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Method and system to deliver an audiovisual presentation to a workstation using the telephone

US6226285A · kind A · utility

30Cited by
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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 11, 1997
Grant dateMay 1, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/42382
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for delivering multimedia data to a user. The multimedia data is stored on a computer network which can consist of a private network or intranet or a public network like the Internet. The multimedia data to be delivered is typically stored in a combination of hypertext markup language (HTML) and audio file formats (WAV, MPEG, AU, etc.) and typically delivered using hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). The multimedia data contains a visual portion of data such as text and graphics and an audio portion of data such as music. The visual portion of the data is delivered to the user's computer via a computer network. The audio portion of the data is delivered to the user's telephone via a telecommunications network.

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