to receiving the first communication, whether the external factor is satisfied, and
- provide, when the external factor is satisfied, the multimedia content to the second user based on the communication handling procedure.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, from a first user, a communication request for a second user, the communication request including at least one of a voice session establishment request, a video session establishment request, an instant message, a Short Message Service (SMS) message, or an electronic mail message;
- determining, in response to receiving the communication request, whether a trigger is satisfied, the trigger being based on at least one of:
- an identifier associated with the first user, or
- a capability of a device, with which the first user has transmitted the communication request, to handle different types of media;
- aggregating, in response to determining that the trigger is satisfied, content of different media types to form multimedia content
- where aggregating the content of different media types includes:
- obtaining first content from a first device,
- adding a special effect to the first content,
- retrieving second content from a remote device over a network, and
- combining the first content and the special effect with at least a portion of the second content to form the multimedia content, the first content being combined with the at least a portion of the second content based on information, received from the second user, indicating how the first content is to be combined with the at least a portion of the second content to form the multimedia content;
- and
- providing the multimedia content, formed by combining the first content and the special effect with the at least a portion of second content, to the first user.
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A method comprising:
- receiving information identifying first content, the first content including visual information;
- receiving information identifying second content, the second content including audible information;
- aggregating the first content and the second content, based on information, received from a first user, indicating how the first content and the second content is to be combined, to form multimedia content;
- receiving information from the first user defining a trigger, the trigger being based on an external factor that is unassociated with a received communication;
- receiving information from the first user identifying a communication handling procedure, the communication handling procedure defining how content is to be provided in response to receiving a communication;
- storing the multimedia content, the information defining a trigger, and the information identifying a communication handling procedure;
- receiving, after storing the multimedia content, the information defining a trigger, and the information identifying a communication handling procedure, a first communication from a second user, the first communication being intended for the first user;
- determining, in response to receiving the first communication, whether the external factor is satisfied;
- and
- providing, when the external factor is satisfied, the multimedia content to the second user based on the communication handling procedure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.