System and method for personal multimedia communication over a packet switched network
US6711158B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/208
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for communicating between users which employ a plurality of communication devices over a packet switched network. The method includes the steps of receiving a precommunication request for a communication device or devices of said recipient to which said communication should be sent, determining in accordance with a communication receipt preferences of the recipient which communication device or devices should receive said communication and transmitting an indication to the requester to which communication device or devices said communication should be transmitted. The communication itself may be a single media or a multimedia communication.
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