Method and apparatus for multimodal communication with user control of delivery modality
US7272564B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/66
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing multimodal communication outputs information, such as retrieved content, in a first modality. An output modality change command is generated, such as via a multimodal user input interface, or other suitable mechanism. A multimodal communication apparatus and method then reprovides the previously output information as reprovided information in a different output modality in response to receiving the output modality change command. Accordingly, a user or unit may have content delivered in one modality and redelivered in a different preferred modality or modalities. Accordingly, a user or device may request output modalities dynamically so that content can be delivered using a different user preference after the content has already been provided in a first modality.
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